Saud Chowdhary

Project Management professional managing a $500M+ global portfolio across the Oil & Gas sector in APEC and MENA regions. Experienced in leading cross-functional execution, commercial governance, stakeholder management, procurement coordination, and business process improvement across complex international projects. Proven ability to improve operational performance, strengthen revenue visibility, support strategic decision-making, financial planning, risk mitigation and deliver business outcomes through collaboration, structured problem solving, and data-driven insights.

Management Trainee - Contract Management at Welspun Corp Limited (2025-10 – Present)

• Managing commercial governance and execution of a $500M+ global portfolio of Oil & Gas projects across 6+ countries in APEC and MENA Regions, ensuring contractual compliance, operational performance, delivery performance and alignment with customer commitments.
• Leading cross-functional collaboration across 10+ internal functions, i.e. Quality, International Procurement, Domestic Sourcing, Manufacturing, Finance, Dispatch, Logistic, Shipping, EXIM, HSE and Document Control reducing decision turnaround time by ~25% and eliminating operational bottlenecks through governance improvement
• Conducted supplier capability and commercial assessments to support sourcing decisions, capacity planning, and operational risk mitigation based on technical and commercial evaluations.
• Monitor operational and supply chain KPIs including supplier reliability, quality compliance, inventory optimization and delivery performance to identify optimization opportunities and improve business outcomes for on-time execution of large-scale energy projects.
• Developed executive-level performance reporting and governance mechanisms enabling data-driven decision-making and enhanced visibility for clients and senior leadership.
• Successfully managing execution during global geopolitical and supply chain disruptions by coordinating with cross-border stakeholders and enabling timely resolution of procurement and logistics challenges to minimize impact on delivery timelines and operational continuity.
• Conceptualized and spearheaded implementation of an SAP-driven invoicing model, improving billing cycle efficiency by ~10%, enhancing financial visibility, strengthening revenue forecasting accuracy and cash-flow planning.

Operations Intern at Capital Marble, Arabian Gulf Mountains Trad. (2024-07 – 2024-08)

• Conducted structured Root Cause Analysis and Process Mapping of declining business performance and sales, identifying operational, supply chain, customer experience, and commercial inefficiencies impacting revenue growth.
• Designed and implemented a 3-phase business transformation and go-to-market model focused on streamlining sourcing activities, operational improvement, customer experience enhancement, and revenue recovery.
• Conducted customer segmentation and service gap analysis to identify growth opportunities and strengthen market positioning.
• Generated INR 3,00,000+ in incremental sales through targeted marketing initiatives and digital lead-generation strategies.
• Assessed existing suppliers and led alternate supplier identification, vendor evaluation, and commercial negotiations, improving product quality, cost efficiency, supplier reliability, and delivery performance.
• Developed data-driven management reports supporting profitability analysis, forecasting, supplier evaluation, and strategic decision-making.

MBA in Operations & Supply Chain Management – MIT World Peace University (2023 – 2025)

BSc in Hospitality Studies – M.A.

Rangoonwala

Institute of Hotel Management & Research (2019 – 2022)

Higher Secondary Certificate Examination – Maharashtra State Board (2019 – 2019)

All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) – CBSE - Indian School Al Seeb (2017 – 2017)