Canadian Personal & Business Banking Technology (CPBBT)

Strategic Sourcing/Category lead for External Content and Learning & Development. Responsibilities include. Strategic Sourcing. Category Transactions. Contact Management. Vendor Management/ Relationship

• Focal to provide procurement support to the client's business. Equipped with in depth procurement domain knowledge and business acumen to support a large range of business opportunities that IBM participates in the market to support stakeholders to win the deals.• Early involvement in the engagement cycle of a Strategic/Complex deal, development of client proposals, subcontracting plans.• Team up with stakeholders (Sales/project/Procurement team) to negotiate contracts of high risk and complexity consistent with customer requirements. Carrying out and analyzing RFX process, negotiating rates with suppliers, maintaining relationships with both internal and external key stake holders, and managing the Supplier relationship to a level consistent with IBM’s initiatives, addressing stakeholder issues and executing Sourcing strategies as set out by the Procurement Council..Manage the contracts for key Suppliers. Manage/Set-up, Negotiate and handle Customized and standard IBM legal Contracts between IBM and supplier.• Managed vendor relationships from the stage of scope determination and cost negotiation to the point of placing a purchase order and monitor the flow of invoices.

Responsibilities include carrying out and analyzing RFX process, negotiating rates with suppliers, maintaining relationships with both internal and external key stake holders, and managing the Supplier relationship to a level consistent with IBM’s initiatives, addressing stakeholder issues and executing Sourcing strategies as set out by the Procurement Council..Manage the contracts for key Suppliers. Manage/Set-up, Negotiate and handle Customized and standard IBM legal Contracts between IBM and supplier.• Managed vendor relationships from the stage of scope determination and cost negotiation to the point of placing a purchase order and monitor the flow of invoices.

• Supported direct procurement for General Motors Corp• Lead North America & Asia Pacific GPSC teams.• Work with Transition team, successfully Transitioned the GMDAT (Korea), GMI (India) & GMTH (Thailand) GPSC Process.• Work with Global Quality team in initiating the new projects to improve the process.• Responsible for reporting weekly reports on number of Purchase requests/ TAT/ Savings for all regions & driving the team to attainment of the targets. Develop the process improvement tools and auditing.• Regular review of the Teams Performance Management. Conduct and participate Operations Review with client.• Ensure that the Turn-Around-Time (TAT) and Service Level Agreement (SLA) is being met in accordance with established guidelines, with the client.• Cost saving Analysis and identify the opportunity for continuous improvement in cost reduction• Strong Negotiation on Price, Delivery, Quality, Payment terms and Contract requirement.• Conducted Process Training for the new employees.• Created desk procedure for newly introduces regions like GME, GMH & GMDAT.• Part of newly transited commodity(Wiring) and also took the responsibility in improving the process

• Supported direct procurement for General Motors Corp• Cost saving Analysis and identify the opportunity for continuous improvement in cost reduction• Strong Negotiation on Price, Delivery, Quality, Payment terms and Contract requirement.• Conducted Process Training for the new employees.• Created desk procedure for newly introduces regions like GME, GMH & GMDAT.• Part of newly transited commodity(Wiring) and also took the responsibility in improving the process

• Maintaining all the books, financial transactions for all over India. Preparation of financial statements.• Reconciliation statements for all bank accounts. Preparation of payroll on a monthly basis.• Preparation of Management Information Report on a monthly basis.• To volunteer/Co-ordinate in the Seminars and workshops conducted by the organization.