Pradyuman Jethwa
Summary
Utilize expertise in organizational development and management, including strategic planning, decision-making, problem solving and creating organizational structure. One who believes in Team (Together Each Achieves More) efforts both, as a member and a dynamic leader with strong background contributing to process improvements and change implementations. Skilled analyst and problem-solver focused on eliminating operational gaps and optimizing services. Provide team members with the knowledge and tools to succeed in fast-paced environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager - Category Sourcing (Vantage Towers)
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS)
01.2023 - Current
Deputy Manager - Category Sourcing (VPC)
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS)
09.2018 - 12.2022
- Category Analysis: Conducting in-depth analysis of the category, including supplier capabilities, past data, Contracts and potential risks. This analysis helps in identifying opportunities for cost savings, process improvements, and supplier consolidation
- Strategic Sourcing: Developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives for the category. This involves identifying and evaluating potential suppliers, negotiating contracts and pricing terms, and selecting the most suitable suppliers to meet the organization's needs
- Contract Management: Managing contracts with suppliers including drafting and negotiating contracts, monitoring contract compliance, and implementing any necessary contract amendments or renewals by closely working with VPC and Vantage Towers Stakeholders
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as Category Managers, operations team and other relevant teams, to align sourcing strategies with organizational goals
- Engage internal as well as external stakeholders throughout the procurement process to ensure their requirements are met and gain seamless support which help everyone to meet the end objective
- Process, Compliance and Tools: To ensure all due diligence is followed in entire sourcing process
- Have sufficient knowledge of all tools which are being used by the organization to perform all sourcing activities, such as Ariba, Sirion Labs for contracting, SAP tCodes, Celonis, DocuSign etc
- Continuous Improvement: Actively seeking opportunities to improve category sourcing processes and performance. This includes staying updated on industry best practices, technology advancements, and market trends to drive innovation and enhance overall procurement effectiveness
- Driving KPIs: Continuously monitor and support E2E KPIs throughout the year to ensure all targets are met. Adapt the strategies and action plans accordingly to maintain alignment with organizational goals. Have solely driven and supported top KPIs such as Savings, Spend Management, Preferred Suppliers, Demand management
- Project Supported & Skill Learned: 1) RACI Penetration: This project was about undertaking more responsibilities from VPC stakeholders and support Category for E2E task completion. 2) Reporting Standardization: Led the project with aim of transforming all manual reporting activities to be automated or can be presented through certain dashboards which can be created with PowerBI. Also, learned to create PowerBI dashboards
Assistant Manager, Global Vendor Management Specialist
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS)
08.2015 - 08.2018
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with global vendors, acting as the primary point of contact
- Regularly engaging with vendors to understand their capabilities, address concerns, and foster collaboration
- Conducting periodic vendor performance reviews, providing feedback, and working together to drive continuous improvement
- Monitoring/reconciling transactions on supplier account to ensure the payments made on time
- Coached and mentored new employees within the team with all processes
- Invoice processing, Corrections in SAP, managing tight deadlines for urgent actions to be taken
- Supplier Connect: It’s an initiative to connect with supplier on regular intervals via weekly calls where we list out their issues and suggest work around on immediate basis to smoothen the process, gaining trust and speed, establishing healthy business relationship
Business Development Executive
Perpetual Techno labs Pvt Ltd
11.2014 - 07.2015
- Generating leads and identifying potential clients or customers through various channels such as networking, cold calling, referrals, and online research
- Qualifying leads based on the organization's target criteria and assessing their potential for conversion into business opportunities
- Discuss overall project scope and freeze the requirement by preparing and submitting formal business tenders and proposals to existing and new clients
- Project execution and coordination between client and internal technical resources for better results
Business Development Executive
CCT Solutions Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 11.2014
- Conducting market research to identify potential target markets, industry trends, and customer needs
- Analyzing market data to identify opportunities for expansion, new product/service offerings, or potential partnerships
- Discuss overall project scope and freeze the requirement by preparing and submitting formal business tenders and proposals to existing and new clients
- Project execution and coordination between client and internal technical resources for better results
- Parcel Commerce: Worked solely E2E on initiative driven by the organization for the medium sized courier companies in European region to create fully bespoke solution for their customers
Customer Relations Executive
Vodafone India Services Pvt LTD
03.2011 - 06.2013
- Working on UK Director level escalation issues which requires 100% accuracy
- Have to deal with the issues within 24-48 hours which is maximum turnaround time
- Handle customer complaints and escalations with empathy, professionalism, and a focus on finding effective solutions
- Investigate complaints, collaborate with internal teams, and follow through to ensure timely resolution and customer satisfaction
- Provide feedback and recommendations to relevant departments based on recurring customer issues to drive process improvements.
Purchase Ledger Account Clerk
CAPITAL GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES LTD
03.2008 - 12.2010
- Manage all the purchase of the company’s widely spread different branches with more accurately as well as efficiently
- Worked on ERP Accounting solutions (Pegasus Opera 3)
- Responsible for all aspects of the purchase ledger including daily record of invoices received; the processing of invoice batches and computerized payment runs by BACS or by cheques every week due to high amount of suppliers
- Release Payment of all purchase when the payment is due
- Dealing with different suppliers when needed
- Generating internal invoices to authorize payments, coding and checking invoices, working out any additional VAT payments on top of the basic costs, paying out money via BACS or by cheques, checking and reconciling supplier statements, filing invoices and statements, dealing with all purchase enquiries and processing all staff expenses.
Customer Service Assistant
SAINSBURY’S SUPERMARKET LTD, Hanworth
12.2006 - 03.2008
- To ensure full compliance of the store with all health and safety legislation trading
- Standards and all other legal or statutory requirements
- To assist the manager with the co-ordination and organization of site based Enrolment activities
- To attend Conference and training session in regards to improvement of overall Sale.
Trainee Manager
MCDONALDS RESTAURANT LTD
02.2005 - 11.2006
- Actively support all team members to provide resources to enable all team goals to be achieved
- Manage things within the restaurant and leading the team by example with leadership skill
- Provide an essential training to all new employees in the organization
Education
BBA -
Som-Lalit Institute of Business Administration
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad2004
Higher Secondary Certificate – Commerce -
GSEB
Ahmedabad2001
Skills
- Stakeholder Management
- Leadership
- Planning and Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation
- Continuous Improvement Strategies
- Proposal Support
- E2E Project handling and management
- Tools and Processes
- Category Analysis and Reporting
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Gujarati
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Manager - Category Sourcing (Vantage Towers)
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS)
01.2023 - Current
Deputy Manager - Category Sourcing (VPC)
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS)
09.2018 - 12.2022
Assistant Manager, Global Vendor Management Specialist
Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (_VOIS)
08.2015 - 08.2018
Business Development Executive
Perpetual Techno labs Pvt Ltd
11.2014 - 07.2015
Business Development Executive
CCT Solutions Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 11.2014
Customer Relations Executive
Vodafone India Services Pvt LTD
03.2011 - 06.2013
Purchase Ledger Account Clerk
CAPITAL GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES LTD
03.2008 - 12.2010
Customer Service Assistant
SAINSBURY’S SUPERMARKET LTD, Hanworth
12.2006 - 03.2008
Trainee Manager
MCDONALDS RESTAURANT LTD
02.2005 - 11.2006
BBA -
Som-Lalit Institute of Business Administration
Higher Secondary Certificate – Commerce -
GSEB
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