MBA from IIM – Kozhikode offering 30+ years of rich experience in cost-effective procurement & sourcing of Hardware, Software, Services, Consultancy from Indian & Overseas Vendors related to Telecom, IT & Infra, Electronic Security & Loss Preventions, Electrical, Mechanical Raw Material, Spares, Machinery and Tools, Chemicals Items, civil and interior related projects procurement Items. Rich Experience in negotiation of legal contracts for large enterprise software, managed services for IT, Facility management for execution and operations. Executed Construction & Commissioning of Automated Warehouses - PAN India for e-Commerce Business; visited overseas for global exhibitions/vendor facilities & vendor on-boarding for technology implementation (AI & Robotics). Pivotal in ensuring suppliers meet service levels, cost, delivery & quality expectations as well as providing outstanding value in product technology & supplier innovation; exhibited excellence in: Driving cost savings through VE (Value Engineering), devolvement of new vendors for alternate sourcing (local & overseas) re-negotiations, indigenization, localisation, inventory control, budgeting, cost & resource optimisation Reducing lead time and implementing FIFO for effective storage, retrieval & dispatch of goods • Result-oriented leader & problem-solver with talent in building & mentoring high-performing teams; led contract management, bidding, tendering, RFPs/ RFQs, POs, BOQs, Import Licenses, L/Cs & timely Customs Clearances