• Leading team of (25 members) globally for S2C and P2P initiatives process• Managing and executing end-to-end strategic sourcing projects; category management & process improvement initiatives; supplier management; and contract management globally• Serving as an SME for IT Software – (New Software, SAAS Subscription and Recurring software renewal), Services and Hardware and Facilities Management• Achieved $25+ M in savings out of $250M spend.• Successfully achieved materialized into revenue-generating initiatives for client.• Extensively identified and managed supplier base across the globe for various indirect & direct categories.• Analyze market trends and pricing to make informed purchasing decisions.• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including operations, logistics, Finance, to align sourcing strategies with overall business objectives.• Identify and assess potential risks in the supply chain.• Stay abreast of industry trends, market conditions, and technological

•Deliver actionable insights to indirect sourcing operations leaders and global buyers on tail spend consolidation opportunities and root causes of non-compliance and tail creep•Maintain KPI/Metric definitions for clear understanding of data sources and benchmarks. Update, design and develop models/dashboards/scorecards in Spotfire/ Tableau/Excel•Review and ensure clean data from different systems/ Data sources (SAP, Ariba, Coupa)•Innovate & provide expertise /insights in developing/ implementing the new capabilities•Understand the nature of request, statement of work and provide Tail Spend Bidding support by managing & executing bids. •Launch tenders within the company sourcing policy and compare rate cards, quotations and conduct negotiations with suppliers with continuous alignment with stakeholders. •Improve payment terms, working capital, total Value.•Develop & provide compliance reporting on transactional Data on tail spend, non-compliance and root cause engagement and buying behaviors.•Led supplier performance management program (penalty and re-coupment process) for NA direct Suppliers.•Value engineering and supplier innovation to optimize the supply chain process and increase the process quality.•Opportunity assessment leveraging data & analysis to provide recommendations to the sourcing organization.

•Contributed towards implementation and deployment of new e sourcing Ariba module for Accenture’s client. This new service was expended across geographies and categories to contribute delivering savings in more systematic competitive tendering approach.•Managed tail spend as subject matter expert for low dollar sourcing activities from $0-$250K Accenture's client•Understood the SOW (Statement of Work) and develop competitive pricing strategy and negotiated on commercial terms, incoterms, and pricing with vendors.•Conducted benchmarking and analysis to identify the top amenable spend and categories that lead to potential savings opportunities for different indirect•Conducted analysis basis on apple-to-apple comparison to ensure all terms of SOW are met and same has been negotiate which led to accurate savings.•Develop productive relationships with stakeholders from all levels and managed all escalation and solved it accordingly•Ensured elevated level of quality and accuracy of complete process and providing regularly process improvement recommendations.•Managed and deliver Project/Transition Management Processes as per requirement and targets.•Improved adoption and usage of the e-sourcing Ariba tool (RFXs, e-auctions, Discovery). Understands user skill levels and project criticality and adapt his/her involvement to suit their needs.•Provided e-sourcing strategy support to Sourcing projects and support and guide on best practice and technical subject matters (RFx, e-auctions)•Prepared diverse types of RFPs (Request for Proposal) and RFIs (Request for Information), Price Breakdown Worksheets (PBW), and contracts & other relevant documents for various categories.•Recommended the appropriate e-sourcing strategy (RFx, e-auction), based on the stakeholder’s Sourcing need rather than just being reactive and solving their operational queries•Considered by the buyers as a key actor for change management and awarded as an excellent trainer of 100+ buyers.

• Prepared RFPs (Request for Proposal) and RFIs (Request for Information), Price Breakdown Worksheets (PBW) & other relevant documents.• Organizing and supporting e-RFX and e-Auctions tools and developed analytical reports/models to facilitate supplier negotiations & enable supplier selection.• Ensured client satisfaction through problem-solving and account management skills• Leading strategic sourcing initiatives both as a lead contact as well as part of a team.• Efficiently carrying out supply market, commodity research and analysed client spend and making key recommendations.

• Supported consultant and buyers by adding new suppliers to preferred list and supplier market research.• Initiated and consolidated RFI and RFP response• Created Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly reporting dash boarding

Developing business leads and setting up first level call for business