Procurement Strategy and TransformationLed the annual strategic planning for Procurement, deploying Design Thinking principles and Hoshin Kanri methodologyDesigned Supplier Relationship Management program including supplier segmentation, tier-based engagement model, supplier performance management and implemented program for top 150 suppliers accounting for 80% of total spendWorked with senior leadership to identify KPIs/metrics for executive reporting and established monthly reporting processImplemented category management and business partnering by designing playbook, providing training, leading pilot phase implementation and defining governance modelPartnered with cross-functional business and operations teams to negotiate $115M in cost reduction for network monitoring equipment and software, using financial analysis, should cost modeling and external benchmarking Executed digital roadmap through deployment of Suplari for spend management and Cirtuo for category strategy developmentExecuted regular functions of the Office of CPO including functional training programs, and maintaining portfolio of external market intelligence resourcesChange ManagementCommunicationsCoaching and trainingTeam leadershipSenior stakeholder management

High value dealsCombined executive reporting - KPIs, metrics

Internal Consultant focusing on strategy, operations and organizational transformation initiativesManufacturing quality sampling process optimization - Devised a statistical approach to determine the optimum sampling frequency for crop protection productsFinancial evaluation of internal vs external manufacturing - Built a financial model and conducted strategic analysis to evaluate internal and external manufacturing options for new category of pharmaceutical products Strategic Make vs Buy - Conducted cross-functional analysis and evaluation to identify strategic rationale for continuing with in-house production of active ingredients for the crop protection business Organization design and change management - Merged three distinct procurement entities sitting within Bayer business division to form a single unified platform procurement organization by implementation of new operating model, designing and staffing of new organizationMultinational business operating model - Helped created operating and collaboration model between HQ and the US for platform functions. Defining roles and responsibilities of US vs HQLeading internal departmental activities including strategy formulation, campus hiring and procurement academy and supply chain trainingOrganizational Design - Span and Layer design and analysisTarget Operating Model implementationChange ManagementBusiness Partner - Source To Pay delegation modeling and implementationFunctional BudgetingGlobal Lead for Business Consulting Procurement Academy - Setting the direction and strategy for procurement vis a vis the business vs BC desires to involve itself with Procurement in the future

Categories sourced - Metals, MRO, Management consulting, translation services, print and paper, contract manufacturer selection, corporate travel cardConducted an opportunity assessment for a leading multinational pharmaceutical firm ,identifying 4% cost reduction in management consulting spend and process improvement opportunities for translation servicesDevised sourcing strategy for corporate credit cards for a large multinational healthcare firm and negotiated a $5MM increase in annual bonuses and rebatesIdentified acquisition integration synergies and category management improvements for a large financial institution, estimated to result in 11% cost improvementsBusiness Development: Prepared a supply chain improvement project proposal for a leading Indian newspaper for their purchase of newsprint and suppliesCurrently working with a large multinational firm on an organization-wide procurement transformation effort, with the aim of implementing cost improvements to the tune of $35MM over 3 yearsEnd to end category management for CPG firm - Sourcing events, contract negotiation, contract management, annual cost reduction, supplier performance management, category strategy

Spend reduction for a multinational financial services firm -Reduced print spend on balance transfer checks and statements by 6% through competitive bidding and supplier negotiations. E-Statement penetration for leading credit card issuer - Analyzed and evaluated current e-statement penetration efforts and recommended best practices in customer segmentation, channel usage, website infrastructure and customer messaging to increase penetrationTransportation spend reduction for a large spirits manufacturer – Reduced spend by 4% through consolidation of overlapping lanes, optimization of backhaul opportunities and warehouse consolidationManufacturing assessment for a large CPG firm- Helped redefine and measure manufacturing "lead time" for select products and identified major supplier and process bottlenecks leading to elongated lead times

Trade promotion planning for a large CPG firm – Analyzed large data sets to quantify and categorize spend across segments for a large retailer account; project resulted in substantial contribution margin improvement Quality improvement for a mid-sized medical device maker –Interviewed key stakeholders and evaluated business processes to identify and categorize root causes. For supplier issues, proposed improvements in supplier management processes, sourcing strategy and internal incentive restructuring for buyers

Enhanced client’s operational strategies for product launch and online distribution by analyzing and improving existing strategic execution performance metrics and cause-and-effect relationshipsCreated customized guide for developing strategic linkages based on industry best practices and experiences with client’s existing strategies

Responsible for the P&L for all metal sourcing in North America - $55MM Supply base rationalizationNew Product costing and vendor selectionCost reduction on existing products through negotiations, product teardowns, benchmarking and engineering initiativesDemand and supply management with contract manufacturersPost acquisition operations integration of two acquired firms.

Led an international team of operations professionals to design an international supply chain for a product under manufacturing licenseMajor responsibilities- international project management, supply chain design, vendor selection, contract negotiations and cost reduction initiatives.

Preparation of RFQs for contract manufacturers, bid analysis, vendor selection and contract negotiations.Transition planning - Product pricing, materials transfer and inventory management across various global sites including Dayton, Dallas and Waterloo, Canada