Siladitya Saha
Sr. Manager, Category Sourcing
Mahadevpura,Bangalore
Summary
RESULTS-DRIVEN SOURCING & PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL With a strong ability to drive Transformational Sourcing initiatives aimed to solve the most complex procurement issues across IT, Professional Services, and Real-Estate Categories, improving cost, and managing supply risks. With over 13 years of experience across industry, with a proven track record in the areas of Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, Low-Cost Country Sourcing, Digital Procurement Transformation & Robotics, Vendor Management, and Procurement Analytics. CORE STRENGTHS AND SKILLS Category Management Strategic Sourcing Analytical and problem-solving High Impact Communication Solution-Oriented Customer Focused Outsourcing Transition Management Spend analytics, e-RFX/auctions (SAP Ariba) Vendor Management INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE Manufacturing Pharma & FMCG Healthcare & Life Science Banking News & Media Business Information Services
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Sourcing Manager
THOMSON REUTERS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES PVT. LTD
10.2019 - Current
- Developed and implemented sourcing plans for a broad range of indirect spend categories with a focus on IT, Professional Services, and Real-Estate
- IT Sourcing
- Lead the “tail spend <$1M” software purchases annually by working closely with the business, technical architecture team, legal and privacy to onboard new suppliers (Ex: Business intelligence and data analytics apps, video streaming apps, marketing success apps, billing apps, sales data analytics apps, etc.)
- Developed an IT renewal calendar for software and hardware, worked with business to optimize the need and negotiated the deals well ahead of expiry dates
- Saved to the tune of $1.2M annually through negotiations and demand management
- Managed Translation as a service for multiple projects
- Integration of machine translation connector with the content management tool for efficient and real-time translation
- Spearheaded Application Development and Maintenance deals along with Contingent Workforce management and delivered efficiencies/cost savings
- Managed supply risks by negotiating contracts based on the use cases and taking Data Privacy requirements
- Professional Services Sourcing
- Developed stakeholder relationship with executive sponsorship that opened up $0M in the professional services category spend aimed at incremental ~ $5M savings
- Negotiated various consulting engagements that started with RFPs and direct negotiation with the shortlisted suppliers
- Example of the services sourced: Tax and Advisory, Legal, Marketing, Business Architecture, Operating Model design, Marketing and Sales strategy formulation, etc
- Real-Estate Sourcing - Executed multiple global office fit out projects to the tune of $20M for commercial real-estate
- Have used “design and build” model vs
- Bidding the individuals packages” to ensure budget and timeline guidance are met.
Team Manager
CAPGEMINI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA LIMITED
03.2017 - 10.2019
- Lead category management and the operational procurement process for leading flat steel product manufacturer
- Key Achievements
- Purchasing through Value-Added Reseller (VAR) - Consolidated fragmented IT hardware, software spends through the VAR that led to savings of 15%
- Worked on ERP Software purchases supporting Category Owners and Business Teams and the Legal
- Transformed packaging category by helping category manager to bring $10m off-contract spend under contract, rationalize $5m annual spend of the downstream business
- Savings delivered is $1.56m
- Optimized MRO and Industrial Supplies category and have delivered 9% savings
- Converted Category Support to an FTE based billing service line from a project-based billing model
- Expanded operational procurement services by adding 5 FTEs to cater to the downstream business units
- Augmented revenue by adding ‘Concurrent Audit’ and ‘PO Expediting’ as services for operational procurement
- Automated 30% of PO creation volume using robotics and have given client benefit of 3 FTE reduction
- Work with solution and pre-sales to showcase process capability to the prospective clients
- Contributed to benchmarking exercise for MALS (Manufacturing, Automotive & Life Sciences) segment
- Reduced team’s attrition rate to 12% from 25
Assistant Manager
INFOSYS BPO LTD
04.2009 - 03.2017
- Executed multi-million-dollar sourcing projects for various clients for Facilities, Meetings & Events, Travel, IT Software, Consulting categories
- Achieved annual savings to the tune of $5 Million & $7 Million respectively through transformational sourcing for technical consulting services and venue management services for global pharma clients - Converted a short-term onsite assignment of IT contract renewal into 2 FTE offshore model - Formalized contract negotiation and contract lifecycle management through contract period as a service for a major banking client which started as a POC – proof of concept - Assisted PO creation team suggesting preferred suppliers and have achieved the goal of ‘95% spend through preferred suppliers’ for a global MFCG client - Exceeded target of ‘spend through e-sourcing using SAP Ariba e-RFX/e-auction’ by working closely with business and category managers - Reduced supplier base for a major client by 30% by identifying one-time suppliers with no transactions in the last few years - Enabled ‘invoicing against contract’ by SAP Ariba contract compliance for a major banking client - Enhanced catalog penetration by regular analysis of the non-catalog purchases, converting frequently purchased materials into contracted materials
CRC Engineer
MA FOI MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD
06.2008 - 09.2008
- Assisted category manager in planning and execution of global healthcare equipment (Ultrasound, Tachometry, and Mother & Infant care) manufacturing projects - Developed local vendor group by working with sourcing manager and quality control team which reduced dependency on overseas vendors and improved the lead time of supply of the direct materials
Accomplishments
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics), Gogte Institute of Technology
- VTU, Karnataka (Year-2005)
- IPSCM (international SCM certification affiliated with World Trade Organization and International Trade Council) certified (Year-2011).
Timeline
Sr. Sourcing Manager
THOMSON REUTERS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES PVT. LTD
10.2019 - Current
Team Manager
CAPGEMINI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INDIA LIMITED
03.2017 - 10.2019
Assistant Manager
INFOSYS BPO LTD
04.2009 - 03.2017
CRC Engineer
MA FOI MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD
06.2008 - 09.2008