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Mansoor Akhtar

Mansoor Akhtar

Delhi

Summary

Mansoor is a resourceful manager and business expert in sourcing and procurement, who is passionate about people, processes, and partnerships. He strives for success and keeps on challenging the existing benchmarks. Mansoor has more than 20 years of experience in handling Direct and Indirect Procurement Categories. His key strength is business partnering and data analytics, with a strong command in negotiation management.

He is actively sought as a thought leader in various procurement forums for his expertise in strategic sourcing and procurement.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Procurement Manager

Reckitt Benckiser
Delhi
06.2016 - Current

Accountable for 350 million pounds of spend in indirect procurement and contract manufacturing.

  • Budget & Strategic Planning: Consistently delivered year-over-year productivity of 14 million pounds (4%) through strategic initiatives.
  • Contract and Relationship Management: Implemented contract management through ARIBA, driving contract compliance to 100% in Contract Manufacturing and 60% in Indirect Procurement.
  • Collaboration and Partnership: Built strategic partnerships with geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams and stakeholders, enabling innovation and business growth.
  • Talent Management: Leading successfully a diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to contract manufacturing and indirect procurement.
  • Sustainability, D&I, and digitization: Encourage futuristic policies and processes that produce context-appropriate results.

Regional Procurement Manager

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
02.2014 - 06.2016

Accountable for 50 million pounds of spending on premiums, POSM, and admin-related categories.

  • Category acquisition: Successfully acquired categories such as POSM, market research, and facility management under the procurement remit.
  • Supplier simplification: Introduced the concept of preferred partners in tail spend to reduce time to market.
  • Technology-Enabled Procurement: Introduces ARIBA reverse auction of a spend of more than 5,000 pounds.

Procurement Manager

CHEIL WORLDWIDE ( A Samsung Group Company)
06.2013 - 02.2014

Accountable for 40 million pounds of spend in ATL & BTL Categories.

  • Costing Tool: Introduced a costing tool for retail fixtures and Shop-in-Shop.
  • Supplier Optimization: Introduced preferred partners concept on regional basis in GSB/ISB category for better time to market

Deputy Procurement Manager

LG Electronics
09.2004 - 06.2013

Accountable for 10 million pounds of spend in indirect procurement and 55 million spend of Direct Procurement

  • Procurement Categories: Worked for direct and indirect procurement.
  • Localization: Successfully localize DVD and other major television components.
  • Benchmarking: Introduced competitive bidding in categories like Creative Production and TV Commercials.
  • Time to market: Introduced a rate card for PoSM materials.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

JSS Mahavidyapeetha
08-2004

Skills

  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Talent development & Sustainability
  • Technology Enabled Procurement
  • Building diverse and effective teams
  • Supplier LEd Innovation
  • Business Partnering

Accomplishments

  • Received an award from Reckitt Benckiser's CEO for COVID management
  • Received a unique award from LG Electronics' MD for driving localization

Timeline

Senior Procurement Manager

Reckitt Benckiser
06.2016 - Current

Regional Procurement Manager

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
02.2014 - 06.2016

Procurement Manager

CHEIL WORLDWIDE ( A Samsung Group Company)
06.2013 - 02.2014

Deputy Procurement Manager

LG Electronics
09.2004 - 06.2013

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

JSS Mahavidyapeetha
Mansoor Akhtar