I am a seasoned management professional with more than 17 years of rich and valuable experience in Supply Chain Management and Operations Management entailing Procurement, Category Management, Inventory Handling, Strategic Planning, Logistics, Credit Control & and Materials Management; I possess demonstrated ability to source samples from a diverse supplier base at the global level; Besides being deft at monitoring sourcing strategies & policies and ensuring achievement of all business objectives by performing appropriate negotiations with all suppliers I am highly accomplished in planning, implementing, and executing strategies resulting in greater customer confidence and strengthened business results. With proven ability to lead all aspects of supplier negotiations, including contract terms, pricing and performance management I have exceptional communication & leadership skills to coach, manage, & motivate diverse professionals in challenging environments.

Some of my major highlights include:
ü Distinction of effectively managing the tricky stakeholders for timely completion of work
ü Recognized by management for having turned around a critical project§
ü Played a crucial role as part of transformation team while transitioning work from Europe / China to Mumbai
• Sustained the transformation of stand-alone procurement entities to a centralized functions.
• Organized training on category management.
• Instrumental in developing a team from the scratch and allocating functions to them, responsible for their development, imparting training and much more; Efficient in designing mentor-ship program for new recruits
ü Appreciated for suggestions for changes in the system applications, and gave expert advice as to proper operations.
ü Gained international exposure while physically working with 30 different countries with multi-cultural coverage in more than 60 nationalities.
ü Demonstrated excellence in saving more than USD 20 million dollars