Manu Bhargava

Capabilities and Accountability

• Target Operating Model development, transition and execution for MRO Procurement for various Koch Businesses (GP, Guardian and SRG totaling to over $870 MN USD). This, combined with operational execution for Direct Materials (over $2.1 BN) aided in creation of "Plant Procurement CoE" replicable across centers (Katowice, Poland and Guadalajara, Mexico)
• Central Category execution for IT Hardware and Software across all Koch Businesses (Over $674 MN Spend management including Source optimization, cross-terming and value negotiations).
• Developed and implemented procurement policies, ensuring compliance for India organization. Contract and Supplier relationship management including Service Outsourcing partner, RPO and Consulting Engagements.
• Creation and execution of Leverage Capability (To Strategize service execution from Vendor Partners across Procure to Pay), Contract Compliance Capability (Spend Leakage identification and recovery) and PMTC (Procurement Maturity Assessment & Transformation Capability)

• Manage Offshore Source to Pay & Supply Chain operations for Australian Telecom Client
• Procurement Functions include Tactical Sourcing, Order Management, Contracts & Catalogue Administration, Blocked Invoices Resolution and Customer Assistance Center along with Accounts (Supplier) Payable function
• Industrial/Network Supply Chain Functions include Inventory Planning Support, Material Management & Rotable Spares Operations and Project Material Consolidation operations.

• Manage Centralized Treasury/Payments operations for all countries in Europe, along with Accounts Payable operations for Switzerland and UK, on behalf of Global FMCG Client.

• Manage Accounts Payable operations for Telstra, Australia
• Responsibility included Designing of Reporting Requirements (for Tax Reports, Ledger Reconciliations, Creditor Reporting, etc), Transformational Query Solving for Client.