JOT BISHT
Miranda,WKO
Summary
Results-driven procurement and supply chain expert with over a 10 years of experience in formulating and executing procurement strategies, cultivating high-impact supplier relationships, and optimizing processes to align with strategic and operational objectives. Demonstrated success in uncovering significant cost-saving opportunities and leading procurement initiatives in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Procurement Specialist
Rocket Lab Ltd NZ/USA
10.2022 - Current
- Balancing both tactical executions with strategic initiatives and development necessary to drive cost reduction, improving KPI’s and best outcomes of projects
- Driving the end-to-end procurement process, from RFQs and RFPs to global tenders, ensuring strict adherence to cost, quality, and delivery targets
- Leading data analysis, reporting, and delivering actionable insights to cross-functional teams for strategic decision-making
- Managing contract negotiation, reducing TCO and category supplier relationship management
- Developed a deep understanding of category products and services to maximize procurement's ability to add value
- Responsible for direct and indirect category, Capex, facilities and special ad-hoc projects
- Optimized negotiation strategies by consolidating categories, resulting in significant cost efficiencies and improved bargaining power
- Systemized purchasing environment and improved category procurement process
- Achieved KPI’s and Procurement savings through contract review process.
Project Procurement Specialist- Fixed Term
Babcock International Ltd. (NZ Navy Contract)
01.2022 - 09.2022
- Collaborated with stakeholders to deliver supply programs and negotiated large-scale project contracts
- Tracked and reported supplier performance and KPIs, ensuring compliance with company requirements
- Ensuring Contract performance is communicated and maintained to the satisfaction of key stakeholders
- Project management and engineering team
- Work with different stakeholder to develop and deliver supply/services programs
- Analyzing procurement spends and to introduce the most cost-effective procurement for the government spend.
Assistant Customs Officer (fixed Term)
New Zealand Government, Auckland
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Making sure Maritime Border Act 2021 is enforced
- Supervision of incoming vessel crew, record keeping of vessel movement at the port
- Keeping Port of Auckland safe from Covid Spread and protocol enforcement
- Assisting and helping Supervisor Customs officer in document processing and tasks assigned.
Procurement and Accounts Officer
A-Ward Limited
04.2017 - 08.2021
- Performed end-to-end procurement processes, including procure-to-pay, production planning, and logistics arrangement
- Subject Matter Expert on Procurement policies, production planning and spend analysis
- Set pricing and margins, actively sought and implemented process efficiencies
- Monitoring supplier KPI’s, evaluation and focus on strategic relationship management
- Developed procurement process, done successful contract negotiation, member of quality council committee, analysis and monthly reports
- Minimized freight cost by using negotiation skills and ensuring on time project completion.
Supply Analyst –Fixed Term
Farmlands Co-operative
07.2015 - 02.2016
- Responsible for price integrity, BOM accuracy, PO and SO processing, Monthly reports
- Collection, interpretation, integration and analysis of sub contracting manufacturing
- Coordinate with category, procurement and finance team in negotiating of subcontract manufacturing for different brand owner
- Prepare various monthly reports, monitor and update data to advise management
- Streamlined 100+ supplier database to facilitate post-merger system integration Infor LN
- Advised progress, trigger points on contract conditions, pricing and volume variations, performed centralised order processing
- Analysed supplier financial KPI’s and contractual performance
- Achieved rebates collection target of $2.5 million/year, saving 6%.
Supply Manager – (US DOD and UKMOD Contract)
Supreme Group GmbH, Switzerland
02.2009 - 01.2014
- Managed supplier performance, KPIs, compliance documentation, and supply audits
- Utilized negotiation skills to prevent supply chain disruptions through timely actions and collaboration
- Maximized supply chain savings, met budget targets by presenting compelling business cases, and minimized losses through optimized resource allocation and recovery strategies
- Submitted classified and unclassified military supply reports accurately and on time to internal and military stakeholders
- Oversaw OPEX/CAPEX procurement
- Responsible for supplier performance, KPI, compliance documentation and supply audit
- Developed procurement reporting, controlled supplier contracts, and designed reporting and control processes
- Achieved 8% supply savings, totalling $2 million annually, in a flat market
- Provided critical data and analysis to the tender and bidding team for future opportunities
- Managed supplier relations, transport invoicing, contract administration, and compliance procedures
- Trained and motivated team members, promoted up-skilling, and enhanced departmental outreach.
Education
MCIPS, UK -
Graduate Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain -
06.2015
Bachelor of Arts -
07.2001
Skills
- Excel analysis, Infor LN, ERP, WMS and Microsoft Suite of programs
- Price Negotiation
- Supplier liaison
- Market Analysis
- Financial Acumen
- Attention to Detail
- New Vendor Setup
- Supplier management
- Performance Improvement
- Spend Analysis
- Global Procurement
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Procurement Process Improvement
- Multitasking
Procurementsupplychain
Expert in end-to-end procurement processes, strategic negotiation, logistics optimization, documentation, and sustainability initiatives.
Relationship
Strong collaboration, empathy, team player, proactive, time management
Communication Skills
Clear, concise, and impactful communication with diverse audiences
References
Work and professional references are available on the request
Timeline
Senior Procurement Specialist
Rocket Lab Ltd NZ/USA
10.2022 - Current
Project Procurement Specialist- Fixed Term
Babcock International Ltd. (NZ Navy Contract)
01.2022 - 09.2022
Assistant Customs Officer (fixed Term)
New Zealand Government, Auckland
08.2021 - 12.2021
Procurement and Accounts Officer
A-Ward Limited
04.2017 - 08.2021
Supply Analyst –Fixed Term
Farmlands Co-operative
07.2015 - 02.2016
Supply Manager – (US DOD and UKMOD Contract)
Supreme Group GmbH, Switzerland
02.2009 - 01.2014
MCIPS, UK -
Graduate Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain -
Bachelor of Arts -
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