Sri currently manages construction and infrastructure procurement / contract management at Sydney Water. An accomplished high performing procurement professional with:• Significant leadership experience in procurement, engineering and the construction space. • Strong skills in commercial management, analysis, strategic thinking, new product development, supplier negotiations and supplier management.• 20 years in management consulting, supply chain and procurement, in Australia and globally.Sri Gopalan is an innovative procurement professional, with a wealth of experience in strategy, capital procurement and contract management. As Team Manager Procurement at Sydney Water, he leads the pre-contract construction procurement team that manages an infrastructure spend of over $900 million a year.He has been instrumental in building Sydney Water’s adoption of NEC4 (New Engineering Contracts) - a highly collaborative contract form in managing infrastructure spend. He is also a member of Sydney Water’s Reconciliation Action Plan committee, and is passionate about increasing the role of First Nations suppliers in procurement.He holds an MBA, a Bachelor of Engineering and MCIPS qualifications.
Listed skills include Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Management, and 48 others.