POOJA DHAWAN

Dynamic professional with extensive experience at The Smartcube, excelling in market research and business analysis. Proven expertise in strategic sourcing and procurement, coupled with strong stakeholder engagement skills. Successfully led cross-functional teams to optimize vendor performance, driving significant cost reductions and enhancing operational efficiency.

• Specialized in procurement and supply chain management, involving in depth research of products information in the global market and providing best supplier analysis for deal closure.
• Controlling end-to-end trading functions, including purchasing, stock management, and strategic planning., Supervised company financials, conducting checks, procuring funds, managing payments, and planning collections.
• Managed cross-border stakeholder communications and project scoping for multiple client engagements, served clients across diverse industries including top pharmaceuticals, healthcare, telecommunications, utility, FMCG, media, oil and gas, broadcasting and retail.
• Specialized in RFI analysis, market research (primary and secondary), and supplier profiling, mapping client requirements, developing and customizing processes for supplier search projects in line with client guidelines, assisted clients in identifying and evaluating suppliers of products and raw materials globally to meet business demands and replace current incumbents, supported clients in outsourcing service divisions through the RFI and RFQ processes, conducted low-cost country (LCC) sourcing, and explored new geographies for potential suppliers
• Trained new hires in market research methodologies, tools (SPSS, Nexis, Kompass), and best practices
• Trained internal teams on procurement studies, RFI processes, company profiles, SWOT analysis, and competitive analysis, assessing customer feedback, evaluating areas of improvement, and providing critical feedback