Harit Choudhary
Gurugram
Summary
Procurement transformation leader driving Source-to-Pay standardization, governance, and AI-enabled automation across Automotive, Technology, and Marketing. Extensive experience leading enterprise procurement technology, category sourcing transformation, and large-scale cost optimization initiatives. Partnered with McKinsey to successfully design and drive sourcing and cost transformation programs at Uber and Hero MotoCorp, delivering sustainable savings, operating model improvements, and procurement excellence.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager,Sourcing Transformation (CoE)
Uber
10.2022 - Current
- Acted as CoE SPOC for sourcing, owning Sourcing workflows, tools, and transformation initiatives across global categories.
- Led Source-to-Contract operating model transformation across process, tools, templates, and governance to improve standardization and execution consistency.
- Owned end-to-end S2C product workflows from intake to contracting, partnering with engineering teams to define requirements, prioritize backlogs, and drive adoption.
- Defined and institutionalized savings methodologies across hard, soft, and working capital levers, partnering with Finance to standardize value tracking and strengthen governance across a $200M+ pipeline.
- Program managed a $200M+ cost savings pipeline from opportunity identification to execution for Technology and Marketing categories.
- Spearheaded global software asset management across 70+ countries, delivering over $10M in savings and managing $1Bn spend.
- Established the Sourcing CoE with governance, templates, and tools to ensure delivery consistency.
- Built AI-assisted dashboards to track sourcing KPIs, cost savings, and compliance.
- Built and scaled a Sourcing 2.0 operating model focused on one standard, one team, and one governed S2C process, enabling enterprise procurement intelligence and predictive insights across sourcing workflows, supplier management, and savings governance.
Cost Transformation, Program Manager
Hero Motocorp
06.2017 - 10.2022
- Directed enterprise-wide cost transformation programmes across the product lifecycle, delivering projects worth ₹200 Cr annually.
- Led design-to-value (DTV), VA/VE, and should-costing initiatives in collaboration with R&D, Procurement, suppliers, and Marketing.
- Implemented structured dashboards, risk matrices, and reporting mechanisms for C-suite visibility.
- Converted approximately 400 cost-saving ideas annually into 50 to 80 high-impact execution projects.
- Leveraged SAM MM data and analytics to identify 100 crore price arbitrage opportunities, enabling targeted sourcing interventions and cost optimisation.
Assistant Purchase Manager, Sheet metal category
Hero Motocorp
07.2014 - 06.2017
- Managed sourcing operations including RFQs, e-auctions, and supplier negotiations for sheet metal components
- Delivered cost improvements using target costing and zero-based costing across NPI and production programs
- Collaborated with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure cost, quality, and delivery alignment
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology
Kurukshetra, HR2014
Core Skills
- Procurement Transformation & Digitalisation
- SAP MM / Source-to-Contract (S2C) / Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
- Sourcing Platforms (Coupa) & Supplier Lifecycle Management
- Cost Optimisation (Should Costing, VA/VE, DTV, ZBX)
- Data ,Analytics & Insights.
- Process Re-engineering & PMO Governance
- Stakeholder Management & Cross-functional Leadership
Accomplishments
- Program Managed a pipeline of worth ~$200M+ $ delivered $100M+ savings through global procurement transformation across technology and Marketing category.
- Improved sourcing efficiency by 20% through process digitalisation
- Advanced AI-enabled sourcing use cases including automated contract / invoice audit, dashboarding, and GenAI-supported decision making.
- Standardized S2C governance and reporting across global sourcing workflows
- Achieved ₹200 Cr+ annual cost savings at Hero MotoCorp
Tools & Technology
- SAP MM | Coupa | Asana | Jira | Tableau | Power BI | MS Project | GenAI Tools
Timeline
Program Manager,Sourcing Transformation (CoE)
Uber
10.2022 - Current
Cost Transformation, Program Manager
Hero Motocorp
06.2017 - 10.2022
Assistant Purchase Manager, Sheet metal category
Hero Motocorp
07.2014 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology