After completing more than 25 years in pharmaceutical sector, I have decided to enter a broader spectrum of health care by joining a disruptive startup Healthnovo Digilife Pvt. Ltd as Chief Commercial Officer.Healthnovo is a hybrid healthcare start-up with verticals of consultation services, diagnostics facilities, merchandiser of medical devices and generic medicines. Healthnovo has introduced an innovative concept of First Mile Clinic (FMC) which has Health ATM which can carry up to 140 diagnostics screening tests, a doctor for inhouse consultation, telemedicine platform and Generic pharmacy – all under one roof.My responsibilities as CCO :-Oversee the complete operation of the company ensuring its goals are met as per the direction established in the strategic plan.- Work with the board members to plan and implement a short-, mid- and long-term strategy for the company.- To create end to end Generic business vertical by managing all the supply chain issues, developing cost effective vendors, generating stockiest network in the country and capturing data from the retail network.- Exploring international market for generic products and Health ATM.- Encourage business investment, act as a visionary and provide leadership for the company.- Act as the face of the company while dealing with state and local governments and the local community

Shalina Healthcare is a market leader in making quality healthcare products affordable & available across Africa. They offer wide basket of more than 250 products across all therapeutic groups.Key Responsibilities include :- Management of Purchasing department including staff, policies, procedures and spend relating to raw materials, packing materials, third party products, engineering materials and promotional inputs- Formulating and driving forward the global sourcing strategy.- Setting the purchasing strategy & establishing & building relationships with vendors to identify new & maximize existing commercial opportunities for the business- The design, implementation & embedding of effective purchasing method, managing the entire purchasing cycle and ensuring maximum productivity, efficiency & service

Wockhardt is a global pharmaceutical & biotechnology organisation, providing affordable, high quality medicine for healthier world.Responsible for procurement and sourcing of APIs, excipients and packing materials for Regulated market business of Wockhardt ex-India. The core focus is on maintaining seamless flow of materials with strong focus on managing cost.Global Strategic Sourcing : Sourcing of APIs, excipients and packing materials from cost effective, regulatory compliant and reliable sources across the globe for ANDA and European filings.Alternate Vendor Development: Driving strategic alternate sourcing projects that lead to cost savings and to mitigate the risk associated with dependency on single source.Purchase cost of Acquired Companies : An integral member of merger and acquisition group for purchasing activity, reduced procurement cost of acquired companies by 10 to 12% by strategic negotiations and cost effective sourcing.Vendor Management : Cultivate strong and lasting relationship with vendors and ensured that vendors met quality requirements, applicable regulatory compliance and cGMP. Managed commercial relationship to ensure reliable and continuity of supply and resolution of any disputes related to supply.Contract Negotiations : Effectively negotiated favourable supply agreement with vendors to ensure continuity of supply and having strategic alliance with vendors for establishing long term relationship.Vendor Rating System : Implemented a supplier scorecard rating system with the help of IT team to provide direct feedback to core suppliers as well as top management.

Heading the procurement function responsible for procurement of materials required for the consumer care division. An integral member of team overseeing the transfer of projects from parent company to India with responsibility of sourcing materials for successful implementation of these projects in India