Nov 2019 – Aug 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Part of Softlines team managing ecommerce business for leading Fashion Accessories Brands in India.

Oct 2016 – Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Commodity sourcing for Electric vehicle charger, sensors, lighting systems with buying value >Rs300Cr
• Sourcing Program Manager for major upcoming Electric Vehicle projects
• Driving annual cost saving targets by planning savings roadmap with vendors for respective commodities
• Driving commodity strategy & long term capability building to grow vendor business relationship
• Selection of capable suppliers in consideration of global procurement strategy, quality, cost, delivery
• Responsible for supplier nomination ,analysis, negotiation, evaluation and monitoring of cost aspects and sourcing strategies for the respective commodity in order to secure target costs

Oct 2015 – Oct 2016 · 1 yr · Mumbai Area, India

• Key account & relationship management for Small and Mid-Corporate Group Finance, Mumbai
• Managing a mid-corporate loan portfolio having book value of over 3000 Mil INR across multiple sectors
• Driving business generation, asset building and credit appraisal along with monitoring of portfolio

May 2014 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Chennai Area, India

• Role: Strategic Sourcing - for Indian & Global Daimler brands (Mercedez Benz, Bharatbenz, Fuso)
• Responsibilities:
• Handling 12 out of 43 suppliers with buying value of 1000 Mil INR for Axles & Propeller Shafts team
• Ensuring cost reduction by resourcing, commercial negotiations, SOB modification and value engineering
• Selection of capable suppliers in consideration of global procurement strategy, quality, cost, delivery
• Responsible for supplier nomination and awarding approvals
• Analysis, negotiation, evaluation and monitoring of cost aspects and sourcing strategies for the respective commodity in order to secure target costs
• Lead and support : On-site assessment of new suppliers.
• Plan and execute cost reduction opportunities to realize YoY reduction targets

Apr 2013 – May 2013 · 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

• Market Research:
• Conducted extensive market research covering 99 retail outlets to guage user experience on Voltas products
• Recommended 3-point plan to improve design, performance & service of chest freezers & chocolate coolers
• Business Development:
• Developed and qualified six new leads, generated potential revenues of Rs 1.15 crore of new business
• Prepared sales pitch for visi coolers aiming pharmaceutical firms, derived insights from medical practitioners

Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos · Powai

• Role
• Design and development of hardware systems for Heavy Engineering, Defence Electronics, L&T Mumbai
• Responsibilities
• Development of detailed system design inclusive of system requirements, bill of materials, wiring charts
• Preparation of techno-commercial proposals including configuration,time & cost estimation for RFP’s as a part of business development team
• Led the hardware team as a system engineer for a project (radar based system) to be delivered to a major customer
• Involved in project planning, project monitoring, vendor-customer communication & decision making
• Achievements
• Played critical role in initiative to design generic receiver aimed at improving efficiency of radars by 35%
• Awarded 2nd position in ‘Integrated GET training programme, a graduate engineer training initiative