Rajesh Kumar Gogna

Enterprise procurement and strategic sourcing executive with 20+ years leading global sourcing, vendor management, and contract lifecycle functions across $450M+ in direct and indirect spend.

As Vice

President & Chief Procurement Officer at Raymond Limited, built and scaled the group's procurement organization across 38 Strategic Business Units and 800+ team members, driving an AI-first digital transformation agenda through SAP S/4HANA and Ariba (Sourcing, CLM, SLP, e-Auction) — automating source-to-pay workflows, spend analytics, and vendor performance reporting to deliver $40M+ in recurring annual savings, 53% supplier rationalization, and 98%+ OTIF fulfillment. Proven track record designing scalable, technology-enabled procurement operating models, partnering with Finance, Legal, and Business Operations leadership, and building high-performing teams in fast-growth, transformation-driven environments. Deeply experienced in evaluating and scaling automation and workflow platforms to reduce manual processing and increase procurement team productivity — now focused on applying that same automation-first playbook to agentic AI and next-generation procurement tooling.

Chief – Procurement & Supply Chain - Listenlights Pvt. Ltd. - Mumbai, India

(2024-05)

Full Direct & Indirect Procurement, Source-to-Pay Automation, End-to-End Supply Chain

• Reengineered the P2P process and introduced should-cost modelling and workflow automation, reducing procurement lead times by 25% and direct material sourcing costs by 18% in Year 1 across 40+ renegotiated contracts
• Architected a Strategic Supplier Partnership Framework using data-driven vendor scorecards, improving supply reliability by 30% and eliminating single-source risk with zero production disruption
• Deployed real-time spend dashboards and demand-management automation, cutting purchase order cycle time by 35% and indirect services spend by 12%

Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer - Raymond Limited

(2012-07 - 2024-04)

Textiles · Apparel · FMCG · Chemicals · Engineering | $450M+ Spend · 38 SBUs · 800+ Team · 12 Years

• Progressively scaled from category-level ownership to full enterprise leadership of strategy, governance, and 800+ person team across 38 Strategic Business Units — architecting an AI-and-automation-first procurement operating model
• Spearheaded SAP S/4HANA & Ariba implementation across all 38 SBUs — Sourcing, CLM, Supplier Lifecycle & Performance modules, P2P automation, e-auctions, and real-time BI dashboards — cutting sourcing cycles by 30–40% and negotiation lifecycles by 20%
• Built a Procurement & Supply Chain Centre of Excellence, standardizing automated should-cost models and commodity risk workflows to achieve ~20% Total Cost of Ownership reduction
• Directed $150M+ in global and low-cost-country sourcing (China, Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Thailand, Europe), managing INCOTERMS, customs optimization, and FTA utilization
• Delivered $40M+ in recurring annual savings and executed 53% supplier rationalization while sustaining 98%+ OTIF fulfillment, deploying dual-source strategies and SOX-aligned, audit-ready governance controls
• Established enterprise vendor performance frameworks — KPIs, SLAs, renewal planning — and championed ESG-linked sourcing, sustainability KPIs, and supplier compliance audits
• Served as primary strategic advisor between group leadership and business-unit stakeholders; received the Raymond Chairman's Award (2020–2023) and Raymond Best Director Award (2018, 2019)

Chief Product Manufacturing Officer – Refrigerator - LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

(2005-08 - 2012-06)

Consumer Electronics-Home Appliances | $600M+ P&L | Manufacturing · Procurement · SCM · NPI · Quality | 800+ Workforce

• Delivered a $200M greenfield digital refrigerator factory build in 12 months, including full capex procurement and supplier ecosystem design — an LG global manufacturing benchmark
• Built a 108-supplier direct materials ecosystem (~$43M in vendor co-investment), delivering 7%+ annual cost reduction through value engineering and design-to-cost programs
• Scaled line efficiency from 88 to 225 units/hour (+155%) through NPI acceleration and S&OP-driven supply alignment
• Named Best Purchaser of the World and Best Manufacturing Leader of the World by LG Global

Head – Central Purchase & Supply Chain - Electrolux Kelvinator Ltd.

(2003-07 - 2005-08)

Home Appliances | PAN-India Manufacturing | Direct & Indirect + Global Commodity Portfolio

• Delivered a full P&L turnaround within 12 months by redesigning direct and indirect procurement across PAN-India facilities
• Implemented JD Edwards EnterpriseOne (E1) MM module, standardizing procurement governance and reducing direct material losses by 40%; earned Certified Global Vendor Auditor status (Electrolux AB, Sweden)

Assistant Manager – Purchase & Production Planning - Samsung India Electronics Ltd.

(1996-12 - 2003-06)

Consumer Electronics | Five Product Lines | Imports: Korea · Singapore · Japan · China · Germany · Taiwan · Hong Kong

• Built Samsung India's first end-to-end procurement and supply chain organization from scratch, aligned to global HQ standards
• Led SAP R/3 MM go-live — Samsung India's first ERP deployment — cutting order-to-delivery cycle by 28%
• Two-time recipient, Samsung Korea Presidential Award for Cost Innovation

Engineer – Materials - Calcom Electronics Ltd.

(1992-07 - 1996-12)

Consumer Electronics | Foundation Role

• Built foundational procurement and materials management capability: BOM lifecycle, vendor development, and procure-to-pay — the base of a 30+ year procurement career

MBA - Manipal Sikkim University

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering - G.B. Pant Polytechnic