- Strategic Leader with 28 years of expertise in procurement and contracting at Shell, leading transformative initiatives and nurturing long term supplier relationships to optimize operational performance, reduce costs, and drive long-term value creation across multi-country operations.
- Expertise in strategic cost management and negotiation, managing a $130 million procurement budget, and fostering sustainable partnerships that fuel growth and business expansion, while ensuring alignment with company strategy & core objectives compliance with local and international standards. Proven leadership as
- Cluster Lead Procurement Manager and Lead Auditor, ensuring robust governance, risk management while executing high-impact projects and contracts that enhance efficiency, streamline processes, and align with corporate objectives.
- Recognized for excellence in team leadership and performance, driving cross-functional collaboration to deliver results in internal audits, project execution with high team motivation, and operational excellence, consistently exceeding targets and achieving significant cost reductions.
- Advanced in leveraging procurement technologies like SAP Ariba to optimize sourcing, improve supplier performance & streamline procurement cycles, leading to a 15% reduction in cycle times and enhancing overall project delivery timelines.
- Led large-scale logistics and digital transformations, including SAP rollouts across multiple geographies, data migration for 16 warehouses with zero stock discrepancies, and consolidation of 60 warehouses into a hub-and-spoke model during Shell–PQS merger; also drove market entry efforts in Iran through supplier due diligence and LOI signing.
Awarded Performance Share Plans (PSP) and Special Recognition Awards (SRA) for exceptional contributions, underscoring a proven track record in driving business agility, risk mitigation, and sustainable growth through innovative strategies and strong supplier management.
