Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Program Lead for a EUR 1Bn Non‑Core Direct Spend portfolio across 28+ countries and 3 continents, delivering sourcing at global scale and complexity.
• Led a 50+ FTE global sourcing organization through a matrixed model, setting strategy, governance, and execution priorities across regions.
• End‑to‑end ownership of the entire spend lifecycle, spanning sourcing, negotiation, contracting, forecasting, governance, innovation, and supply resilience.
• Delivered 5%+ savings through structured sourcing levers, demand discipline, and commercial rigor across fragmented and non‑strategic spend.
• Drove digital and AI‑led enablement using Coupa, Anaplan, and iCAT, including autonomous negotiation workflows, executive KPIs, and direct engagement with global C‑suite stakeholders.
• Program lead for accelerated sourcing & procurement transformation for a leading cable & conductor manufacturer in India
• Managing a spend of $500Mn across both Direct and Indirect categories to drive 34 strategic sourcing projects to achieve the targeted savings of $7.5 Mn
• Delivered savings of $2.4Mn across Direct (Metal/Raw Materials/Chemicals) categories on a addressable spend of $10.5Mn
• Designed a best-in-class procurement organization for the client based on Hybrid Centralized model considering multiple (5+) manufacturing locations for the client
• Successful in securing the highest ever India-based ‘Accelerated Sourcing and Procurement Transformation’ deal with a business of $830K in revenue to GEP with the largest aluminum and alloy conductor manufacturer in the world.

Aug 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Procurement Transformation and implementation for a Tokyo SE50 Global Tire Giant in their 2 large manufacturing hubs/ markets in China and Thailand
• Successfully led an Accelerated Sourcing program for a Tokyo SE50 Global Tire Giant delivering $ 4.1Mn in savings over 10 months on Direct Class B & Indirect (Logistics, Marketing, HR, IT, MRO & Professional Services) spend baseline of $ 80Mn across 6 entities in Thailand.
• Designed best-in-class procurement organization with end-to-end process flows & SOPs - S2C & P2P for Dubai’s largest real estate organization.
• Designed & conducted a successful Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program for one of the prominent private sector banks in India for their entire third-party vendor portfolio
• Developed a successful sourcing strategy for revamping the equipment servicing portfolio for one of the largest healthcare companies in Australia to deliver a savings of $ 1.4Mn on a spend baseline of $ 9.1Mn over a span of 3 months.
• GEP’s SE Asia’s Procurement Strategy/ Services Revenue & P&L – Part of the core team responsible for end-to-end consultative sales process including managing client pitches, developing solutions & securing client’s Leadership buy in.
• Contributed to net ARR of $ 1.6M in sales across multiple geographies including India, Malaysia & Australia

Nov 2020 – Aug 2021 · 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Led the Procurement of Marketing and IT category, working directly with key business leaders to drive efficiency leading to introverted in bottom-line for the Pharma Business.
• Led the Procurement of Facilities category for the Pharma, Consumer & Global Capability Center of GSK.
• Worked with key stakeholders across BU's to deliver value to the businesses.

Dec 2019 – Oct 2020 · 10 mos · Greater Delhi Area

• Indirect Procurement Head
• Managing a team of 16 people for managing sourcing and supply chain, supplier relationship management & vendor management
• Responsible for end to end procurement, managing a spend of INR 700 MN across multiple categories
• Led a project on Cash Flow Optimization by negotiating payment terms with vendors across categories, working directly with the CEO
• Responsible for NPD & Strategic Sourcing of Marketing material for Point of Sale, Consumer Promo & Brand Promotions with a spend of INR 300 MN
• Working with multiple 3PL & CHA partners handling both domestic & international warehousing operations & logistics

