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Karan Parvesh

Gurgaon

Summary

Extensive experience in catalog management, including the creation and maintenance of comprehensive product catalogs for internal stakeholders. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure catalog accuracy and relevance, implementing processes that improved accessibility for end users. Monitored product listings and resolved discrepancies, enhancing overall catalog integrity. Developed strategies based on customer feedback and industry trends to optimize product offerings.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Catalog Manager

Walmart Global Tech Services Pvt Ltd.
Gurgaon
05.2024 - Current
  • Created and maintained an extensive catalog of products and services for internal stakeholders.
  • Collaborated with various departments to ensure the catalog is up-to-date and meets the organization's needs.
  • Implemented efficient catalog management processes to enhance accessibility and usability for end users.
  • Monitored and resolved issues related to product listings, descriptions, and availability.
  • Managed the development of product descriptions, pricing, images, and other content for catalogs.
  • Reviewed customer feedback about products listed in the catalogs in order to determine appropriate changes or additions for future editions.
  • Identified discrepancies in existing catalogs and updated them accordingly.
  • Monitored industry trends related directly to consumer purchasing habits in order to adjust our product offerings accordingly.

Senior Catalog Specialist

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd.
Gurugram
03.2022 - 05.2024

  • Managed subcontractors to ensure adherence to project timelines and quality standards.
  • Resolved disputes and issues with vendors to maintain positive relationships, and continuous supply.
  • Led a team of five sourcing professionals, providing mentorship, training, and career development opportunities.
  • Set performance goals, and conducted regular performance evaluations to support team growth and achievement.
  • Fostered a collaborative and inclusive team environment, encouraging open communication, and knowledge sharing.
  • Evaluated requests from vendors regarding potential additions or modifications of products within the company's portfolio.
  • Provided support for customer inquiries related to product specifications or availability from the catalogs.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to enhance catalog accuracy and completeness.
  • Generated reports to track changes in product availability, pricing, or other critical attributes.
  • Researched competitors' catalogs for comparison purposes and identified areas of improvement in own catalogs.
  • Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.

Services Procurement and Contract Management

Agilent Technologies International Pvt Ltd.
04.2017 - 03.2022
  • Sourcing / Supporting / Procurement of Third-Party Pass-through services on project basis.
  • Construct and manage RFIs/RFPs/RFQ’s and drive the supplier selection process to develop and manage multiple LRM/MVS sourcing contracts.
  • Auditing the PRs on Monthly basis and sharing the final numbers for each Team Member with Management.
  • Doing the cross audits and upload the final data on SharePoint.
  • Responsible for Monthly SLA Metric and sharing the KPI results with client on 5th WD of each Month.
  • Presenting Dashboards on weekly basis to US Partners and provide solution to their queries/concerns.
  • Manage communications with vendors for service contract and quotation.
  • Follow up with vendor invoice issues for internal stakeholders for payment.
  • Processing and maintaining supplier data as part of Enterprise Solution deals - Quotations, Purchase Orders, Invoices, instruments, etc.
  • Monthly reporting and handling quarterly audits.

Team Lead

NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Private Limited
10.2015 - 04.2017
  • Lead team-wide meetings, assign tasks and workloads to employees, and foster collaboration among teams and across departments.
  • Lead and manage the weekly and monthly governance calls with the stakeholders.
  • Maintaining business dashboards for monthly and quarterly reviews with regional procurement groups.
  • Ensure all projects are completed in a timely manner.
  • Monthly and quarterly meetings with team members to discuss progress and share improvement opportunities.
  • Manage deadlines, timelines, and employee schedules.
  • Source Furniture items i.e. Chairs, tables, etc., and fetching the best vendors across the industry for the same, and procuring quality items at the best prices.
  • Decision making, stakeholder management, saving strategies, enabling savings through spend analysis, RFI/RFQ/RFP, negotiations, contracting, cost optimization, value addition, consolidation, and continuous improvement.

BANK OF AMERICA
01.2014 - 10.2015
  • Manage request for wireless, Office Supplies, IT and Non-IT Procurement for US, Mexico, UK and Canada.
  • Handling F&E requests for various countries and making sure timely delivery for the specified goods/services.
  • Working on various ERP tool (Ariba) for handling procurement activities.
  • Ariba operations including managing indent in the form of Procurement Requisitions (PR), After the Fact (ATF), Purchase Orders & Invoices enabling smooth functioning of Purchase to Payment.
  • Processing Purchase Requisition to workflow of Purchase order.
  • Negotiate commercial terms such as Time & Material, Pricing & Payment Term’s, Deliverables & Requirements, Term & Termination, Service Level & Service Level Credit for a variety of Agreement’s be it ASP, MSA, MPA or EULA with existing/new Vendor’s to mitigate risk & aggravate Business expectation.
  • Incorporate negotiated commercial terms in an Agreement by draft Statement of Work, Schedule, Amendment’s, Exhibit and Addendum as per project complexity and Business requirements.
  • Engage VRA (“Vendor Risk Assessment”) team in case of on boarding a new Vendor or sharing confidential data with Vendor.
  • Vendor Enablement and Management: Enabling the vendors and maintaining the data in the tool in EVDM tool for non-U.S. vendors.
  • Prepare, share and maintain Team MIS report bank pertaining to Monthly Spend, Expire Projects, Allocated Projects and Capacity Utilization Model.
  • Organize weekly TP with Category Heads on/offshore for providing weekly updates on special High Alert Projects.

INFOSYS BPO LIMITED
07.2011 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: The Charles Schwab Corporation provides a full range of brokerage, banking and financial advisory services through its operating subsidiaries.
  • Handling Procurement activities (PR to PO, Resolving the Vendor and Requester’s queries, Sending Manual POs to the vendors, Change Orders).
  • Handled IT (Hardware Buying) for Charles Schwab Bank (USA).
  • Procurement through Ariba tool (Purchase requisition to Purchase Order).
  • Meeting with different vendors and onshore sourcing partners to outline the clauses for different legal signed contract agreements such as Statement of work, change orders, addendums, amendments, standalone etc.
  • Risk assessment of the product & services.
  • Due diligence of vendor with respect to risk associated to the product or services sourced.
  • Handling vendor management for Charles Schwab Inc. (USA).
  • The Charles Schwab Corporation provides a full range of brokerage, banking and financial advisory services through its operating subsidiaries.

Education

Graduation -

Punjabi University
Patiala, Punjab
01.2011

Intermediate -

Punjab School Education Board
Patiala, Punjab
01.2008

Matriculation -

Punjab School Education Board
Patiala, Punjab
01.2006

Skills

  • Catalog Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Procurement
  • Strategic sourcing
  • E-sourcing
  • Ariba Buyer
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Purchase Management
  • Contract Administration
  • System Integration Testing
  • User Acceptance Testing

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Punjabi

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 11/04/90
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Catalog Manager

Walmart Global Tech Services Pvt Ltd.
05.2024 - Current

Senior Catalog Specialist

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd.
03.2022 - 05.2024

Services Procurement and Contract Management

Agilent Technologies International Pvt Ltd.
04.2017 - 03.2022

Team Lead

NTT DATA Global Delivery Services Private Limited
10.2015 - 04.2017

BANK OF AMERICA
01.2014 - 10.2015

INFOSYS BPO LIMITED
07.2011 - 01.2014

Graduation -

Punjabi University

Intermediate -

Punjab School Education Board

Matriculation -

Punjab School Education Board

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