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Strategic Advisor
SimpliContractStrategic Advisor
Jul. 2025
ICF - ACC Coach
GiVinEdge ServicesICF - ACC Coach
Jun. 2025Completed Level 1 - ACC - Coach Training. Enroute to ICF ACC Credential.
Strategic Advisor
VASPPStrategic Advisor
Apr. 2025
Consultant
ScotworkConsultant
Jan. 2024Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaEnable companies and teams to negotiate win-win outcomes successfully using a global framework.
Vice President Commercial
FlipkartVice President Commercial
Jun. 2015 - Nov. 2023Bengaluru Area, IndiaMy goal is to enable Flipkart achieve an optimal cost structure and scalability across Procurement (non-category) and 3PL providers. My role is to mentor and build these functions in Flipkart into a world-class function. To enable ease of doing business, create value-based functional policy, process and systems, and become collaborator of choice for all Flipsters. Core founding and council member for I&D across the organization. Lead Culture & Policies pillar for 3 years, and thereafter led Engagement, Development & Retention pillar.
VP - GTM Partner Strategy and Engagement
Tata CommunicationsVP - GTM Partner Strategy and Engagement
Jul. 2014 - May. 2015Mumbaii. My role encompasses working with all Sales Segments and Product teams globally, to develop key elements of GTM partner framework and execute the same. ii. Goal is to work closely with Sales Segments and Partners to select, recruit and onboard partners, to deliver the company goal for Partner revenue.
Head - Global Supply Chain Management
Tata CommunicationsHead - Global Supply Chain Management
Jul. 2012 - Jun. 2014Mumbaii. Responsible for Global Supply Chain, with Key goals of Optimising Costs, and enable deliver Top-Line and Profitability goals of the company. Responsibility covers all businesses, regions and subsidiaries of Tata Communications, with a team size of 60+ people. ii. Key responsibility is to enable the company meet its reach and expansion goals in time, as well as to be able to deliver to customers across a variety of telecom and allied services in 40+ countries. iii. Successfully co-led a Cost Optimization program to improve the company’s P&L by US$ 100Mn (15% of the addressable/target cost base), working with more than 18 cross-functional teams with as many peers as leaders of these teams and covering ~ 500 people in the company.
Vice President - Commercial
Tata CommunicationsVice President - Commercial
Jul. 2008 - Jun. 2012Mumbai Area, Indiai. Lead and deliver entire Sourcing and Procurement requirements for Tata Communications Globally - across businesses, across regions, across subsidiaries ii. Developed global relationships with key suppliers for procurement across the globe. iii. Delivered ~ 8%+ y-o-y cost improvement with time to execute goals crossing 90% + consistency. iv. Lead the integration of India and International business, across policy, process and systems. Developed and implemented a global Procurement policy, and revamped process with key metric of time to execute, being added to cost optimization. Oversaw the integration from dual ERP – Oracle + SAP to an integrated SAP platform.
Head - Commercial
Tata CommunicationsHead - Commercial
May. 2004 - Jun. 2008Mumbai Area, Indiai. Responsible for Sourcing and Procurement for Tata Communications India and South Africa operations ii. Lead the shift from a PSU culture and operation style to a fast growing corporate with global aspirations. iii. Lead the start of South Africa operations through India based team, leading the sourcing and network + IT procurement. Identified, deployed a leader for this team and coached it to grow to a full scale operation.
Head-Commercial West
BPL MobileHead-Commercial West
Mar. 1996 - May. 2004Mumbaii. Started off as procurement lead, covering all kind of procurements across Network, IT, Infra and Services. ii. In 2002, took over as Head-SCM for Mumbai circle, covering all procurement, import, and inventory & logistics functions. iii. In 2003, responsibility was expanded to cover West region with addition of Maharashtra circle.
Sr Exe - Finished Goods Product Ops
Mirc Electronics LtdSr Exe - Finished Goods Product Ops
Sep. 1991 - Mar. 1996Mumbaii. Started off with multiple responsibilities in Corporate HQ in Services department incl Service spares procurement. ii. Moved to Materials Dept, driving procurement for Onida’s foray into audio systems iii. Moved up to lead Audio procurement – sourcing products (kits) from China, HK, Korea, Japan, to getting them manufactured through contract mfgrs in India, delivering on the goal of meeting market needs – right product/models, in right location at right time. iv. Got enlarged responsibility to handle the entire sourcing and delivery, including driving R&D certification and supervising QA process. v. Responsible for Finished Goods - Audio Products procurement for Onida - right from sourcing, to production at contract manufacturers, quality management and logistics management for delivery to sales unit branches

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