Sep 2021 – Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

• Managing Spend for IT Hardware Maintenance and Telecom Categories for Australia region. Driving Cost Take Out Projects in rationalising Hardware Maintenance spend, resulting in savings Applied Data Analytics and Visualisation for better analysis.
• Assess Client’s solutions, deploy growth strategies and Cost Take out advantage.
• Executed
• Speed and Simplification Initiatives to achieve operational efficiencies and reduce manpower .
• Rationalising the Telecom Category Spend.
• Handling CxO level Stakeholder Management and also awarded among the “Best in Procurement”

Jun 2014 – Aug 2021 · 7 yrs 2 mos

• Managing end to end responsibilities of IT and Telecommunications category for Australia New Zealand Region
• Spearheaded global strategy for Network Managed Services Spend resulting in vendor consolidation.
• Drived Procurement Transformation by adopting Agile Methodology
• Responsible for Timely executions of Procurement Operations with complete adherence to internal and external policies and controls.
• Mentor team technically on e-sourcing tools & its functionality & guide them
• Execution of entire cycle of source to pay procurement with tool like Ariba, JIRA etc.
• Vendor consolidation and database optimization which resulted in removal of tail spend and eliminate the 10% of suppliers.
• Supplier relationship management for global vendors in Networking and Telecom domain.
• Reporting and Dashboard management of all Procurement metrics.
• ogies in Procurement Operation. Bringing Github, Wall of work into practice. Ensured Speed to respond to Market dynamics .
• Executed Procurement Automation Projects through usage of BluePrism tools to drive automation of Procurement Operations like PO Processing, Savings capturing. This resulted in about FTE reductions.
• Providing leadership and guidance to the internal procurement teams and delivery of Procurement trainings as a part of Education Tribe.
• Responsible for Timely executions of Procurement Operations with complete adherence to internal and external policies and controls. Mentor team technically on e-sourcing tools & its functionality & guide them
• Execution of entire cycle of source to pay procurement with tool like Ariba, JIRA etc.
• Vendor consolidation and database optimization which resulted in removal of tail spend and eliminate the 10% of suppliers.
• Supplier relationship management for global vendors in Networking and Telecom domain.
• Reporting and Dashboard management of all Procurement metrics.

Sep 2009 – Aug 2014 · 4 yrs 11 mos

• Prepare and execute Global Sourcing Strategy for Procurement
• Spend Management and Identifying Savings Opportunities.
• Supplier Relationship Management ( from Procure to Pay) for Top Suppliers
• Work with Sales team to support to win bids.
• Execute RFP’s for IBM India requirements and facilitate vendor selection
• Consolidate Vendor Base and Negotiations
• Contract Management and issuance of Work Orders on time.
• Liason between Suppliers and Accounts on the timely payments
• Adhere to internal controls and audits.
• Mentoring the Asia Pacific team.

Apr 2008 – Jun 2008 · 2 mos

Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 · 2 yrs · Bengaluru Area, India

Aug 2004 – Jun 2007 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India