Hithyshini G Bhandari
Hyderabad
Summary
Motivated professional with several years of experience juggling multiple priorities to keep company running smoothly. Communicative team leader possessing outstanding time management and documentation abilities. Polished in overseeing employee performance and guiding and motivating new talent.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Strategic Sourcing Consultant
Wells Fargo International Solutions PVT LTD
Hyderabad
12.2023 - Current
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive vendor management strategy aligned with company objectives for EMEA vendor partners
- Analyzed market trends and conditions to determine the best approach for procurement activities.
- Negotiated complex contracts with suppliers in order to ensure optimal terms while minimizing risk exposure.
- Performed detailed spend analysis on categories such as IT services, indirect materials and services, and professional services.
- Implemented strategic sourcing initiatives that improved operational efficiency by 10%.
- Created and maintained a database of approved vendors and evaluated their performance regularly.
- Identified potential suppliers, negotiated contracts, and managed relationships with vendors.
- Researched new products or services in order to identify potential new sources of supply.
- Ensured compliance with internal policies and procedures related to procurement activities.
- Managed the entire contract life cycle process from initiation through completion.
Assistant Manager
Deloitte SVCS India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
12.2022 - 12.2023
- Draft and review of Consultancy Agreements, US Audit Engagement Letters, US Tax Engagement Letters, NDA (two ways and one way), and ensure timely completion without business disruption.
- Review business requirements with internal stakeholders and identify opportunities for spend reduction via commercial negotiations.
- Identify sourcing opportunities for business stakeholders and proactively engage with them for timely renewal of contracts and termination of contracts.
- Negotiating and contracting with the suppliers, and ensuring suppliers are compliant with contractual guidelines.
- Supported drafting and timely modifications of SOPs.
- Ensuring contract availability with vendors to mitigate legal risk.
- Spend analysis, market intelligence, and benchmarking to improve the opportunity for savings and cost avoidance.
Senior Contracts Analyst
TPI Advisory Services India PVT LTD
Bangalore
11.2019 - 11.2022
- Company Overview: (Worked for Novartis(EMEA Region) as a third-party advisor from TPI Advisory)
- Contract Life-cycle Management: Ensure complete end-to-end management of contract from pilot phase to sign off on the Master Agreement.
- Software Asset Management: Demand Management analysis in alignment with the Software Asset Management team, driving cost optimization.
- Collaboration: Working with Legal, Business, Quality, Data Privacy, and Information Security teams to review business requirements and make purchases by aiding Procurement requirements.
- Spend Management: Assisted the procurement team in implementing global category strategies in PPD (Product and Platform Delivery Services), which accounts for spend. Identified spend leakage and contributed to spend consolidation and non-value cost reduction.
- Cost Savings: Driving cost savings, competitive pricing, and lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
- Risk Identification and Mitigation: Understanding, Identifying, and mitigating the risk from vendors over different parameters.
- SAP Stakeholder Management(across the globe deals): Single-handedly managed SAP stakeholders in end-to-end contract management, stakeholder management for effective sourcing and procurement, managed strategic supplier relationships with cross-functional teams, and ensured the SLAs/KPIs are met.
Senior Contract Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
Bangalore
12.2018 - 09.2019
- Review SAP contracts and maintain the company's contracts database.
- Review of SAP's Order Form, Work orders/Change orders, Amendments, GTC, and Addendums.
- Review of GTC (General Terms and Conditions), Subscription Order Forms, Renewal Order Forms, and Amendments.
- Digitalization of SAP's software license agreements (Both On-Premises and Cloud Services).
- Train team on subject matter and updates from clients.
- Redline, Backline reviewed and negotiated contracts and agreements, including Order Forms, GTCs, Amendments, and Termination Agreements (Addendum and Amendments), with clients' attorneys, following corporate standards.
- Support the Contract Creation Process and Management within Procurement/Strategic Sourcing function according to the globally defined Contract Management Process (Worldwide)
- Perform quality checks before the product submission
- Drafting meeting agenda and meeting minutes (includes client calls), Budget plans (includes project estimations), Daily status reports, Project status reports, Quires and responses to the client/LM
Senior Legal Associate
Quislex Legal Services Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
04.2014 - 04.2017
- Redline, Blackline and reviewing of agreements, legal notices, involve in discussions with clients on contract terms
- Support the Contract Creation Process and Management within Procurement/Strategic Sourcing function according to the globally defined Contract Management Process (APAC/EMEA Regions)
- Reviewing of SOW, Work orders/Change orders, Amendments, MSA and Addendums
- Review contracts and maintain the company's contracts database
- Perform research on various law and issue, draft synopses for legal counsel
- Coordinate with personal in other department, as well as outside counsel, to accomplish tasks and projects
- Update the client feedback on the daily basis
- Perform quality checks before the product submission
- Provide client an end-to-end contract management
- Ability to handle conflicting priorities and multiple deadlines
- Ability to quickly adapt to a dynamic and changing organization
Education
BA. LL. B (Hon's) - Law
JSS Law College, Mysore University
12-2013
Skills
- SAP CLM
- ServiceNow
- DocuSign
- ICERTIS
- ARIBA
- Beeline/Contingent Resource Systems
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Software Asset Management
- Contract Management
- Contract & Commercial Negotiations
- Spend management and savings
Timeline
Strategic Sourcing Consultant
Wells Fargo International Solutions PVT LTD
12.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager
Deloitte SVCS India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2022 - 12.2023
Senior Contracts Analyst
TPI Advisory Services India PVT LTD
11.2019 - 11.2022
Senior Contract Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
12.2018 - 09.2019
Senior Legal Associate
Quislex Legal Services Pvt. Ltd
04.2014 - 04.2017
BA. LL. B (Hon's) - Law
JSS Law College, Mysore University
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