Assistant General Manager – Group Strategic Sourcing at Aditya Birla Group (ABMCPL) (2023-01 – Present)
Reporting to Group Procurement Head; independently managing a $60M forward-contract spend portfolio with cross-functional accountability across group entities.
- Procurement CoE & Governance: Supported the Group Procurement Head in establishing a Procurement Centre of Excellence — contributing to governance framework design, policy compliance architecture, and KPI standardisation adopted across group entities.
- Spend Portfolio & Category Management: Independently managed $60M in forward contracts across key commodity categories, defining category strategies aligned to business unit objectives.
Delivered
YoY cost optimisation of ~6% ($3.6M) across FY24 and FY25 through structured vendor engagement, renegotiation cycles, and dual-sourcing initiatives.
- Market Intelligence & Demand Planning: Built commodity price-tracking tools and annual demand forecasts feeding directly into leadership-level budgeting and hedging decisions — providing the analytical backbone for proactive category planning and supply risk mitigation.
- KPI Dashboards & Executive Reporting: Designed procurement KPI dashboards and reporting frameworks, improving spend visibility across group companies and enabling the Procurement Head to drive SLA compliance and accountability across business units.
Consultant – Customer & Operations (C&O) at KPMG India Ltd (2022-07 – 2023-01)
Client-embedded advisory role delivering a $101M sourcing transformation for a Renewable Energy client — owning strategy design, should-cost analysis, RFP execution, and vendor selection across three sub-categories.
- Global Sourcing Strategy & Vendor Development: Developed the end-to-end strategic framework for a $101M global sourcing strategy — including supply base mapping, dual-sourcing recommendations, RFQ/RFP design, and should-cost benchmarking across Aluminium Frames, Logistics, and Silicone Sealants.
- Cost Optimisation – $11.2M Verified Savings: Drove identification and execution of $11.2M in verified, EBITDA-impacting savings: Aluminium Frames ($8.4M), Logistics ($2.4M), and Silicone Sealants ($0.4M) — through competitive tendering, TCO analysis, and structured commercial negotiations.
- Source-to-Contract (S2C) Process Re-engineering: Mapped AS-IS Source-to-Contract workflows, identified bottlenecks, and co-designed a revised operating model — including contract templates and vendor governance mechanisms — handed over to the client's in-house procurement team.
Manager – Strategy & Supply Chain Management at Larsen & Toubro (2018-05 – 2022-06)
Cross-functional SCM role covering ERP transformation, direct & indirect procurement, 4PL logistics, and risk analytics — end-to-end supply chain exposure within a $12B-spend organisation.
- ERP Transformation (In-House S2C/S2P): Supported programme management of a full-scale in-house ERP overhaul integrating Source-to-Contract and Procure-to-Pay modules across a $12B managed spend environment — coordinating across business units, managing workstreams, and tracking delivery milestones.
- Digital Procurement Platform (L&T Marketplace): Led development of L&T Marketplace — a proprietary procurement automation platform covering vendor onboarding, RFQ workflows, and supplier performance monitoring across a $93.87M spend base — reducing manual effort and improving supplier accountability.
- Direct & Indirect Procurement – TCO & Cost Optimisation: Achieved 11.97% cost savings ($3.19M) on a $26.62M IT Hardware portfolio by building detailed TCO and OPEX vs. CAPEX models and running competitive RFQ/negotiations; also managed direct materials procurement with full commercial rationale documentation.
- Logistics & 4PL / TMS Implementation: Negotiated logistics rate contracts worth $25M and supported pan-India rollout of a Transport Management System (TMS) for 4PL operations — covering inbound/outbound logistics coordination and carrier performance management.
- Risk, Compliance & FMEA Analytics: Built BI dashboards for real-time procurement compliance monitoring and facilitated FMEA workshops across the supply base — translating risk findings into process design changes and SLA governance frameworks endorsed by SCM leadership.
Systems Engineer – Insurance Domain at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (2012-10 – 2016-06)
IT systems and analytics role building the data and process foundation underpinning current SCM and procurement work.
- Application & Access Management: Managed Identity & Access Management for a major Nordic insurance client with zero critical incidents over three years.
- BI & Inventory Analytics: Developed a BI-driven inventory management solution for a leading Indian retail client, enabling real-time stock visibility and demand forecasting — directly translating to supply chain use cases in later roles.
