PRAVEEN CHANDANNAVAR

• Supply Chain Consulting, IT Managed services, IT Staffing, contract staffing.
• Negotiation, development & implementation of key Procurement strategies.
• Developing, implementing, and managing IT projects by utilizing bench-marking processes by leveraging Market Intelligence reports to inform and support various Business Units across Globe.
• Working with BUs and partners to identify and drive cost out and cost avoidance and identify process improvements, focusing on total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Market Analysis, Schedule Forecasting & Research, thereby implementing cost saving measures to achieve cost reduction.
• Supplier Due Diligence, evaluation, core competencies and competitive bidding using different models and bench-marking analysis.

Client : Applied Materials

Business Engagement

• Lead a team of Talent Supply Chain Consultants (Staff Aug) and SOW Specialists and/or partner with SOW Category manager(s) and global leaders, ensuring service delivery on all India, APAC & EU engagements are meeting and exceeding SLAs, KPIs and overall client expectations.
• Facilitate complex sourcing initiatives and oversee smaller RFIs and RFPs to align with category strategy.
• Hands On Experience in MSP/VMS consulting, procurement, contingent workforce staffing and CW lifecycle management and program management using SAP Fieldglass, Beeline IQNavigator, Zoho and Smart Track.
• Collaborated with global director for regular program SOP training for internal team, internal stakeholders and suppliers for promoting compliance.
• Managed IT managed services projects, Contingent Workforce requirements and PO contractor requirements for various BUs.
• Unlocking innovation in staff aug via HTD, Try & Buy & other innovative Engagement Models.
• Evaluated and selected top-tier partners to support digital transformation initiatives as part of PO Automation Go Live.
• Developed and structured an AI-powered bot for processing client queries on categories, suppliers, benchmarking, and SOW and CWF, providing instant answers from the information database.

Vendor Management:

• Supplier Sourcing & Management - Supplier evaluation, due diligence, reference checks, and onboarding.
• Contracts reviews, supplier performance, and MSA addendums.
• KRA included Policies, SRM, CLRA Compliance, Contract Management, Business Intermediary, Client Flow downs.
• Capacity building & Vendor development.
• Spend & contract analysis, and category planning activities.

Client : Amdocs

Program Management:

• Ensure SLA/KPI compliance in day-to-day operations and supplier management.
• Cultivate strong business relationships with key client stakeholders.
• Oversee project modifications and enhancements, accurate billing, reporting, and analysis. Automating PO process to enhance accuracy of billing by 80%.
• Lead program expansion evaluation, prioritize opportunities, and incorporate workforce trends.
• Manage delivery team tasks, communication, and career development.
• Devised creative solutions to critical customer and user needs
  Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations

Vendor Management:

• Collaborate closely with suppliers and stakeholders to facilitate sourcing and category management activities.
• Manage contracts, supplier performance, and MSA execution.
• Execute subcontracting strategies as per Category Management.
• Develops, issues, and shares to KPI reporting on supplier performance, identifying data-driven opportunities to enhance category strategy delivery.
• Assist in supply market research specific to your category.

• Leads cross-functional supplier qualification and sourcing activities ensuring the engagement and buy-in from key stakeholders throughout the process.
• Develops, issues, and shares supplier scorecards quarterly.
• Prepares and presents executive summaries about suppliers’ performances and gaps to senior leadership team, program teams, and client sponsors or executives within an agreed upon frequency.
• Uses data, statistics, industry benchmarking, and business experiences to make recommendations to optimize the supply chain and strategy.
• Assists with supplier bid and RFX initiatives to engage the best suppliers with optimum strategy to meet client’s needs.
• Prepares and presents executive summaries about strategy, diversity, cost-reduction, budgets, performance, innovations, bid, or RFX awards to senior leadership team, and client stakeholders.
• Prepares and presents formal client presentations within or outside of QBRs with clear methodology of assessment steps, action plans, and recommended changes.
• Develops and partners with Pontoon program management teams and client stakeholders to conduct supplier regular summits or forums.
• Remains up to date on industry best practices, procurement and supplier management and category trends to drive improvements.
• Establishes and maintains strong, fair, and ethical relationship and partnership with global suppliers to ensure Pontoon and client’s business goals and objectives are met and exceeded.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

• Manage contingent workforce and oversee all stages of requisition activity and Statement of Work—SOWs through VMS (vendor management services) technology.
• Positioned to optimize efforts to service in a high-quality, cost-effective manner for procurement transactions for contingent labor.
• Providing consultative support and serving as Liaison with clients and suppliers: communicating value propositions, managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, and invoicing via the VMS tool, review Statements of Work (both managed service and managed projects), ensuring clear SLAs (service-level agreements), clear-cut timelines, and specific deliverables are met.
• Engage in cost-savings negotiations with Vendors/Suppliers and Client managers.
• Assists Program Manager and Supplier Manager to facilitate program Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) training and updates to supplier community on a regular basis to ensure understanding and compliance.
• Facilitates to ensure suppliers appropriately manage employee on-boarding, employee relations issues, orientations, performance reviews, and off-boarding activities.
• Supports the Program Manager of MSP in ensuring financial goals and objectives are met or exceeded as well as full compliance.