Karthik Subramaniam

VP of Engineering

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India27 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 10 years of experience in strategic sourcing.
Managed over $350M in annual global spends.
Led global teams in strategic sourcing initiatives.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic sourcing leader in the procurement industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategic SourcingGlobal Sourcing

Other Skills

Operations ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentPeople SkillsProgram ManagementManufacturingSupply ChainSourcingBusiness StrategyTeam ManagementProcurementVendor ManagementOutsourcingStrategyManagementSupply Management

About

Senior Director of Engineering for Client System Integration and Validation Over 10 years of experience in Strategic sourcing . - 1.5 Years at LG Elctronics, sourcing materials for Television design and sourcing - 2 years in GE Healthcare ,sourcing MR subsystems and electrical components - 6+ years managing various aspects of Global sourcing at Intel Specialties: Strategic sourcing, supply chain thought leadership, Global sourcing team management, Industry liaisoning, Market Intelligence and benchmarking activities, Engineering, Senior leadership

Experience

27 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

6 yrs

Average Tenure

10 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Intel corporation

Senior Director Of Engineering

Jun 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 10 mos · Bangalore

Operations ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentPeople SkillsGlobal SourcingStrategic SourcingProgram Management+11

Intel corporation

3 roles

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jan 2013 – May 2015 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Client Power and Performance management

Operations Manager - Netbook and Tablet group

Mar 2011 – Dec 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos

As operations manager for the netbook and Tablet group in India, I am engaged in hiring critical positions, organizational development, infrastructure strtategy and planning etc...

Commodity manager and Global Source Team lead

Jun 2003 – Mar 2011 · 7 yrs 9 mos

Global Sourcing Team - Owner (Mobility) – [September 2009 - Present]
In my current role, I am responsible for the development and execution of the global travel procurement strategy comprising multiple commodities – Airlines, Ground transportation, Lodging, Corporate cards, Meeting services and travel agency.
This accounts for over $350M in annual global spends and is considered one of the most complex and sensitive indirect spend areas in the organization.
Apart from leading the team I am also directly responsible for airline sourcing strategy and implementation.
Team manager (Employee Services Procurement) – [November 2008- September 2009]
In addition to managing the two commodities listed below, I was managing the employee services procurement team that was responsible for over $1.2B in global spends in travel, benefits, payroll, finance & accounting, office products, relocation, staffing and immigration services.
Strategic Sourcing Manager – [February 2008- September 2009]
Responsible for leading 2 global teams chartered with creating a strategic sourcing plan for global benefits procurement and payroll services respectively.
Global Benefits procurement–
Global strategic sourcing Manager – [August2006 – February 2008]
Responsible for leading a global team of 7 individuals chartered with setting a 3 year rolling strategy, implementation of the strategy and supplier management in the technical consulting and outsourcing category, with over $80M in annual spends.
Supplier Manager [Apr2004 –Aug2006]
Responsibilities included leading a regional procurement team responsible for software and services in the Greater Asia region. This team managed sourcing and supplier management activities for over $40M in annual spends for technical outsourcing, software licensing and HR outsourcing.
Regional Commodity manager- Intel [Jun 2003 –March 2004]