About
Six years as a procurement officer in Nepal's construction sector
Procurement is a commercial job that happens to be measured in cement and steel. Here is how I came to it, and what I have run.
Why this field
My family influenced the direction — construction was around me before it was a choice I made. What turned it into a career was an internship I took during my bachelor degree, where I first saw the procurement function from the inside.
What struck me then is what still keeps me in it. A construction programme can be perfectly planned and still stop dead because a material did not arrive, or because a supplier stopped extending credit. Procurement is where the commercial side of a company meets the physical reality of a site, and getting it right is the difference between a programme that runs and one that waits.
I have spent six years on that problem — on a hydropower scheme in the hills of Lamjung, and now on a national highway package in Dang. Both taught me the same lesson from different directions: sourcing is rarely the hard part. Managing credit and keeping the supplier base intact is.
Where I am going
Procurement management is where my experience is deepest, and it is the work I am strongest at. But the BBA was taken with management in mind, and the direction I am building towards is running a construction business at General Manager level — with A and B class companies, where the combination of procurement depth and commercial training is what the role actually calls for.
Career
The path so far
- 2016
Completed schooling
Campion Academy
School and higher secondary education, before moving into business studies.
- During the BBA
First internship in construction
Entry into the industry
An internship taken during my bachelor degree was the point the field stopped being a family connection and became a career I chose. It was the first time I saw how much of a construction programme actually turns on procurement.
- 2021
Bachelor of Business Administration
Ace Institute of Management
The commercial and accounts grounding that procurement work runs on — costing, negotiation, financial reporting, and management.
- Through 2023
Procurement Officer
Bajra Guru Construction Company Pvt. Ltd.
Procurement for the Super Dordi Hydroelectric Project — a 54.6 MW run-of-river scheme in Lamjung for People’s Hydro Power Limited. Remote site, long programme, and supplier credit as the binding constraint.
- Current
Procurement Officer
Bajra Guru — Kancharraam Joint Venture
Procurement for the Hulaki Rajmarga package in Dang, on the Government of Nepal postal highway programme. Public-sector payment cycles, coordinated across two joint-venture partners.
Education
- 2021
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Ace Institute of Management
- 2016
School and Higher Secondary Education
Campion Academy
Languages
- Nepali
- English
- Hindi
Enough to cover effectively every supplier and client relationship in the Nepali construction market.
Availability
- Based inKathmandu, Nepal
- WorkingMonday to Friday
- Open toProcurement Manager and General Manager roles
Looking for a procurement manager?
I am open to procurement roles and to General Manager appointments with A and B class construction companies. References from previous management available on request.