Rahul B. Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

● Establish a centralized team to own and manage Phreesia’s supply chain operations end to end. Lead a team of four to manage procurement, inventory, fulfillment, installations, returns, and repairs of all Phreesia hardware solutions. Serve as primary escalation point and resolve issues that arise. ● Supply Chain Strategy: Partner with internal stakeholders to establish a steady supply chain strategy that supports the future outlook of the business. Lead cost and value driven initiatives to seek new partnerships and support growth of the business. ● Forecasting & Inventory Management: Partner with Sales and Client Solutions to draw demand forecasts. Maintain appropriate inventory levels at each warehouse to ensure smooth deployments. Lead monthly and annual inventory reconciliation processes along with accounting. ● Supplier Relationship Management: Manage key supplier relationships, lead negotiations and manage contracts. Maintain routine touchpoints with partners to communicate demand and plan procurement efforts appropriately. ● Product Development: Partner with Product teams to support development of next generation of devices and solutions. Identify new warehouses and service providers to establish a steady distribution channel for products in the pipeline. ● Operational Effectiveness: Report on department objectives along with appropriate analysis and countermeasures where necessary. Lead cross-functional initiatives to strengthen business processes, harden operations, and mitigate risks.

● COVID-19 Response: Manage supply chain of all items related to COVID-19 pandemic safety for entire network across eastern Canada and New England region. Steward out-of-region essential worker management program - internal and regulatory. Serve as key contact for all business lines. ● Demand Planning and Spend Analytics: Partner with stakeholders to align departmental delivery plans with annual plans from business lines. Support development of sourcing strategies with contract and category spend analysis, and facilitate data driven decisions.● Procurement Transformation: Identify and implement opportunities to develop self-serve and automated technology solutions to streamline processes. Coordinate initiatives with IT teams to steer departmental IT roadmap. Actively participate in companywide initiatives for Master Data management and streamlining reporting to increase spend visibility.

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

● Primary responsibilities included category management for services pertaining to facilities management for entire network across Eastern Canada and New England region. Also managed sourcing for several projects in the construction and maintenance, petroleum maintenance, and technology services spaces.● Strategic Sourcing: Managed sourcing events for end-to-end. Engaged with internal stakeholders, including senior leadership, to optimize total cost of ownership by identifying risks and opportunities. Developed sourcing strategies to benefit all business areas involved and led supplier engagement through RFx events. ● Contract Management: Negotiated contract terms and commercials in coordination with legal counsel, internal stakeholders, and supplier. Owned and managed contracts and supplier relationships. Maintained contract documentation and executed amendments as necessary. Built true partnerships with suppliers to drive efficiencies and value. ● Project Procurement: Partnered with project managers to develop project scopes. Planed, executed and managed the RFx process to meet project timelines. Managed contractors post award through performance reviews and issue resolution process.

● Procure to Pay: Executed the procurement process from PO generation to payment. Expedited orders as required. Processed day to day procurement activities. ● Procurement Excellence and Analytics: Supported in the development of contract sourcing strategies and contract negotiations through spend and demand analytics. Led several process improvement initiatives. Generated periodic reports for Senior Leadership communications.

Saint John

● Customer Service: Interacted with customers serving them with latest offers and products best suited for their need. Helped in achieving annual sales targets by identifying customer segments and implementing action plans around accordingly.● Operational Excellence: Maintained customer experience scores by understanding customer needs, providing exceptional service, and aiding convenient and affordable banking.

Bridgewater, New Jersey

● Competitive Intelligence: Consolidated quarterly competitive intelligence report by analyzing competitive landscape and summarizing competitor performance to facilitate strategic management decisions.● Business Development: Supported initiative to identify strategic partnership opportunities and enhance organic growth of the organization.

Ahmedabad Area, India

● Projects: Served as key point of contact for customers, liaised with internal team to articulate customer requirements. Managed resource and capacity planning for projects. ● Business Development: Promoted services in plumbing/piping and Reverse Osmosis systems. Supporting marketing activities for BIM services for new construction projects.

Ahmedabad, India

● Market Research and Branding: Studied the Indian savory snacks market to analyze prevailing product portfolios. Coordinated branding activities to position brand and products desirably on the competitive landscape.● Supply Chain Planning: Contributed to establishing a product distribution channel, negotiating trade terms and contracts, and planning product movement.● Supplier Selection: Contributed to RFI/RFP process for key ingredients and packaging materials to select optimal suppliers.● Licensing & Liaising: Responsible for acquiring required licenses from regulatory bodies and registrations with various associations.

Ahmedabad Area, India

Vadodara, Gujarat

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering

Member of MCUG – an association of students, alumni and professionals from the industry aimed at promoting technology awareness.