Preetam Mahadik

Executive Profile

• Managing Vendor Relations, Negotiations with vendors for IT, Digital, Connectivity, Telecom, Security, E-Surveillance
• SLA Adherence & Quarterly Vendor reviews
• Good at conflict management and relationship management both within the organization & with vendors
• Data assessment / collation / analytics to carve our actual performance parameters
• Excellent communication & negotiation skills
• Ensure continuous improvement within procurement process.

KPI

• Cost Savings - Minimum 10% savings on new buy and 5% savings on annual repeat buy.
• Vendor Agreements
• Managing Group level Contracts, sourcing & procurement of various goods and services.
• Category Expertise: Strategic sourcing & procurement of Direct & Indirect Goods & Services, Project procurement, Infosec procurement, digital business procurement, IT Infrastructure and Data Center procurement (Hardware, Software, technology, Networking, Leasing, Licensing, and renewals), Professional services, Facility management, Annual rate contracts (ARC), Annual maintenance contracts (AMC).
• BFSI Procurement - VSAT, SDWAN, E-Surveillance, POS, Soundbox.
• Indirect Procurement: Corporate regular stuff buying, HR & Admin related procurement, man-power contracts, property leasing & finalization, property rental agreements, event management, marketing stuff and event services procurement.
• Identifying opportunities in Reduction of operating cost of organization. Addressing all cash flow levers (cost, price, demand). Arriving to innovative ideas through different strategies.
• Managing cash flow by creating the right credit strategy and managing payables. Annual budgeting, forecasting price and market.
• Ensuring procurement activities comply with the company's compliance policies.
• Ensuring the right balance in cost, delivery time and quality to meet the business demand on time.
• Regular liaising between suppliers, manufacturers, and internal customers to quickly resolve any bottleneck issues.
• Streamline procurement processes and implement automation tools, resulting significant reduction in cost, procurement cycle and improved operational efficiency. Monitor, understand, and call out performance gaps in sourcing and procurement operations.
• Strategic and tactical Sourcing assignment for the team. Managing a team of 6 procurement and sourcing experts.
• Selection and evaluation of new vendors / suppliers / contractors / OEMs.
• Regular vendor performance reviews and rating vendors on metrics of cost, quality, and service parameters.

• Sales in Enterprise and SMB segment for Everest IMS products
• Network Management System (NMS), Service Manager (SM), Network Change & Configuration Management – (NCCM), Umbrella Network Monitoring System (UNMS)
• Managing Channel Partners / System Integrators and generating leads from the Partner Ecosystem.

• Driving sales of Technobind’s solutions to enterprises in West Region
• Engaging with channel partners and establish relationships
• Managing Go-to-Market, Logistics, Sales Plan etc
• For the West Region
• Managing the Sales Team and ensuring their sales targets and KPIs are met.

• End-To-End IT Infrastructure Project Management.
• Customer / OEM relationship management.
• Working closely with various OEMs for projects - HP / Dell / Cisco / Fortinet / Palo Alto / Microsoft / Adobe / Avaya / TATA Communications / Airtel.

Projects

• Setup Of 250+ branches of Bharatiya Mahila Bank and Bandhan Bank
• Data Center and 16 branches setup of Zoroastrian Co-Op Bank.
• PAN India Wi-Fi Project For Aditya Birla Group

• Managing a Team of over 300 IT Engineers for various customers PAN India.
• Managing 45000+ IT Assets PAN India for customers like - Syntel, Atos, Sutherland Global, WNS.
• Hiring, mentoring & nurturing good talent through planned learning & development initiatives, knowledge transfers and leading them from the front to deliver excellence, client experience and growth.

• HP / Dell Servers and Storage Installation
• RAID / LUN Configurations
• Server OS Installations and Policy deployments
• Backup software & tape library installations