Dec 2017 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Leading the India team of 6-managing a portfolio of initiatives under Indirect and Direct categories
• Led Category Management for Indirect & Direct categories with a spend of $650 MN across multiple business functions
• Managed expectations of the client’s C-suite to lead successful multi-level negotiations with Tier 1 consulting firms providing Advisory and Financial Consulting services to the client for over 10 years
• Led the Ideation & Execution of a streamlined portfolio of strategic sourcing projects across multiple categories resulting in savings of $35 MN
• Developed Category Transformation roadmap through organization assessment, best-in-class benchmarking and market trend analysis
• Extensive interaction with global function heads to identify and formulate category management and sourcing plan for Europe and Australia
• Executed successful Setup & Implementation of the MyBuy portal, developing a streamlined process for project/purchase request initiation by stakeholders across North America & Europe
• Executed several successful Outsourcing & Offshoring projects catering to clients BPO requirements delivering savings of $8 MN
• Negotiated successful Risk-Reward model with suppliers for Mobile phone repair/refurbishment business delivering over $4.5 MN in savings
• Effective management of resource allocation across categories ensuring a stable margin for the account

Jun 2016 – Nov 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Part of a 20+ member team that was identified by GEP to lead an end-to-end procurement transformation for a US based Fortune 300 Insurance firm.
• Managed end-to-end Strategic Sourcing projects in the Professional Services category with a spend of $160 MN
• Identified quick-win projects during the first 5 months of the engagement that would deliver $5+ MN annual savings
• Conceived, created, and implemented a long-term category management plan for MRO, Capital & Professional Services category
• Executed transformation initiatives through spend analysis & opportunity assessment, resulting in enhanced category service levels, safety compliance, improved supplier performance, and total cost optimization
• Assessed and improved current project management with tools such as project wave plan, project timelines, project charter, etc.
• Negotiated multi-year contracts with key preferred vendors resulting in improved cost reduction, regulatory compliance and supplier performances

May 2015 – Sep 2015 · 4 mos · Powai

• Involved in conducting extensive market research so as to analyze the entire vendor distribution across Mumbai. Also, based on the research and supplier requirement generating the necessary vendor pipeline across the entire city.
• Also, involved in exploring new business opportunities both in big corporate players as well as SME's so as to expand business and take the organization to a whole new level

Apr 2015 – Nov 2018 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

• Qaunts, Data Interpretation and Logical Interpretation Faculty - Taught, Mentored and Guided over 3000 students with many students making it to top B-Schools in the country

Apr 2015 – May 2015 · 1 mo

• Analysed RM-PM data and identified data discrepancy in SAP and IMPACTTM
• Did the ABC Classification of Raw Materials based on Multi-Criteria methodology.
• Revamped the Inventory Stock levels in accordance to Lead Time, Service Level & Demand Variability
• Designed a novel inventory model based on Orlicky’s Study to formulate inventory norms and guidelines Achievements
• Executed a Successful Implementation of the model on Top 2 running molecules by volume
• The Model was Recognised and Accepted for a full-scale implementation on Top 50 molecules at COO review

Jul 2010 – Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Jharsuguda

• Led a 50 member team for operations and maintenance of Ladle Cleaning Shop
• Was involved in Planning and Scheduling for efficient utilization of spares inventory worth INR 42 Million annually
• Responsible for ensuring delivery of production equipment as per schedule to operations team for smooth functioning
• Sourcing and Vendor development for 30 major operational equipment and MRO materials
• SPOC for coordination between Vendor and Commercial department to expedite material delivery
• A Leader of a Quality Circle team which successfully executed a project on ‘Increasing Ladle Lining Life’
• Was responsible for implementation of 5S for the Ladle Cleaning Shop Achievements
• Achieved Cost Savings of INR 150 million through Six Sigma project on reduction in raw material consumption
• Was Awarded Excellent grade during the annual appraisal after probation (Top 5% of 700 GET’S)
• Was a Runner-up in TQM competition among 50 teams for the effective implementation of Six Sigma project
• Mentored 100 service contractors on concepts of ISO Standards, HIRADEC, OHSAS