Kiran Kumar Dondapati

Process Specialist

May 2022 - Present

Full-time

- Conducting and facilitating training sessions to educate employees on project transition procedures - Assuring the accuracy and timeliness of purchase requisitions by validating and promptly creating and dispatching purchase orders - Ensuring contracts undergo thorough legal review, execution, and signing by all involved parties - Engaging in regular communication with senior sourcing managers to discuss and address any open issues or concerns - Demonstrating efficiency in managing and resolving escalations within specified timeframes - Taking responsibility for the timely renewal of licenses, subscriptions, and maintenance to prevent service disruptions and financial risks - Collaborating with vendors and tech inventory teams to guarantee timely delivery of orders - Working closely with vendor and invoice maintenance teams to facilitate seamless onboarding and prompt payment of invoices, avoiding account holds - Managing work allocation and maintaining quality control for daily transactions - Delivering comprehensive process trainings to new employees and consistently updating standard operating procedures

Senior Procurement Specialist

July 2019 - April 2022

Full-time

- Conducted monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders in ORACLE R12, achieving a 95%+ accuracy rate for open PO lines consistently for over 2 years. - Significantly reduced the number of invoice holds and average invoice aging from over 2 years to just 27 days. - Utilized ORACLE R12 to compute and create purchase orders, effectively monitoring stock levels, verifying purchase requisitions, and expediting customer orders. - Maintained regular and effective email communication with stores and suppliers, ensuring order confirmations, tracking, and verification of price revisions on purchase orders. - Demonstrated strong coordination and planning skills, consistently achieving results according to schedule. - Created detailed spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly, and monthly reporting purposes. - Actively participated in continuous improvement efforts by generating suggestions and engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork. - Collaborated closely with Vendor Management and Accounts Payable teams to achieve desired results. - Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based on their experience and training level. - Implemented a proactive approach by working on supplier statements rather than waiting for monthly invoice reports, resulting in a noticeable reduction in the number of open invoices and average invoice aging.

Chemical Engineering in Chemical Engineering

July 2011 - May 2015