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Skills:Partner manager, commodity manager, supplier management

Supplier Commodity Manager 09/2019 - current
Cisco systems, Bangalore , Karnataka India
Industry: IT
Results-driven MBA professional with over 12 years of extensive experience in project management, demonstrating a proven track record of successfully overseeing diverse programs focused on transformation, collaboration, and efficiency enhancement. Scrum Certified, Cisco Green Belt & Google Data .
Cisco Systems, Bangalore, India Project Manager Responsibilities: • Led cross-functional teams in the successful planning and execution of transformation projects, ensuring on-time delivery, within scope, and meeting quality standards using data analytics techniques. • Monitored project budgets, tracked expenditures, and implemented cost-saving measures, resulting in $6 mn savings in FY22-23 savings. • Developed and maintained comprehensive project plans, identified risks, and implemented mitigation strategies to ensure project success. • Collaborated with stakeholders to define project objectives, requirements, and deliverables, fostering strong communication channels throughout the project lifecycle. • Utilized project management tools and methodologies to streamline processes, optimize resource allocation, and enhance overall project efficiency. • Orchestrated and oversaw a portfolio of a number of programs related to supply chain, integrations, pricing, and commercials aimed at driving organizational transformation and ensuring alignment with strategic goals. • Developed and implemented program governance structures, including key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting mechanisms to track program progress. • Conducted regular program reviews in the form of QBR and SBR, identified areas for improvement, and implemented changes to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency. • Facilitated communication between various project teams and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and alignment with overall program objectives.--
Consultant 08/2016 - 09/2019
Accenture Consulting, Bangalore , Karnataka India
Industry: IT Consulting
• Provide consultative technique for transformation projects requiring product and domain knowledge in RFP/RFI/RFQ. (Project >$10 M) • Analyzing client budget, internal cost drivers and using them to prepare value-added pricing methodologies.
• Managed revenue models, process flows, operations support and customer engagement strategies. • Ensure coordination among Business Development (BD) team, commercial team, and key stakeholders such as solution architects, tax, treasury, controllership, sales, QA, mobilization, legal, and HR. • Preparing financial models for complex management & technology consulting with operations support opportunities across geographies. • Ensuring adherence to Accenture policies and US-GAAP during deal shaping and revenue recognition--
Financial Analyst 04/2014 - 06/2016
ADP Inc, Pune, Maharastra India
Industry: IT
Manage key accounts by compiling, analysing, and summarising financial data for price negotiations on new business/deals.
• Act as a key player in client retention, contract renewals, migration, standardization, contract agreements and termination. • Develops and interprets complex pricing and spend analysis necessary to support business functions of contracting, auditing, pricing margins, risk factors and client support for active and proposed projects. • Liaising with sales teams to add new business/ deals using varied combinations of discounts and promotions. • Plan, administer and report on the price increase process, new business incentives, and price-book revisions--

BIT, Mesra 06/2006 - 05/2009
Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Finance
Bachelor's degree

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