Sai Sharath Tallapelly
SCM
Hyderabad
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Summary
Enterprising Professional with over 17 years of rich and extensive experience in end-to-end procurement operations
Domain Expertise: Oil & Gas, Chemical & IT sectors for EMEA, APAC & NA region along with some stint in Health Care and Technical ITES industry
Conducted comprehensive ABC Analysis of past procurement/consumption data and took cost reduction initiatives
Developed Sourcing & Purchase Strategy with focus on transforming the procurement activities; delivered excellence in identifying spend profiles for direct/indirect procurement and categorizing the same on basis of criticality for each spend area after conducting risk analysis
Possess expertise understanding of Sourcing, Quality Control, Budget Management & Distribution Procedures
Extensive experience in designing and executing contract terms and guidelines in line with scope of SLA, RFQ and RFP
Steered efforts in developing the overarching sourcing strategy with focus on transforming the procurement function into a value creation group by working in collaboration with stakeholders, cross-function partners, and strategic supplier alliances
Domain expertise in devising & implementing various innovative processes / procedures; deft in conceptualization, analysis, organization & implementation of management systems
Provided senior level support to Category & Operations Team in strategy implementation, sourcing, negotiation, analysis and recommendations; partnered with stakeholders for supply relationship management (strategic & operational)
Resourceful in identifying and developing potential vendors; formulated vendor relations
Expert in providing process breakthrough improvements towards business excellence by adopting business process improvement techniques and ensuring quality compliance
Track record in governing & ensuring timely Order Placement through proper alignment with demand planning and Production schedule
Formulated robust relations with key suppliers; assessed the performance of the suppliers based on various criterions such as percentage for rejections, quality improvement rate, timely delivery & so on
Managed price negotiation with vendor, PO release, material delivery, payment and so on
Versatile, high-energy professional with capability in achieving business growth objectives within turnaround & rapid changing environment
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager
TATA Consultancy Services
Hyderabad
07.2022 - Current
- Managing Procurement Service delivery one of the prestigious Clients
- Overseeing the transition of new process along with Contractual obligations and SLA signoffs
- Responsible for new Business transformation consulting, new capabilities building (Sourcing & Procurement and Supply chain) and solutioning for existing & new clients.
- Highly customer focused and inclined towards lean operational model with high ability in problem solving, strategic operational planning through analysis and data mining.
- Partner with business segments and functional stakeholders, and lead Supply Chain Excellence activity within the company, championing standardization of best practices across the various operating models globally.
- Develop new models, reports, and analytics to be adopted globally to improve and automate supply chain planning and reporting.
- Partner with Information Technology and leverage Supply Chain Analytics resources to drive data transparency and harmonization where necessary for reporting.
- Implemented Vendor management tool for a pharma client
- Developed Contract Analytics tool to address Risk and Savings Leakages with in contracts which is configurable as per client standards
- Implemented S360 tool for NA region for pilot batch of suppliers
- Created Various Spend Analytics Tools to decrease costs, increase efficiency or improve supplier relationships
Sourcing Execution Associate Manager
Accenture India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurgaon
07.2018 - 07.2022
- Managed total Procurement Team for US Client with 80 FTEs Globally
- Created and implemented procurement strategies for North America and Europe
- Supervised on support services for buyers (Bid Events/Auction, Invoice Resolution, Supplier Registration & VMD Request Contract Management, E-sourcing, PR to PO Process, Analysis & Reporting)
- Managed Procurement operation services for a Global Chemicals Company
- Worked majorly on 2 categories: resource deployment and stakeholder management
- Directed team's performance management, cross-training, setting annual goals, and maintained the team's overall cleanliness and targeted SLAs
- Developed base dashboard to track daily work assignments and TATs
- Governance: Weekly and monthly dashboard reports to clients, with exceptions noted
- Implemented lean concepts to improve the process
