SME – Indirect Purchasing - KOCH Business Solutions - Bangalore, India
(2023-06)
- Mentored 4 junior analysts, trained on procurement systems, R&Rs, and KPIs. Guided new team members through onboarding, reducing ramp-up time by 30%.
- Conducted weekly team meetings to review spend analysis vs. budget and cost-saving initiatives.
- Coordinated cross-functional collaboration with finance and operations teams to streamline procurement workflows. Led stakeholder calls and supplier meetings to align priorities.
- Designed and executed sourcing strategies, improving purchasing effectiveness by ~18% through supplier consolidation and category-level planning.
- Strengthened supplier relationships, achieving a 95%+ on-time delivery rate across managed categories.
- Conducted supplier market analysis, onboarding 8+ qualified suppliers within 12 months.
- Managed PR-to-PO conversion for 500+ purchase requests annually, maintaining tracker accuracy at 99%. Coordinated RFQs and expedited orders, reducing average order fulfilment cycle time by 15%. Supported outage planning contributing to zero unplanned downtime attributable to procurement delays.
- Drove continuous improvement initiatives, contributing to 10% reduction in maverick spend.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, reducing amendment processing turnaround time by 20%.
- Monitored supplier performance metrics across 3 key categories, escalating risks proactively.
Senior Procurement Analyst – Direct Purchasing - Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd - Bangalore, India
(2016-08 - 2023-06)
- Managed full purchase request lifecycle for 1,000+ PRs per year with 98% validation accuracy.
- Coordinated with suppliers to resolve shortages, cutting backorder resolution time by 25%.
- Performed PO quality checks, reducing PO error rate to below 2%.
- Enabled 50+ suppliers in Ariba, resolving enablement queries within avg SLA of 24 hours.
- Supported RFP, PRQ, and RPI sourcing events contributing to $500K+ in annualised cost savings.
- Resolved invoice exceptions, reducing open exception ageing by 30% quarter-over-quarter.
- Mentored 5 analysts and managed schedules for a team of 8; delivered QC and workflow training.
Procurement Analyst – Contract Management - Infosys BPO Ltd - Bangalore, India
(2012-05 - 2016-06)
- Administered end-to-end contract processes (NDAs, SoWs, amendments) across 200+ active contracts.
- Achieved 92% on-time contract execution rate through proactive stakeholder coordination.
- Managed PR-to-PO cycle and vendor quotations for 300+ transactions per quarter.
- Resolved invoice exceptions, reducing exception backlog by 40% within first year.
- Maintained 100% document compliance across audits via GUTS and SIMBA workspace validation.
