Yogesh is a well-equipped and passionate Project Manager, leading procurement/sourcing optimisation projects. With his 8+ years of consulting experience in procurement, strategy formulation with Procurement leadership, and on-the-ground implementation with specialists, Yogesh has accumulated expertise in spend analysis, category strategies, negotiations, supplier management and capacity building.As a Supply Chain Consultant at HELP Logistics, Yogesh provides strategic and technical advisory - analysing and delivering complex procurement projects in humanitarian settings. The role also involves – coordinating with the Procurement leaders and their staff & working closely with the regional/national counterparts to provide recommendations and support on improving procurement KPIs. This involves analysing procurement spend/process, reviewing policy, ensuring wide dissemination, conducting contract negotiations for strategic partnerships, and propelling strategic sourcing initiatives.In his previous role, Yogesh handled strategic sourcing projects for a major entertainment industry client, delivering on various fronts such as spend analysis, implementing the Procurement to Pay process (P2P), Pricing & TCO analysis, and RFP creation & execution responsibilities. In this role, he delivered substantial savings by assisting the client in sourcing products and services for categories ranging from IT, network, ISA, telecom, facilities, and indirect procurement. In the past, he was also associated with an OEM in a Strategic Sourcing role with Direct Procurement supervisory along with supplier relationship management and vendor development responsibilities. He is also familiar with supply chain analytics practices using Tableau, SQLite, R programming and advanced excel tools.Yogesh holds an MS in Supply Chain Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Program, Malaysia. Yogesh has completed his Bachelors in Mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering Pune.