Sahil Sabbarwal

• - Lead a team of 10 procurement professionals in sourcing and purchasing activities, managing an annual budget of $750 million.
• - Developed and implemented strategic sourcing plans that resulted in a 15% reduction in procurement costs.
• - Negotiated long-term contracts with key suppliers, ensuring the best terms and conditions for the organization.
• - Conducted supplier performance evaluations and risk assessments to maintain a high standard of quality and reliability.
• - Managed end-to-end procurement processes, including supplier selection, contract negotiation, and order fulfillment.
• - Achieved a 20% reduction in lead times by streamlining procurement workflows and leveraging technology.
• - Established strong relationships with domestic and international suppliers, enhancing the supply chain's resilience.
• Monitored market trends and conducted cost analysis to inform purchasing decisions and identify savings opportunities
• Optimized the use of technology tools such as ERP systems and e-procurement platforms in order to streamline procurement activities.

• Managed $400M spend in Hardware, Professional Services & Telecom Category, developing key relationships with internal and external customers to identify value-generating opportunities.
• Achieved substantial cost savings by optimizing purchase processes using techniques such as Clean Sheet x'Costing and TCO, resulting in savings of approximately $60M over a period of 3 years.
• Spearheaded the development of complex category sourcing strategies on a global scale, utilizing an analytical, data-driven approach centered around specific categories. Led negotiations to maximize value proposition and create TCO models for customized solutions.
• Conducted supplier review meetings with business stakeholders to evaluate performance and contract compliance.
• Consistently compared practices to market metrics and industry trends to develop a long-term vision for the category, including market dynamics and potential savings opportunities.
• Provided leadership and created a positive work environment for team members at all levels throughout the vertical. Leveraged strengths of team members, clarified roles and responsibilities, and implemented training programs to maximize individual and organizational goals.
• Succeeded in managing ambiguous scenarios, grasping business challenges, envisioning solutions from the user's standpoint, designing appropriate formats and occasionally fabricating expedited versions
• Established effective partnerships with internal teams specialized in Legal, Accounting , Compliance, Information Security , and Corporate Finance to proactively minimize potential risks.

Heading Procurement Operations for India with a dotted line to the Global Procuremnt Function in USA

- Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders of all levels, as well as external supplier relationships with key supplier personnel focused on working with the company to build a mutually beneficial supply relationship

- Leading strategic sourcing inititives and team of buyers to follow business understanding, market analysis, vendor identification, benchmarking, developing target costs, driving OPEX reduction, identifying opportunities for waste elimination through process improvement

- Vendor development ensuring reliable & sustainable supply of services at competitive cost; integration of new vendors in company

- Leading contract managemnt team and ensuring contract closure with vendors with alignment on general terms, scope, SLA, KPI and commercial terms

- Experience in implementing Ariba Spend Management-P2O (OnDemand) Globally that includes providing Solution Design, enhancement and support of Ariba Buyer modules along with onsite-offshore coordination. I have good Ariba techno- functional knowledge

- Rich experience in managing P2O Operations globally

- Involved in all requirement gathering and impact analysis activities for P2P. Reviewing the Requirements and Business Specifications, analyzing the impacts and feasibility. Documenting the functional or business requirements.

- Rich experience in implementing SAP Ariba (Procure to Order ) in various geogrpahies including US , Canada, India , Europe etc.

- Played major role in setting up Procurement Function(P2P) at NTT DATA across various geographies.

- Develops overall Procurement Strategic Plan and objectives aligned with the organization and Global Operations commitments. Defines strategic sourcing and supplier relationship frameworks and the source to pay operating model.

- Successfully implemmneted ERP Procuremnet (SAP) across multiple regions.

- Worked as SAP procurement expert to manage releases of enhancements and act as guide to team in prototyping, designing process improvement initiative and testing various IT & UAT testings.

- Standardize processes across categories, aligning with plants where applicable (e.g. sourcing, P2P, supplier performance and risk management, standards, category management, etc.)

- Develop and maintain SOPs, policies, procedures, tools and templates to ensure compliance, best practices and sourcing excellence for all procurement processes

- Defines the eProcurement strategy and technology roadmap; identify and implement e-sourcing tools (Ariba Spend & Contract Managemnet) and requirements to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

- Provide best in class templates, checklists and other tools for contract management, scorecards, negotiation planning, strategic sourcing management, etc. to sourcing groups

- Leads global spend analysis and identifies opportunities to leverage scale, supply relationships and integrate procurement into core business processes

- Leads overall Procurement Training Plan, skill development, processes and tools that enable best in class sourcing.

- Leads development and communication of Procurement Performance metrics. Develops baseline and annual targets, and track savings. Conducts benchmarking and communicates understanding of world class practices. Interfaces with Finance for savings sign off.

- Leads the overall Procure to Order business process and integration of best practices with outsource provider. Oversees vendor master data and identify opportunities to increase compliance.

- Rich onsite exposure and experience in working with teams at various geographies.

