DINAKER RAJAVEL
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-oriented procurement and operations leader with over 15 years of experience in driving operational excellence through strategic sourcing and business process management. Demonstrated success in sourcing, category management, and P2P operations, with a focus on solution design and transition management. Recognized for innovative strategic thinking that leads to sustainable cost reductions and process enhancements aligned with organizational goals. Expertise in vendor management, spend analytics, and enterprise procurement platforms, complemented by strong stakeholder management skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Category Manager
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Hyderabad
08.2018 - Current
- Lead regional and global category strategies across Real Estate and Facilities, Utilities, Data Centre Procurement,IT hardware, IT storage, IT Services, HR and Professional Services, Marketing Category aligned to global procurement frameworks
- Standardize global IT Outsourcing Rate Card, Frame Agreements and select IT outsourcing strategic partners in accordance with Global IT strategy
- Responsible for finalizing Key Contracting Terms, analyzing RFP responses received from 20+ global suppliers and providing summary of analysis and recommendation to Procurement and IT leadership for making strategic partner selection decisions
- Deploy resources dynamically to align capacity with changing business priorities while maintaining SLA and compliance standards.
- Engaged Global Corporate Legal and regional counsel on MSAs, SOWs, and amendments to ensure supplier engagements complied with Qualcomm’s legal, regulatory, and commercial standards.
- Lead and scale multi-layer procurement teams across sourcing, buying, and requisition management
Manager
Genpact
Hyderabad
04.2017 - 08.2018
- Led global IT and Professional Services category delivery for pharmaceutical and banking clients, driving strategic sourcing and end‑to‑end supplier relationship management in regulated environments
- Traveled to Malaysia to set up offshore procurement operations including hiring, capability building, vendor onboarding, and successfully enabling sourcing and P2P teams to go-live under a Coe model as part of multi region GCC set up.
Assistant Manager, Category Management
Accenture
Hyderabad
11.2015 - 04.2017
- Delivered strategic sourcing and procurement transformation support for large US enterprise clients
- Executed RFx events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, and category analytics
Team Leader
GEP Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
01.2013 - 11.2015
- Led sourcing analytics and procurement operations supporting Fortune 1000 manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, pharma and FMCG clients
- Drove supplier due diligence, risk assessment, spend analytics, and quality governance
- Collaborated with a leading global consulting firm and provided cost solutions and optimizations to existing clientele whilst acting as a pre-sales, sales and business development lead.
Education
Executive MBA -
Indian Institute of Management
KolkataBachelor of Science - Physics
Bharathiar University
CoimbatoreCertification
- Lean & Six Sigma Trained
- Project Management for Business Professionals
Timeline
Category Manager
Qualcomm India Private Limited
08.2018 - Current
Manager
Genpact
04.2017 - 08.2018
Assistant Manager, Category Management
Accenture
11.2015 - 04.2017
Team Leader
GEP Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
01.2013 - 11.2015
Executive MBA -
Indian Institute of Management
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Bharathiar University
Skills
- Sourcing strategy development
- Capex purchasing
- Procurement of indirect services
- Stakeholder engagement on a global scale
- Supplier oversight
- Expertise in ERP systems
Professional Snapshot
Driving operational excellence through Business Process Management and effective people engagement, 15, Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Selection/Evaluation, Spend Analysis, Category Management, Operations Management, Process to Pay, Order to Cash, E-Sourcing platforms, Oracle Applications, IBM AS400, SAP, Ariba, Qlik View, Smart, 5.0, P4U, Emptoris, Tableau, Excellent communication, Organizational skills, Team management, Customer relationship management, Business integrity, Operational synergy, Resource optimization, Customer and stakeholder satisfaction
Personal Information
Qualcomm Global Sourcing and Contracting , Hyderabad, India | +91‑91678‑43382 | dinaker.cbe@gmail.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinaker-rajavel-236b5973/