Soumya Sen

Associate Consultant

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

6+ years in IT Procurement and Consulting.
Expert in RFP management and vendor selection.
Strong background in Cybersecurity and IAM strategies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Management Consultant specializing in IT Procurement and Cybersecurity.

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Skills

Core Skills

It StrategyIt ProcurementCybersecurity

Other Skills

BloggingBranded ContentBusiness AnalysisCC++Cloud SecurityContent MarketingContent StrategyContract ManagementContract NegotiationCore JavaDigital MarketingDigital TransformationEnglishGap analysis

About

Soumya has around 6+ years of work experience in the domains of IT Procurement & Sourcing, GBS/GCC Consulting, IT Strategy, Contract Assessments, IT Vendor Evaluation & Selection, Presales, End to end Bid Management, Business Analysis, IT Business Case and Target Operating Model Design, IT Strategy and Cybersecurity. He is currently working with KPMG as a Management Consultant assisting clients in various projects across different industries & geographies covering areas like digital transformation, outsourcing & contracting advisory, RFP evaluation, vendor comparisons, pricing etc. Top Skills: IT Sourcing | IT Procurement | Presales | Bid Management | Contract Assessment | RFP Evaluation and Management | IT Vendor Evaluation | Vendor Selection | IT Strategy | IT Business Case Design | Target Operating Model Design | Contract Negotiation | GBS and GCC Setup

Experience

Kpmg

Management Consultant

Dec 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · India

Work with clients in business diagnosis and planning activities, vendor selection, RFP evaluation, contract management support and performance management
Assist clients in RFP design, shortlisting vendor profiles, analyzing RFP responses by vendors, developing a selection criteria for vendor selection and eventual contract negotiations
Analyze existing MSAs/contracts/SOWs as part of contract assessments and update them with the necessary clauses as per benchmarks
RFx (RFP/RFI/RFQ) management and supplier response evaluation/analysis for IT outsourcing contracts
Support in commercial and operating model creation/optimization for outsourcing contracts
Assist clients in areas like Business Analysis and Planning, Sourcing Strategy, Vendor Management, Process Maturity Assessment and Benchmarking
Collaborate with clients in projects helping them undertake digital transformation, operations optimization, location assessment for GBS/GCC setup, process maturity assessment and client-supplier relationship assessment
Undertake benchmarking studies to determine external performance levels and performance trends in various areas;
Identify gaps for the client through gap analysis and propose potential savings or efficiency opportunities as part of the remediation plan
Create use-cases, user stories, process documents, architecture diagrams etc. as deliverables as part of the solution roadmap
Perform current state process design and assessment to find out the pain-points and gaps in processes and design the Target Operating Model (TOM) as solution

Digital TransformationIT Business AnalysisOutsourcing ManagementPresalesManagement ConsultingIT Strategy+1

Pwc

Associate 2- IAM Strategy

Oct 2021 – Nov 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

● IAM assessments: IAM program objectives, vision and mission statements, current state assessment
and gap analysis, future roadmap planning and estimation for the IAM program, IAM investment business case development, program governance and target operating model for IAM and IAM vendor evaluation
● Contribute to sales enablement initiatives and work towards increasing contributions in business development (Request for Proposals, Sales Pitches, client interactions and
workshops etc.)
● Drive initiatives to develop innovation quotient (publishing whitepapers, PoVs,help develop
business case for an innovative technical idea to seek investments etc.) to assist future proposals
● Translate client business requirements, user needs, technical requirements into designs/deliverables that are visually appealing, easy to understand, and engaging
● Engage with internal and external stakeholders to build trust and meaningful relationships

Identity & Access Management (IAM)PresalesCybersecurityManagement ConsultingSales EnablementIT Strategy+1

Accenture

Senior Business Analyst

May 2021 – Oct 2021 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

▪ Gathering of requirements from various stakeholders and identifying areas of focus
▪ Creation of customized supply chain solutions for the client and drive operation excellence
▪ Collaborate with various stakeholders on marketing communications and branding initiatives within the project

Garageplug

Intern

Dec 2020 – Mar 2021 · 3 mos

Content Writer
Lead Generation
Digital Marketing
SEO

Xoxoday

Intern

May 2020 – Jul 2020 · 2 mos

Worked on B2B and B2C initiatives of the company
Lead generation
Used Google Analytics to suggest various improvements in the website

Reliance retail

Summer Intern

Apr 2020 – Jun 2020 · 2 mos

Discerned and analyzed social media marketing strategies of around 10+ competitor brands
Developed a Marketing campaign for John Players' upcoming collection with an online & offline execution strategy
Increased social media presence by 10% for social media accounts and digital media
Collaborated with stakeholders for various marketing related activities

Rts network

Content Writer

Jan 2019 – Feb 2019 · 1 mo

Working as a content writer curating blogs and content for the website. Also proofreading them before they get published

Togedr

Content Writer

Jun 2018 – May 2019 · 11 mos

I freelanced as a content writer.As a content writer, I curated blogs, product content and content for the website using SEO. This involved working closely with the digital marketing team where I had to align the content in the view that it attracts more visitors to the website. Learnt various aspects of digital marketing and content marketing while working here.

Andaman diaries

Content Writer

Jun 2018 – Nov 2018 · 5 mos

Worked as a content writer and wrote blogs, Quora content and content about places to visit, tour packages, hotels and other things related in Andaman. Also learnt some aspects digital marketing in this role. This was also a freelancing project

Accenture

2 roles

Application Development Analyst

Promoted

Dec 2017 – May 2018 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Application Development Associate

May 2016 – Nov 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

I was trained in Java for two months. Worked in my first project as a part of the Compliance team. I did manual security audits and assessments as part of this job. My job was to identify various security OWASP vulnerabilities across applications and to suggest the Development and Operations team how to fix these. I also hold knowledge of how static code analysis using HP Fortify scans and dynamic scans using HP Webinspect and Burpsuite to ascertain vulnerabilities in application code