Sharon D.

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 11 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in vendor management and contract renewals.
  • Proven track record in strategic partnerships.
  • Strong financial oversight and cost optimization skills.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B Vendor Management and Strategic Partnerships expert.

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Skills

Core Skills

Vendor ManagementFinancial OversightBusiness DevelopmentVendor Relationship ManagementStrategic PartnershipsLeadershipClient RelationsNetwork ManagementClient AcquisitionClient Interaction

Other Skills

Analytical SkillsBudgetingChannel Partner DevelopmentCommunicationCost optimizationCross-functional CollaborationCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Data AnalyticsEscalation resolutionKPI ImplementationMedical Provider EngagementMicrosoft OfficeNegotiationOperations ManagementPerformance tracking

About

Experienced in vendor management and contract renewals, driving efficiency and compliance at LSEG. Previously built and managed strong vendor networks at Orangebits, Sharedpro (300+ vendors), and MyCare (250+ providers). Skilled in SLA/OLA alignment, performance tracking, and escalation resolution. Expertise in financial oversight, budgeting, and cost optimization. Passionate about fostering partnerships that deliver value and long-term growth.

Experience

Lseg

Assistant Manager Vendor Management

Sep 2025Present · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • Define and implement SLAs and OLA to ensure contracts deliver the expected level of service and accountability.
  • Lead the entire contract lifecycle with a strong focus on timely renewals, terminations, and transfers, ensuring compliance with policies and seamless transitions.
  • Anticipate upcoming contract expirations, conduct due diligence, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive renewal decisions that optimize cost and service delivery.
  • Build structured vendor account plans to strengthen partnerships, enhance performance, and align vendor services with long-term strategic goals.
  • Establish vendor scorecards and reporting frameworks to monitor performance, track compliance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Act as the primary point of escalation for contractual, commercial, and service-related disputes, ensuring swift and effective resolution.
  • Ensure all vendor contracts and activities comply with LSEG SOX controls, change management, incident management, and corporate governance frameworks.
  • Manage invoice reviews, cost forecasting, and validation of vendor charges to maintain accuracy, budget control, and transparency.
  • Work closely with Finance and Business stakeholders to streamline payment cycles, improve budget forecasting, and align financial processes with vendor agreements.
  • Design and implement enhancements to vendor management processes to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Promote vendor management best practices, fostering strong relationships and aligning internal teams and external vendors towards common business goals.
Vendor ManagementSLA/OLA alignmentPerformance trackingEscalation resolutionFinancial oversightBudgeting+1

Orangebits software technologies (india) pvt ltd

AVP Partnerships and Business Development

May 2024Jun 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Nagpur, Maharashtra, India · Remote

  • Strategic Planning: Leading strategic planning efforts for vendor partnerships and business development, setting clear objectives, defining target markets, and outlining growth strategies aligned with organizational goals.
  • Vendor Relationship Management: Cultivating and nurturing relationships with potential vendors, negotiating favorable terms and agreements to optimize value for both parties.
  • Business Development: Spearhead business development initiatives with Client looking to staff developers for their project, identifying new opportunities for revenue generation, market expansion, and diversification of offerings.
  • Proposal Development: Overseeing the development of proposals and pitches for potential partnerships, ensuring they are tailored to meet the specific needs and objectives of target vendors and clients.
  • Sales Strategy: Develop and implement sales strategies to effectively promote products and services, drive revenue growth, and achieve sales targets.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with internal teams, including sales, to align strategies, leverage resources, and drive successful partnership outcomes.
  • Leadership and Team Management: Providing leadership and direction to the vendor partnerships and business development team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
Strategic PlanningVendor Relationship ManagementBusiness DevelopmentProposal DevelopmentSales StrategyCross-functional Collaboration+1

Sharedpro

2 roles

Vice President Strategic Partnerships

Promoted

May 2023Apr 2024 · 11 mos · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

  • Expertly negotiate and finalize agreements with partners, optimizing terms and conditions to maximize value for both parties.
  • Utilize data analytics to assess the performance of partnerships and make informed decisions to drive continuous improvement.
  • Implement key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the success and impact of partnership initiatives.
  • Foster a collaborative environment to facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation across departments.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks associated with partnerships, ensuring the organization's interests are protected.
  • Develop strategies for expanding and adapting partnership models to diverse geographical markets.
  • Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performance team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Develop and execute training programs to enhance the skills and capabilities of the partnership team.
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies and tools that enhance partnership management processes and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to develop and maintain robust partnership governance frameworks.
  • Foster a culture of innovation within the partnership team, encouraging the exploration of novel approaches and solutions.
NegotiationData AnalyticsKPI ImplementationRisk ManagementTeam LeadershipStrategic Partnerships+1

