• Doing sourcing and procuring of various Products and Services like New and Additional Software licenses, Renewal of existing licenses, Maintenance & Support Services of the licenses, SaaS and Hosting Services, Professional Services and Consulting Services for different Business Units across all Amex U.S. locations.• Working on multiple complex projects at a given time with cross functional teams like AET, TLM, BU etc. on enterprise wide projects that include coordinating on strategic projects with stakeholders, communicating and managing the strategy throughout, prepare project plans, work on budgets with the Finance team, get involved in the AET processes like SAR, 3rd party hosting, CISO, Information Security, work with Compliance team on completing TLM review, effectively communicate the progress throughout by providing status updates and close the project in a timely manner. • Work on RFP’s & RFI’s with multiple suppliers to cater the Business requirements and expectations, doing supplier benchmarking and procuring quality Software Packages at an optimum negotiated price while ensuring that the complete due diligence per Amex standards is performed.• Managing the End-to-End Procurement process starting from gathering the Business requirements, obtaining pricing proposals from multiple suppliers, selecting the final supplier after thorough screening and negotiations, working on the Master Agreement, completing the required due diligence per AEMP policies, receiving necessary Procurement approvals, executing the contract, approving Purchase Order in Ariba until the payment is processed. • Endorsing and proposing B2B solutions like StreamPay and Buyer Initiated Program (BIP) to Amex vendors to generate revenue and process payments faster.

• Worked on detailed RFPs for procuring Products & Services on PAN (Presence Across Nation) India like Travel Management Services, Online Stationery Management tool, Security services, Manpower outsourcing vendors, MFD services, CCTVs, Comviva Employees Insurance (Domestic & Int’l) etc., executed Opex and Capex requests as per the business requirements.• Created & managed Purchase Orders, Rate Contracts, Service Agreements, Manpower Outsourcing Contracts with new and approved vendors and ensured to close the deal/internal requests within the defined SLA timeframe, performed the delivery tracking of the Products and Services, regular follow up with Vendor Helpdesk on vendors payments, conducted monthly review meetings with senior management to discuss major highlights of the month, deals closed, challenges, volumes of processing of PRs and POs against total, appreciations & escalations etc.• Involved in the ERP implementation of Oracle Release 12 (Version 12.1.3), designing detailed workflows for Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order to be integrated in Oracle, creating test cases, consolidation of Supplier Master Data, PRs & Pos data to be uploaded in Oracle. • Managed end to end negotiations with vendors to get the best competitive deals in the interest of the company. Interacted with high end customers, clients and stakeholders for business requirements and understanding market trends etc., developed project plans to drive results and meet the aggressive deadlines.

• Managed Procurement Operations (Sourcing/Vendor Development/ POs/Invoices) - The role involved the management of tactical sourcing for American Express India, American Express Australia & American Express New Zealand , identifying new business opportunities across globe that helps American Express to get better profit margins and migrating the business.• The Commodities & Services managed for American Express locations across these markets are IT/Telecom (Software Licenses, Laptop/Desktop purchases, AMC’s etc.), Office Supplies, Marketing products, Logistics services, Trainings, First Aid services, Car Space Leasing etc., Human Resources (HR) Services (Floated RFP’s and managing business accounts with the existing/new temporary and permanent staffing consultants, vendor management for employee background verification, planning scope of work & costing, forecasting volumes every year, saves generation after negotiation & contract sign-off).• Conducted meetings with American Express internal high-level key Stakeholders & Suppliers to understand the business requirements, create strategies, work on the approvals process, communicate effectively with all the teams, act as a bridge between Procurement, Business and Technology group to achieve the expected results.• Worked closely with the Market Managers of each country in driving the Cost effective procurement through focus on Control & Compliance, attending meetings with Regional Commodity Managers to understand and track Procurement Leadership objectives, participating in various Projects forums & the team Optimization meetings.• Conducted multiple trainings related to American Express Policies & Procedures, Control & Compliance how to use American Express internal tools to educate various Business Units across Continents as well as new and existing team members.• Reviewed and enhanced the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the internal processes