Ashu

Procurement and Strategic Sourcing professional with 6+ years of experience managing CAPEX, project procurement, retail expansion, airport infrastructure, healthcare facilities, civil construction, interior fitouts, MEP systems, FF&E, and commercial kitchen equipment categories. Proven expertise in strategic sourcing, category management, contract negotiations, supplier relationship management, spend analysis, and procurement analytics. Successfully supported 55+ store openings and 35+ airport projects while managing cumulative procurement spend exceeding ₹100+ Crore and delivering 10–15% cost savings through commercial excellence and supplier optimization.

Assistant Manager SCM - GMR Group

(2025-06)

• Managing procurement activities across Civil, Interior, MEP, FF&E, and Equipment categories for airport infrastructure and retail development projects.
• Supporting delivery of 10+ airport retail and infrastructure projects.
• Driving sourcing strategies, supplier development and commercial negotiations.
• Delivering 10–15% cost savings through strategic procurement initiatives.
• Developing Power BI dashboards for spend visibility and procurement analytics.

Senior Procurement Executive - Avolta

(2024-02 - 2025-06)

• Delivered procurement support for 25+ airport retail store openings across Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Sri Lanka.
• Managed Civil, Interior, MEP, FF&E and Commercial Kitchen Equipment procurement.
• Executed procurement packages for projects valued at approximately ₹3 Cr per project.
• Conducted RFQs, techno-commercial evaluations and contract negotiations.
• Achieved ~10% procurement savings through competitive sourcing and vendor consolidation.

Senior Procurement Executive - Tata 1MG

(2022-04 - 2024-02)

• Managed procurement for 20+ healthcare stores and infrastructure projects across India.
• Handled sourcing of Civil, Interior, MEP and facility-related categories.
• Implemented SAP MM and SAP Ariba workflows reducing procurement cycle time by 20%.
• Negotiated supplier contracts delivering up to 15% cost savings.
• Developed supplier performance scorecards and procurement compliance processes.

Purchase Executive - Arihant Enterprise

(2018-06 - 2020-03)

• Managed procurement operations, inventory planning and vendor coordination.
• Reduced procurement lead times by 15%.
• Achieved 12% cost savings through strategic supplier negotiations.
• Coordinated logistics and inventory replenishment activities.

MBA - Finance - Doon Business School, Dehradun

Bachelor of Commerce - Commerce - MGKVP, Varanasi