Navdeep Sachdeva

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India21 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Expert in strategic sourcing and procurement leadership.
  • Proven track record in managing Capex and Opex strategies.
  • Innovative procurement solutions in fintech and eCommerce.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic sourcing expert in eCommerce and Fintech sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategic SourcingProcurement

Other Skills

NegotiationStrategic LeadershipSupply Chain ManagementTechnicalPrompt EngineeringVibe CodingTactical SolutionsSAP AribaSource to PayBusiness PlanningPricing NegotiationsIT ProcurementSupply ManagementSupplier NegotiationPerformance Monitoring

About

Group Head - Strategic Sourcing at Zepto A dynamic leader with extensive expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement, and supply chain management. Currently serving as Group Head of Strategic Sourcing at Zepto, overseeing sourcing for diverse categories including supply chain capex, opex, logistics, IT, marketing, facility management, HR, finance, and public relations. My role involves optimizing costs while driving impactful partnerships across critical business functions. With prior leadership roles at PhonePe and Flipkart, where I led commercials and services procurement I bring a proven track record of managing Capex, Opex, and procurement strategies for technology and eCommerce domains. An alumnus of INSEAD and IIM Bangalore, I continue to deliver innovative procurement solutions in fintech and beyond. Little more detail.. Marketing purchase including Media buying (ATL & BTL), Mainline and digital agency retainers, Market researches etc. Facility Capex including PEB, Automation, Design & Built, Bought Out, Fabrication, Electrical, Interior etc Facility Opex including small purchases like pantry to complete Total Facility Management Contracts IT procurement - servers, cloud, SAS, IT manpower etc. HR - L&D related procurement/ rewards and benefits related purchases Finance services/ Audit related purchases Admin/ Travel Public Relation/ Corporate communication related procurement

Experience

21 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
5 mos
Current Experience

Zepto

Senior Vice President

Dec 2025Present · 5 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Driving procurement as a strategic growth lever for Zepto, with ownership of high-impact negotiations and partnerships across supply chain, logistics, technical procurement, and marketing procurement.
  • Building and executing scalable sourcing and contracting strategies to support hyper-growth, improve unit economics, and strengthen operational resilience. Leading complex, multi-year negotiations, unlocking cost efficiencies, and creating long-term value through vendor consolidation, performance-linked contracts, and risk-balanced partnerships. Working closely with business, product, and operations leaders to enable speed, reliability, and sustainable scale in quick commerce.
NegotiationStrategic LeadershipStrategic SourcingProcurement

Phonepe

2 roles

Group Head - Strategic Sourcing

Promoted

Nov 2023Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Heading Strategic Sourcing at PhonePe Group
  • Heading Strategic Sourcing for following major categories
  • Marketing - Brand and Media
  • IT - Capex & Opex
  • Facilities - Capex & Opex
  • HR
  • Call Centers

Head - Strategic Sourcing

Mar 2020Oct 2023 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Heading Strategic Sourcing at PhonePe
  • Heading Strategic Sourcing for following major categories
  • Marketing
  • IT - Capex & Opex
  • Facilities - Capex & Opex
  • HR
  • Call Centers

Flipkart

3 roles

Director

Promoted

Apr 2019Feb 2020 · 10 mos

  • Director - Commercials at Flipkart
  • Heading Commercials for following major categories
  • Marketing
  • Automation
  • Facilities - Capex & Opex
  • HR
  • Call Centers

Associate Director

Promoted

Jul 2017Mar 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Associate director - services procurement

Senior Manager

Apr 2016Jun 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Click to edit summarySenior Manager - Services Procurement and operations handling a large team taking care of following
  • media buying
  • marketing purchase
  • mareket researches
  • HR - L&D related procurement
  • HR - rewards and benefits related purchases
  • HR recruitment consultancy
  • Finance services
  • Audit related purchases
  • Call Centres
  • Admin
  • Facilities

Bharti airtel limited

3 roles

Senior Manager - Services Procurement & Operations

Dec 2012Apr 2016 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Handling the procurement and operations of services on Pan India basis
  •  IT services like printer fleet management
  •  IT projects like BCMS
  •  Admin purchases like cafeteria contracts, cab contracts, travel management, airline contracts etc.
  •  Facility purchase like soft services contract, technical services contract, security contracts etc.
  •  HR related purchases like Training, recruitment consultants
  •  Insurance
  •  Finance related like audit, consultancies etc.
  •  Customer Services
  •  other miscellaneous services

Manager - Services Procurement

Promoted

Aug 2010Nov 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Handled procurement of services for the Company on Pan India basis

Head - Insurance

Apr 2007Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Handling the complete Insurance of assets and liabilities for Bharti Airtel on Pan India level

Exl services india pvt ltd.

Subject Matter Expert - manual Intervention process (Life Insurance)

Jun 2004Apr 2007 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • High end manual intervention process for calculations on Interest sensitive (ULIP) life insurance policies

Education

GrowthSchool

AI Generalist Fellowship — Artificial Intelligence

Mar 2025Sep 2025

INSEAD

ILPSE — Leadership

Jun 2022Jul 2023

Competitors View

CPSCM™

Apr 2022May 2022

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Executive General Management — General Management

Jan 2016Jan 2017

Sriram College of Commerce

M.Com — Commerce

Jan 2003Jan 2005

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