Deepak R Kamadolli
Indirect Procurement Professional
Bangalore
Summary
Experienced Procurement Specialist fluent with ERP, vendor management, Process Improvement, business reporting and Process change implementation. Known as team player possessing exceptional attention to detail and teams requirement . Good background in financial analysis and stakeholder relations,
Involved in two full life cycle implementation of Enterprise applications - SAP MM Module & Microsoft Dynamics 2009, Internal designed supplier portals.
Lead Sourcing Events: Build and Execute RFP/Q/Auction (Sourcing Events) responses on Ariba for the Infrastructure and Facilities Management. Knowledge of STPI and SEZ compliances, Handled multiple STPI and SEZ units over the period.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Group Manager
WNS Global Services
Bangalore
10.2020 - Current
- WNS is a global business process management company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company has its expansion with 60 delivery center worldwide
- Focal point supporting all non IT, Infrastructure and staffing requirements for acquired entities
- Supporting all range of services needed like blue collar manpower, security, catering, employee transport, AMC and so on
- Supporting service/material sourcing and management, commercial and business relationship with local and international vendors
- PO executions and tracking
- Completing day-to-day activities that include specification clarification, source/supplier identification, proposal analysis, review & clarification, contract knowledge, supplier performance management, supplier/customer conflict resolution
- Drive improvements in key metrics (TAT, cost, quality, deliverables, etc.)
- Improved vendor relationships, diversity and sustainability measures
- Assist with projects and perform other related duties that may become necessary as directed by management
- Review and analyze purchase requisitions and coordinate purchasing activities with relevant departments to process purchase requisitions, purchase change orders and requests for quotes to suppliers.
Manager
Walmart Global Technology Services
Bangalore
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Handling requirements from Admin, Infrastructure, Finance, IT and Talent acquisition team requirements for India based locations
- Rolled out RFP for new infrastructure for General Contractor, IT cabling, Switches, General Lighting, Electrical, UPS, CCTV, PHE, Carpet, decorative lighting, modular furniture, loose furniture, and various other packages for Interior fit out project
- Conducted RFPs for outsourcing IT and Managed Services contract
- Negotiated and created rate cards for various technical skills to meet the contingent workforce requirements
- Managed blue collar workforce contracts
- Managed year end renewals of Engagement letters with two of the big four firms for audit, consulting, advisory and tax services.
Senior Manager Procurement
Mindtree Limited
05.2018 - 08.2020
- Mindtree Limited is a multinational information technology and outsourcing company headquartered in Bengaluru, India and New Jersey, USA
- Founded in 1999, the company employs approximately 19,908 employees with annual revenue of $846 million
- The company deals in e-commerce, mobile applications, cloud computing, digital transformation, data analytics, enterprise application integration and enterprise resource planning, with more than 339 active clients and 43 offices in over 17 countries, its largest operations are in India and major markets are United States and Europe
- Managing Admin and Infrastructure requirements globally with spend of $40 Million, across 14 locations
- Rolled out RFP for new infrastructure including civil construction, HVAC, CCTV, PHE, Interiors, IFM Services and Employee Transport
- Created rate contracts and catalogs for recurring requirements
- Contract Management and Renewal covering various AMC and manpower related renewals (good understanding on minimum wages notifications, currently managing 172 contracts across locations
- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
- Good Experience of handling spreadsheet and analytical problem solving to explore value-based discounts, assess supplier performance and consolidation of vendors across locations
- Leading the War on Waste (WoW) for Facilities/Infra department with tracking and reporting cost reduction progress
- Did value Engineering along with admin team to reduce opex cost by investing new capex with multiple year warranties
- Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
- Briefly lead the CoE (Center of Excellence) for Procurement Team on implementing new process and tools
- Procurement SPOC for SAP Fiori roll out, right from BRD to Go live
- Managed team of 5 people.
Strategic Sourcing Analyst
HARMAN CONNECTED SERVICES
Bangalore
10.2011 - 04.2018
- HARMAN Connected Services Corporation was formerly known as Symphony Teleca Corporation and changed its name to HARMAN Connected Services Corporation,
- HARMAN Connected Services Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Harman International Industries, Incorporated
- Handling requirements from IT, facilities and HR teams and evaluating against current supply base, directing internal customers to existing preferred suppliers whenever possible
- Identifying and selecting competitive sources of supply through the RFx processes
- Planning and leading effective negotiations with suppliers
- Creation of contracts, negotiating and executing the same with selected suppliers
- Developing and driving cost savings activities
- Handling End to End hiring of sub-contractors through third party payroll
- Contract Management of Full Time Hiring, IT contracts & professional Services
- Interacting with cross-functional teams to understand company-wide needs and evaluating suppliers on regular intervals
- Handling duty free, second hand and other inter unit transfer shipments process with help of CHA (knowledge on STPI, SEZ and MoEF process)
- Driving a continuous improvement in all aspects of the procurement process
- Clearing the Audits with no NCs’ and providing data as required by Audit team
- Evaluating vendor performance based on PQD (Product/ Quality/ Delivery) for higher quality of services from vendor
- Core Member of ERP implementation of SAP MM Module, actively involved right from designing and finalization of Requirements to UAT and Go live for other entities acquired by the company
- Proactive updates to user on delivery or services to meet project deadlines
- Liaison with finance team and ensure timely release of payments
- Obtaining payment details from Finance and reconciling with vendors
- Providing MIS report to Management about transactions made against each category
- Managed team of 4 people
- Achievements:
- Successfully handled all the IT requirements for New Facility of 40,000 Sq ft setup in Bangalore, achieved timely deliveries and major savings
- Timely renewal of Asset Insurance and having monthly endorsement for the assets procured during the period
- Ensured zero noncompliance during the annual external audit
- Constantly achieved 20-30% savings on huge orders of Storage, servers, laptops, desktops and leased lines
- Implemented improvements in the ERP to reduce manual work.
SCM Consultant
CGI Group
Bangalore
02.2008 - 06.2011
Asst. Manager
eOffice Planet India Pvt. Ltd
Bangalore
12.2006 - 02.2008
Procurement Admin
RM Applied Engineers
Mumbai
05.2005 - 11.2006
Education
B.Sc - Electronics
Karnataka University
Dharwad 06.2002 - 05.2005
Skills
Strategic Sourcing
Purchasing Process
Category ManagementERP implementation & TrainingContract & Vendor ManagementLogistics ComplianceAriba, Fiori & SAP (SRM and MM)
Stakeholder Relationships
Timeline
Group Manager
WNS Global Services
10.2020 - Current
Manager
Walmart Global Technology Services
08.2020 - 09.2021
Senior Manager Procurement
Mindtree Limited
05.2018 - 08.2020
Strategic Sourcing Analyst
HARMAN CONNECTED SERVICES
10.2011 - 04.2018
SCM Consultant
CGI Group
02.2008 - 06.2011
Asst. Manager
eOffice Planet India Pvt. Ltd
12.2006 - 02.2008
Procurement Admin
RM Applied Engineers
05.2005 - 11.2006
B.Sc - Electronics
Karnataka University
06.2002 - 05.2005