- Offered effective performance feedback to employees through employee recognition, rewards, and disciplinary action, as needed with the assistance of Human Resources
- Improved client satisfaction survey from 65 to 100% by enabling more than 50 buyers in the direct & indirect spend space to transform service delivery and achieve 30% productivity gains through technology, automation, & process optimization
- Administered touchless transactions and automated purchase order acknowledgment processes
- Successful implementation of the Radix and ServiceNow Tools
- Identified and executed RPA projects
- Establishment of dynamic dashboard via Power BI
- Handled Service desk for AP and streamlined the process
Sourcing Lead
GEP India Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad
09.2015 - 06.2018
- Directed a group of 20 professionals
- Adhered to the client SLA by tracking and updating the status of the ticket on Remedy Ticketing Tool
- Assisted the client in SAP MM areas (Purchase requisition, RFQ, Purchase Order, Goods Receipt, Purchase Info Records, Physical Inventory, Blanket Orders,); resolved system problems and offered support
- Created SOPs and educated different Business Process Owners
- Interacted and communicated with a variety of sustainability stakeholders (customers, employees, suppliers, consumers, and so on.) in relation to questions and information requests
- Compiled, maintained and analyzed pertinent data and metrics
- Created administrative, operational, and statistical reports for internal and/or external stakeholders
- Developed relations and closely collaborated with team to support goals & objectives of the business
Process Expert
E I DuPont Services Centre India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
06.2011 - 08.2015
- Facilitated contract management and rendered assistance for strategic buy of Raw Material, Packaging, Contract Manufacturing & MRO
- Directed anticipatory purchasing activities such as research of order requirements, specification development, solicitation of bids, assessing Supplier capabilities and terms.
- Monitored cleaning of exception notices and ensured prompt payment to supplier
- Transition Management: Remote transitioning buy space in Titanium Technologies business
- Received Distinction on numerous honors in DuPont
Technical Support Agent
Unisys India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
04.2010 - 06.2011
- Responsible for providing the first-line of telephone technical support of hardware, Operating Systems, sub-systems and/or applications for customers and/or employees.
Process Associate (Voice Process)
Apollo Health Street
Hyderabad
04.2008 - 02.2010
- Worked on the PAYER side of healthcare business, typically a health insurance company (like a private or government insurer) or another third party that processes claims and reimburses providers.
- Accurately adjudicate and complete medical/insurance claims.
- Perform data entry, validation, and maintain documentation.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - E.C.E
JNTU University
01.2006
12th - undefined
Guru Krupa Junior College
01.2002
10th - undefined
St. Anthony High School
01.2000
Skills
- Strategic Sourcing
- Planning & Implementation
- Supplier Management
- Vendor Management
- Contract Management
- Seamless Transformations
- End to End Procurement
- E-Procurement
- Procurement Operating Plan
- Strategic Alliances
- Partnerships
- Contract Negotiations
- Budgeting
- Cost Savings
- Spend Analysis
- Category Management
- Cross-functional Coordination
- Team Building
- Management
- SAP Material Management
- RFX
- RFP
- RFQ
- RFI
- S2P Operations
- Service Delivery Consulting
- Robotic Process Automation
- RPA
- Strategic SCM Operations
- Procurement
- Sourcing
- Negotiations
Certification
- SAP S4 HANA Sourcing & Procurement, 2022
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, 2017
Languages
Telugu
Hindi
English
Personal Information
- Passport Number: R4172459
- Title: Senior Manager
- Date of Birth: 26th February 1985
- Nationality: India
- Visa Status: CANADA B1 Category Visa - Valid till 25/11/2027
- ID Type: Passport
- ID Number: R4172459
Visa Details
CANADA B1 Category Visa, E730424447, 2027-11-25
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Timeline
Senior Manager
TATA Consultancy Services
07.2022 - Current
Sourcing Execution Associate Manager
Accenture India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2018 - 07.2022
Sourcing Lead
GEP India Pvt Ltd
09.2015 - 06.2018
Process Expert
E I DuPont Services Centre India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2011 - 08.2015
Technical Support Agent
Unisys India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2010 - 06.2011
Process Associate (Voice Process)
Apollo Health Street
04.2008 - 02.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - E.C.E
JNTU University
12th - undefined
Guru Krupa Junior College
10th - undefined
St. Anthony High School