Deepak Tripathi

- Supporting top leadership team with the strategic inputs for forming the long term
contracts

- Handled Largest Global Commercial Contract of 5G, approximately USD 8~9 Bn

- Providing Competitions benchmarking (by market intelligence) for adopting requisite changes in strategies

- Managing relationships with key partners like E// & Nokia etc.

- Handling internal stakeholders for Budgeting, financing, & project requirements for roll outs.

- Collaborate on ERP & Accounts team for payment automation.

- Supporting Enterprise team with commercial for their bidding of the contracts for Jio-CDN

- Supported Covid-19 pandemic related purchases for the RIL group.

- Handled many OTT contracts e.g., Amazon prime, Netflix, Sony etc. to integrate them on various Jio Platforms.

Supporting Team for optimizing the TCO of projects by collaborating with users & partners throughout the project journey.

- Responsible for Smooth & Timely Integration of Commercial function for Merged Entity Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL)

- Primarily two Aspects of Integration

o System and Processes integration

o Synergy actualization for Merged company

- Worked as bridge between the Integration office (Run by Chief Integration Officer & his team) of VIL and Commercial function for expediting functional integration.

- Prepare a solid Integration plan for all Major Milestones which includes Network RFPs, IT integration including (IBM SO/MSA agreement), End STATE ERP finalization and its implementation, BOO contract harmonization, Call Centre harmonization, SIMs and End State tradable Scope finalization along with User functions with delivery timelines and run this program to achieve it within agreed timeline.

Overall responsibility of managing the commercial function for Mumbai circle as being a part of Mumbai Circle Management Team (CMT).

- Handled all kind of purchase requirement of almost Rs 900 Cr+/Annum which included technology purchase & related services, marketing elements & related services, Service Delivery functions requirement including stores finalization, call centres & various other services. Warehouse operation of almost 50,000 Sq Ft at various locations which includes Capital goods (Network Equipment), Marketing products like SIMs, Recharge Vouchers, CAF warehouses & MIS function.

- Part of Circle Management Committee which prepare annual capital and operational budget and get it approved from the MD & board. Drove various projects within commercial and cross functional for circle EBITDA achievements.

- Apart from day-to-day operation I was the focal point to execute the centrally managed automation projects like scrap tracking tool, Contract management system, Annual maintenance contract calculation automation & Site return material tracking etc.

- All Active Network Element procurement was handled by my Team

- Major projects handled are listed below –

- Worked on upgrading network form 2G to 3G for entire nation.

- Brought up process changes by convincing management to decentralize few processes to build team engagements

Achievements at Idea corporate office –

- Saved $45 Mn in capex for 1 year contract

- GSM equipment AMC base reduced from Rs 223 Cr to Rs 179 Cr for Nokia and similarly innovate new Ideas for Huawei AMC and saved Rs 2.5 Cr on the base of Rs 60 Cr

Personal Achievements at Idea corporate office –

- I was nominated for the prestigious Aditya Birla Group chairman award for the excellent contribution in young leader category from my function 12-13.

Manage Circle Operation as Vertical head of Commercial function.

I was responsible for all capex and opex expenditure of circle and smooth operation was over all KPIs for my team.

Started my career as GET in Eicher group and worked in Material Procurement & Development department. Responsibilities were included to develop the critical foundry product and ensure smooth production line feed.