Sr. Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

• Jan 2022 - Present

Director, Strategic Sourcing

• Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

• Apr 2017 - Jan 2020

Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

• Apr 2014 - Mar 2017

Category Expertise: Technology & Engineering Services IT Category Management: Identify and Evaluate Providers for Managed & Professional Services Broadcast Engineering: Lead renewals/ purchase for – hardware, software licensing and support Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with Senior Management – VP’s, SVP’s and EVP’s on business case and category analysis Cost Models: Utilize strong analytical acumen to analyse, formulate and implement cross-functional sourcing strategies Commercial Vendor Management: Manage vendor relationships: monitoring operational targets and conducting due diligence as required Business Case: Utilize robust multi-step strategic sourcing process to formulate business case & support implementation of ideas. Agreement Negotiations: Liaise with Legal, Risk and Finance to mitigate contractual / vendor risks and optimize total cost of ownership Demand Management: Execute RFI/RFP/RFQ (6 Step Sourcing Process), in-contract negotiations and contract refinement Procurement Operations: Advise - Business Units to improve SLA’s and collaborate with Procure to Pay to facilitate order fulfillment Contract Execution: Draft and Execute ICA’s, SOW’s, SLA’s and MSA’s and ensure contracts are in accordance with company policies Show less

Business Strategy and Operations Management Summer Associate

• Jun 2013 - Apr 2014

Project Management: Developed a detailed information structure in Share-Point for NAFTA Data Center and defined security levels for user types BI (Business Intelligence): Developed BI dashboard for real-time project status thus reducing time for analysis by 74% Financial Analysis: Prepared revenue forecast model which improved monitoring and accuracy for invoicing by 65% Contract Management: Liaised with service towers in the NDC for developing a tracking tool for OLA/SLA as well as collaborated with Procurement team thus enabling better monitoring of live/expired/renewed service contracts. Change Management: Involved in auditing network changes for compliance with Request for Change (RFC) categories, defining risk categories and identifying higher-risk changes, thus increasing overall transparency. Inventory Management: Responsible for analysis of Hardware Inventory at Nafta Data Center Show less

MBA Candidate 2014, VP - External Communications at Graduate Business Council

• Dec 2012 - Feb 2014

General Manager - Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

• Sep 2010 - Nov 2012

Global Sourcing: Managed Sourcing and Logistics activities in India, China, Chile and Italy ($200m revenue, $50m annual spend) Inventory Management: Eliminated inventory and improve order fulfilment rate by 12% through negotiating just-in-time delivery contracts with a reduced number of suppliers through a competitive sourcing process for clients. (Responsible for DOS, MAPE). Demand Planning: Understood the trade-offs between cost, volume and quality thus integrated global and regional sourcing strategies with business demands. Contract Negotiation: Led negotiations on contract and operating issues with partners domestically and internationally thus leading to substantial savings to the extent of USD 2.00 mil p.a. Supplier Management: Finalized commercial agreements with vendors and third party suppliers in accordance with company guidelines thus implementing best practices. Project Management: Managed and monitored cross-functional business divisions for consistent improvement in business practices (Procurement, IT, Planning, QC, Forecasting, Manufacturing, Sales). Distribution Network Optimization: Identified 20% cost saving opportunities in global and domestic distribution (Import / Export partners, domestic freight management) Compliance Regulation: Coordinated with Tax and Custom advisory team to design, implement and manage processes to ensure compliance with custom regulations at client locations. Business Development: Augmented Institutional Business activities by generating business USD 0.5 million through prestigious cliental such as Jindal Steel Works, Jindal Steel Works -Ispat, Aban-Offshore, Essar Oil and WMI-Kone Cranes. Show less

Business Development Manager

• May 2009 - Aug 2010

Ensured AUM growth through fresh client acquisitions, fuller engagement of existing clients. Maintained high levels of compliance and customer satisfaction delivered through my six member team of customer experience managers and product specialists. Ensured AUM growth through fresh client acquisitions, fuller engagement of existing clients. Maintained high levels of compliance and customer satisfaction delivered through my six member team of customer experience managers and product specialists.

Lead Operations Specialist

• Aug 2007 - Apr 2009

Confirmed and Booked Trades for Vanilla, Quasi Vanilla and Inflation linked Interest Rate Derivatives Collaborated with Middle Office, Front Office and Back Office and Legal Department to resolve discrepancies in trades. Associated with a change management project for identifying gaps in the trade booking procedures and obtained resolution, thus curbing the possibility of errors by almost 40%. Liaised with Legal Department for approving new product templates or amendments to existing templates in accordance with ISDA. Show less