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Act as a strategic business partner for VP HR to design, develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for ~3000 global staff using technologies that enables high performance and people capabilities for superior performance and long-term competitive differentiation in an ever changing organisation.

Delivered decarbonization techno-commercial roadmaps and implemented ESG/sustainability plans for external clients across hard-to-abate cement, steel, biofuels industries to help meet their ESG goals.Recent projects include NPV-IRR techno-economic models and GTM launch frameworks (market entry & growth strategy) for 10 novel technologies such as LNG and renewables for low-carbon hubs, biochar, biographite, Green H2, SAF, CCS and graphene infused concrete.Recognition:- Delivered first-of-a-kind (FOAK) demonstration pilot of graphene injection into concrete; published first-ever technical paper within Shell Technology magazine.

Oversaw regional portfolio reporting to VP Real Estate managing budgets, resources, activity plans and supplier performance reviews to manage significant 3rd party spend of overall ~$1+Bln E2E procurement running RFPs and negotiating complex tenders such as Global Business Centers, site infrastructure works including MEP (electrical, cooling systems, power distribution, and networking equipment), facility management, green energy procurement and EV charging for 15+ office and industrial facilities.Recognitions:- Negotiated multiple regional solar agreements resulting in increased renewable power share by 47% and reducing carbon emissions by 36% resulting in World Bank GBCI certifications for 2 sites- Achieved 100% compliance within 12 months of executing special global initiatives - Worker Welfare, Human Rights in Supply Chain and 2030 Global Net Zero program developing best practice SOPs for internal personnel and suppler partners.engagements aligning the function’s operations with ethical and responsible sourcing practices- VP award for green energy procurement across regional sites esp. solar EPC project in Singapore. - VP award for Global Business Service office in Bangalore. - 1 EVP award nomination for Net Zero program delivery.

Spearheaded global technology services portfolio supporting R&D centers in APAC, EMEA and Americas; formulated successful commercial strategies for Category Management, negotiated agreements for agile, standardized, digitalized deployment and replication (e.g. reactors, IH2 waste to energy, autoclaves, pilot plants).Some key projects worked on:* Established first-of-a-kind (FOAK) B2B lab consumable digital purchasing and equipment maintenance using Pcard smoothening P2P processes and systems, saving 10 hours/person monthly, and improved inventory management.* Commercial category manager to the world's and India's first unique waste-to-energy project (IH2) and negotiating deals with waste collection, process equipment and end-use blending companies.* Supported E4 venture capital program with due diligence checks (financial/ management pooling agreements), term sheet and incubation agreements with novel start-ups for future equity controlling stakes.Recognition- Special Recognition Award to outsource routine equipment maintenance and testing services to shared-services model replicated globally achieving 15% cost reduction, 50% improved TAT and improved user experience.

Expanded analytics team, recruited 50+ analysts locally and oversaw multi-year functional planning, end-to-end RFI/RFP tenders and individual performance management in Downstream, LNG and Renewable New Energies portfolios.Supported various category portfolios worth $5 billion in coordination with Global Category Manager – maintenance, logistics, chemicals, engineering services, contingent labour, IT, energy – through market and pricing forecasts for 100+ materials and services, contract (re)negotiations, tenders and supplier relationship management.Facilitated development of quarterly business and competitive intelligence reports for senior management for informed decision-making and achieve competitive supply chain advantage; presented the same in quarterly webcasts for the whole community.Recognition:- Conferred Performance Award for achieving 25% savings in Pennsylvania Chemicals EPC project.- Streamlined tail-end spend consolidation for all professional service contracts in Nigeria achieving double-digit XXmln savings.- Spearheaded Labor Centre of Excellence (LCOE) as one-stop shop providing construction manpower intelligence, supply-demand analysis, scenario modeling and cost forecasts aligned to EPC project workforce needs for Downstream and LNG projects.- Co-developed Centres of Excellence (COE) to achieve knowledge transfer of best practices for identifying and analyzing market trends, supply-demand forecasting across a variety of categories.

Early hire for in-house strategy consulting team delivering specialized market, financial models and competitive studies in Downstream and LNG sectors.Contributed to short-term and long-term outlook for crude oil, gas, LNG, oil products and petrochemicals studies including maintain data systems to collect and store macroeconomic and macro-energy data.Assisted in launching internal consulting services and scaling team to 35+ members with executive sponsorship; drove growth through inbound prospecting, generated leads, monitored KPIs and tracked key metrics for management.Recognition- Won Special Award for successful 1-year assignment in Qatar, achieving $15Mln savings in 3+ years through contractor manpower tender in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and local supplier development.

Oversaw 3-member team for executing consulting studies, topicalized webcasts, and public conference presentations across Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy (solar, CCUS, H2, biofuels), Chemicals, Water, carbon, LNG, H2, Environment & Metals domains.Owned and developed CXO client relationships, presenting to a wide range of audiences, and working day-to-day with clients and other stakeholders.