Strategic Sourcing, Procurement and Materials Management Professional with diverse experience of 33 years plus in Automotive, ITES, Infrastructure and Telecom Industries across the value chain from demand simulation to Customer satisfaction. Have wide exposure to global procurement and materials management bench mark practices. With proven abilities on value maximisation, contributions have been critical with significant impact to the bottom line. Extensively used mature decision models to maximise savings. Acting as a business enabler in startup organisations, built core competencies, motivated, mentored & led large Teams across locations, established functional systems & processes, led transformational changes and worked towards making the Sourcing, Procurement & Materials functions strategic. Extensively used system automation to reduce paper movement.Led technology transfers across Continents to enable indigenisation of intricate engineering products and technologically strengthen the value chain. Established advance models of Supplier Performance Management & Contract Governance and successfully implemented. Conceptualized Supplier Concern Rooms and SQA in Telecom. Instrumental in supporting the roll out a large number of Retail outlets and multiple & multi locational large sized green field projects. Established Procurement & SCM Centers of Excellence and developed Shared Services Centers to exploit economies and standardisation.Areas of Exposure : • New Product & Vendor Development, Strategic Sourcing,Imports & Exports • Procurement - Capital Equipments & Infrastructure, Plant & Machinery,Technology, Network & IT, Marcom & Opex, Services• Demand,Procurement & Operations Planning and Programme Management • SQA, SPM & SRM, Contract Management,P2P Cycle & Shared Services Centers • Warehouse & Asset Management, Refurbishment Centers, Logistics and Distribution• Process & Audit Management, BPRE, ERP implementation, Systems Automation, MIS & Analytics, V SAT Indices, Reverse & Forward Auctions & EDI