Vendor Manager

May 2022May 2023 · 1 yr · Vadodara, Gujarat, India

  • Identify, onboard, and build channel partners.
  • Ensure legitimacy for newly partnered companies.
  • Build strong relationships with existing partners to swiftly address client escalations.
  • Build and nurture a community of existing vendor partners end to end.
  • Maintain required delivery documentation on a daily basis.
  • Develop process improvements to achieve high productivity.
  • Procuring new vendor partners through direct contact, word-of-mouth, and collaboration with the marketing department.
  • Maintaining meaningful relationships with existing vendor partners to ensure that they are retained
Channel Partner DevelopmentClient RelationsProcess ImprovementVendor Management

Mycare health solutions pvt ltd

Sr. Manager Network and alliance management

Jan 2021Jan 2022 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Primary responsibility involves empanelment of medical service providers, including
  • doctors, labs, pharmacies, and hospitals.
  • Actively enhance the network of medical service providers within the designated
  • territory/region, focusing on expanding reach.
  • Engage medical providers through diverse strategies like arranging Corporate
  • Camps, Conferences, Seminars, and securing exclusive value-added offers.
  • Foster cross-partner alliances and ensure prominent visibility of IHO's brand within
  • medical partner establishments, promptly addressing customer and network
  • provider concerns.
  • Skillfully negotiate Corporate Health Checkup Packages, contributing to mutually
  • beneficial arrangements.
  • Deliver training and orientation sessions on new services to medical providers.
  • Lead nationwide expansion efforts for diagnostics, pathology, doctors, and
  • specialist provider networks.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with key decision makers and contacts across
  • partner organizations.
Network ManagementMedical Provider EngagementNegotiationClient Relations

Whitehat jr

Sales Manager

Oct 2020Jan 2021 · 3 mos

Sales ManagementClient Acquisition

Dr. michael's dental clinic

Reception Manager

Nov 2015Apr 2020 · 4 yrs 5 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Managing a team of 18 receptionist across 5 dental clinics of Dr. Michael’s.
  • Working as a part of best and the biggest dental clinic business in the UAE.
  • Liaising with healthcare professionals and patients about treatment plans.Overseeing clinic operations and staff duties.
  • Keeping medical professionals informed about healthcare administered at the clinic.Managing the clinic's budget, billing system, and inventory.Ordering stock and supplies for the clinic.
  • Overseeing the purchasing, maintenance, and repair of clinic equipment.Developing procedures to deliver optimal patient care.Performing the hiring, training, and performance evaluation of staff members.Managing internal and external communications, and answering queries about the clinic.
  • Experience in managing a healthcare facility or clinic.
  • Ability to supervise and motivate clinic staff to perform their duties efficiently.Exceptional organizational skills to ensure that quality services are provided.
Team ManagementClient Interaction

Envoy mortgage

Sr. Process Associate

Aug 2014Apr 2015 · 8 mos · India · On-site

  • Employment verification of customers buying property, dealing with Property Documents.
  • Handling escalations, assisting the floor in absence of team leaders on the operational floor.
  • Reporting to manager

Sterling

Criminal verification officer

Aug 2013Jul 2014 · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Led a criminal verification team, engaging with courts and clerks to retrieve candidates'
  • criminal records.
  • Managed the processing of searches and reports for background screening applications.
  • Ensured adherence to guidelines for swift, high-quality results on background requests.
  • Skillfully performed searches and information retrieval from responses, court records, and
  • pertinent documents.
  • Ensured accurate execution of searches, hits entry, and reporting in accordance with federal
  • and state laws.

Tech mahindra

Customer Relations Advisor

Sep 2012Mar 2013 · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Individual contributory role.
  • Retaining existing 3g customers in the Australia. Developing and executing strategies to drive Business and sales with new and existing customers.
  • Selling them new mobile phones along with 12/24 months contract and ensure 80 %
  • conversions on a daily basis.
  • Result oriented , target driven job and ability to think out of the box.
  • Identify and validate opportunities.

Fis

Operations Team Member

Jan 2010Sep 2012 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Communicated directly with U.S.-based customers to identify and resolve reasons for overdue payments, ensuring customer satisfaction and timely collections.
  • Accurately documented client financial status and tracked collection efforts to maintain up-to-date account records.
  • Approved credit extensions based on customer credibility and aligned collection strategies in collaboration with the sales team.
  • Consistently surpassed monthly collection and sales targets through strategic engagement and proactive follow-ups.
  • Resolved a high volume of billing inquiries for Western Union gift card holders, maintaining quality service levels.
  • Increased revenue by upselling Chase gift cards, contributing to overall team sales performance.

Education

University of Mumbai

Graduate

Jan 2012Jan 2015

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