Devendra Shekhawat

Professional Experience:

• Currently managing a team of 7 members to deliver monthly business targets.
• Responsible for managing and allocating daily work between the team members.
• Proficient in executing sourcing and procurement processes for a global organization.
• Experienced in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including legal counsel, for contract negotiations and review.

Contract Management:

• Expertise in creating and managing contract workspaces, including drafting SOWs (Statements of Work), amendments, and change orders.
• Responsible for drafting, completing, and executing various types of contracts, including MSAs, SOWs, license agreements, change orders, engagement letters, purchase agreements, and termination letters, using SAP Ariba and DocuSign.
• Collaborating with the legal team in drafting, developing, and executing everyday contracts.
• Experienced in following governance processes, such as obtaining spend approvals, ITIC approvals, and adhering to country-specific regulations.
• Proficient in preparing and circulating contract expiry reports and sending expiry notifications to concerned parties before the expiry date.

Vendor and Payment Management:

• Leading subsequent payment processes in Ariba (PO) and Fieldglass.
• Managing and solving vendor, business, and legal queries regarding payments, technical errors, contracts, and renewals.
• Responsible for efficient tracking of legacy contracts.

Technical Expertise:

• Proficient in using various software tools and applications, such as Evisort, Ariba, Fieldglass, CBRA, Power BI, and Legal Intake Tool.
• Knowledge of risk assessment procedures, including conducting Category-Based Risk Assessments (CBRA) for third-party vendors.
• Familiarity with supplier enablement and registration processes.

Reporting and Communication:

• Responsible for daily and weekly reporting on SLAs, TATs, quality reviews, and pending requests to management.

Professional Experience:

• Part of the Global Procurement Contract Management Group (Supply Chain Management), acting as a bridge between the sourcing and legal teams to execute contracts and maintain the repository of contracts in the SAP Ariba tool.

Contract Administration:

• Responsible for working on buying activities when Purchase Requisitions (PRs) are assigned in the Ariba Purchasing System.
• Prepare specifications, solicitations, and requests for quotes or proposals using MS Office.
• Negotiate, evaluate, solicit, and award contracts.
• Responsible for the execution of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Master Agreements, Statements of Work (SOWs), amendments, and renewals.
• Link executed contracts to PRs.
• Identify various key aspects of contracts (payment terms, discounts, rebates) and ensure accurate capture of all attributes in Ariba workspaces.
• Responsible for obtaining signatures on contracts and publishing contract workspaces in a timely manner.

Purchase Order (PO) Management:

• Worked under PR approval for PO completion.
• Ensure invoices are received against the Purchase Orders.

Contract Repository Management:

• Ensure that only signed and valid contracts are uploaded in Ariba to provide contract visibility at a glance.

Team Management and Reporting:

• Responsible for queue allocation and quality checks.
• Provide floor support to the team and handle customer escalations.
• Responsible for creating and presenting process dashboards to internal and external stakeholders on a bi-weekly basis.