Senior Global Category Manager for Software, Artificial intelligence and Emerging technology categories.

Strategic sourcing and Category management (APAC & EMEA).

Strategic sourcing, Contract management, Vendor Management

Responsible for managing end to end direct procurement for Asia & India Sutherland offices and reporting to Director of Global procurement & AVP - Procurement. Core IT & Telecom products procurement Contract Management RFI, RFP & RFQ (RFX Management) Supplier negotiations Purchase order & Invoice Processing Inventory Management Spend analytics Vendor relationship management Query & Issue Management

Responsible for perforrming end to end Sourcing operations globally for the Client - a Leading Investment Bank (United states, UK, EMEA, Asia & India). Sourcing (IT &Non-IT), Bench-marking & Negotiation, PR to PO Process, Contract Management, Invoice Processing & Inventory Management, Spend analytics, Vendor relationship management, Incident/Issue Resolution & Query management.

Responsible for Procuring IT products, Property and Marketing related projects for a leading client located in European countries & United States.Market research, RFX Management (RFI, RFP & RFQ), E-Auctions, Contract management, PR to PO, Invoice, Spend Analytics & Vendor relationship management and UNSPSC Projects.

Responsible for Procuring Automotive raw materials for a leading automotive parts manufacturer & distributor in United States for a 1 Year contract period (Sourcing & Negotiation, Contract management and Order management).