• - Experience in transitioning in house projects in the domain of supply chain with processes like E Sourcing , Spot Buy , Transaction Processing(PR to PO).
• - Steering Sourcing & Procurement capabilities like Spot Buy, Strategic Sourcing, eSourcing Services, Supplier Risk & Performance Management & Transactional Procurement for clients.
• - Well versed with Procurement Tools like Ariba Contract Workbench, Ariba Buyer and Quality Tools like Lean & Six Sigma
• - Designing and suggesting RFQ based on the international standard, evaluating offers, finalizing technical spec if required with technical expert, finalizing the Supplier for negotiation according to negotiation policy, deciding online auction strategies.
• - Managing the complete project which includes designing the As Is Process, To Be process, Impact analysis, resource mapping and allocation.
• - Formulating and implementing effective internal and external metrics, scorecards & periodic process reports, analytics and benchmarks to maximize process efficiency.
• - Managing sourcing and procurement operations such as (RFx Support & Spot Buy) for the client.
• - Manages full life-cycle e sourcing activities, from partnering with Subject Matter Expert (SME) teams to define scope and identify requirements through conducting competitive bidding (RFx) initiatives, vendor evaluation and negotiation of pricing.
• - Conducts multifaceted analysis, including price/cost analysis, benefit analysis, draft RFx template and financial analysis and facilitates the final supplier selection process by coordinating site visits, supplier presentations, and best and final negotiations.
• - Planning and organizational skills to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• - Experience in Customer service skills to interact courteously and productively and build relationships with customers.

• - Managing Procurement & New Vendor Development of two-wheeler for Hero Honda.
• - Responsible for Supplier Assessment Activities including Pre & Post Assessment Audit Activities.
• - Responsible for implementation of Supplier Corrective Actions at supplier end in order to meet HHML expectations and avoid shipment hold.
• - Responsible for Cost negotiation, deliveries and Technical & Commercial Negotiation, Rate contract finalization with suppliers.
• - Responsible for Supplier Consolidation which includes feasibility & capability study of suppliers.
• - Responsible for conducting successful PPAP, APQP & Process capability related activities at supplier end.
• - Responsible for setting up New Supplier base for Capital Equipment’s to reduce Project Cost.
• - Development of Supply Chains to Ensure Better Quality and Demand Supply proportionality.
• - Responsible of Material Procurement & Planning for Brought out parts and exports.
• - Responsible for line processes, line balancing, productivity improvement & time/motion study at supplier end.
• - Responsible for interaction with suppliers for Technical specification, Process, Functional & testing requirements.
• - Responsible for Procurement of Project Material & Inventory control.
• - Responsible for Vendor Development/ Sourcing and supplier change request if required.
• - Responsible for Project Management which includes Project Planning, Monitoring & Control, MIS, Project Invoicing, BOM Preparation etc.

• - Responsible for Project Managementincluding Vendor development, quality & process planning, project monitoring & control for executing the project in assigned time line, cost & quality targets.
• - Accountable for conducting ongoing process capability studies and initiate suitable corrective actions to improve & maintain Cp & Cpk (SPC, MSA & Inspection techniques, PFMEA creation, Material specifications & APQP/PPAP activities.
• - Responsible for Process Design and Development cycle creation for enhancing operational efficiency, resource optimization, cost control and quality improvement of the General Assembly Sparkproject,GM
• - Handling relationship management and technology support to one U.S. unit and one Korean Unit.
• - Preparing technical and commercial RFQ for the suppliers.
• - Responsible for Carrying out Supplier Surveillance Audit and suggesting supplier corrective actions for efficient closing of non-conformance with continuous follow with them.
• - Highly appreciated by the Management for successful receiving of Final Acceptance certificate, after completion of all punch issues / safety issues in Spark GA Shop project.
• - Successful completion of Process planning and Quality Engineering aspects in General assembly shop Spark project with measures for enhancing operational efficiency, resource optimization, cost control and hence increased productivity by 8%.
• - Highly appreciated for lucrative completion of LPG line project in GA Shop, GM & CNC Milling machine Project in Press Shop, General Motors.
• - Implementation of new conveyor of existing M200 Engine Transmission lineto accommodate M300 Engine transmission line in existing assembly space each with a capacity of 200 vehicles per day.
• - Played a pivotal role in execution of the project which includes designing, installation & commissioning of jig & fixtures, tooling, material handling systems (for Spark assembly line), each with the production capacity of 200 vehicles per day.
• - Purchasing of material handling systems for new project & giving technical assistance to the vendor for designing the systems as per project requirement.

• - Responsible for achieving annual production targets by subsequent weekly & daily planning.
• - Responsible for cycle time reduction, Production & Quality related activities as shift In-Charge.
• - TPM pillar leader of Kobatsu Kaizen and Involved in Six Sigma activities.
• - Responsible for PPAP & APQP Support for mass production line & proven out Process Capabilities (CPk).
• - Responsible for PFMEA, Control Plan & Work Instructions implementation by considering all machining requirements & process parameters.
• - Exposure to various conventional machines like VMC, Turning centers, Grinding & CMM Machines.
• - Maintaining APQP & PPAP documents as per customer requirements.
• - Successfully completed Production & Quality of New Line (Ford support bracket for Auto. transmission)
• - Modification in fixtures in order to reduce MTTR.
• - Achieved a First prize in implementing Step 3 (TPM) in Machine Shop.