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Arjun Sharma

Summary

Professional with 16+ years of experience in Stakeholder Management, Resource Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Strategies, and Procurement with a focus to achieve on company goals. Business-conscious

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assistant Vice President

Genpact
08.2023 - Current
  • Spearheading IT Category strategy with a target of 10Mn USD savings, increased cash flow, and tail spend management plan to reduce recurring demand
  • SRM Program Owner to Define, measure, monitor, and control supplier performance
  • Program lead for contract negotiation service delivery and change management

IT Category Head

Airbus India
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • Managed IT Commodity for Airbus India with Annual spend of ~60m USD
  • Lead and participate in global category forums; serve in informal/formal leadership roles within the team.
  • Program management of strategic projects simultaneously with defining and implementing the Subcontracting Strategy across Airbus India Teams & and continuously monitoring Supplier Performance ( SLA and KPI).
  • Develop a framework for outsourcing business cases and provide Make vs. Buy, T&M vs. managed Services

Authorized Officer- Category Management -IT Outsourcing

UBS
03.2020 - 11.2022
  • Managed IT Commodity for Airbus India with Annual spend of ~60m USD
  • Lead and participated in global category forums;
  • Implemented the Subcontracting Strategy across Airbus India
  • Developed a framework for outsourcing business cases and guided Make vs. Buy

Deputy Manager -Sourcing

HCL
07.2013 - 03.2020
  • Responsible for Global Sourcing and Procurement for software, service, and hardware
  • Created a sourcing strategy to deliver savings with an average target of a 10% reduction in cost.
  • Led the team to create business cases along with cost and benefits to executive stakeholders to enable the decision.
  • Cost reduction initiatives such as source identification, supplier consolidation, co-term of LA, contract renegotiation, BOM
    optimization

Sourcing Specialist

Zones
07.2012 - 06.2013
  • Sourcing and Procurement for Enterprise customers catering to Americas and India

Planner

HP
08.2011 - 06.2012
  • Distribution planning and supply of IPG products (Printers, HDD, MFP, Ink cartridges)

Commercial Specialist

TechM
02.2010 - 06.2011
  • Ordering, and commercial approval to achieve the pre-set goals

Associate

Sopra
02.2008 - 02.2010
  • Managed correspondence received by the administration teams of hospitals and solicitors

Education

MBA - Finance

I.M.T
08.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Delhi University
07-2007

Skills

  • Stakeholder Management: Working with business managers, customers’ needs and desired outcomes
  • Vendor Relationship Management: Manage vendor selection to optimize vendor landscape, increase cost-savings, optimize vendor onboarding process, minimize risk of supply chain disruption, and improve vendor relationships
  • Governance and compliance: Ensuring adherence to organization sourcing policies and guidelines; close cooperation with third-party risk management team to manage/mitigate risks
  • Strategy -Translating the overall strategy of the organization into a specific context with a focus on developing deeper commercial and cost discipline

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt(certified)
  • IACCM- Advanced – World CC

Timeline

Assistant Vice President

Genpact
08.2023 - Current

IT Category Head

Airbus India
12.2022 - 05.2023

Authorized Officer- Category Management -IT Outsourcing

UBS
03.2020 - 11.2022

Deputy Manager -Sourcing

HCL
07.2013 - 03.2020

Sourcing Specialist

Zones
07.2012 - 06.2013

Planner

HP
08.2011 - 06.2012

Commercial Specialist

TechM
02.2010 - 06.2011

Associate

Sopra
02.2008 - 02.2010

MBA - Finance

I.M.T

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Delhi University

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