Saurabh Shelar
Senior Manager Digital Transformation
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
Dynamic Senior Manager with a proven track record at Unisys, driving digital transformation and procurement efficiency. Expert in data analytics and team leadership, I spearheaded initiatives that enhanced technology adoption by 60%, while optimizing sourcing strategies to achieve significant cost savings. Committed to continuous improvement and organizational excellence.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager
Unisys
05.2025 - Current
- Led end-to-end implementation of an orchestration tool integrating ProcessUnity, Agiloft, and Bonfire, improving procurement traceability, visibility, and efficiency while increasing technology adoption by 60%
- Standardized the policies for supplier onboarding, supplier deactivation, contract renewal across the organization to strengthen compliance
- Identified, socialized, and implemented digital initiatives in collaboration with the CPO and senior leadership, driving measurable efficiency and effectiveness gains
- Supported category managers and buyers by conducting deep data analysis to uncover cost savings opportunities via consolidation, tail-spend optimization, and cost avoidance.
- Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Evaluated and onboarded suppliers/technologies to strengthen the procurement technology stack and enable scalable digital capabilities
- Standardized procurement workflows and improved efficiency through RPA-driven automation.
- Partnered with cross functional teams and leadership forums to discuss and vet new age ideas, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
Consultant
Accenture Strategy
11.2021 - 04.2025
- Led an in-depth evaluation of procurement technology and processes across 7 businesses to identify challenges and areas for improvement.
- Facilitated workshops with CPO, CIO, CTO, and CDO to align on the North Star for digital transformation and strategic goals.
- Assessed digital maturity and developed an IT strategy tailored to the client's technical landscape.
- Reviewed existing capabilities in SAP ECC (on-prem ERP) and SAP Ariba (SaaS sourcing solution) to identify optimization opportunities for sourcing platforms.
- Analyzed Ariba platform adoption for direct and indirect sourcing, recommending technological enhancements to streamline sourcing and reduce process turnaround time (TAT)
- Enhanced executive visibility by developing dashboards to track technology adoption and measure ROI
- Identified opportunities to for cost optimization through demand consolidation achieving reduction of ~4-5% and enhanced the RC creation
- Process optimization on Ariba for TR grading & approval, PR quality and NFA achieving a 40% reduction in PR-to-PO TAT
- Designed a technical evaluation template to reduce supplier assessment time during the technical review and technical review approval process
- Created a detailed charter, defined SOPs for the future process, and documented BRD for system enhancements
- Identified and implemented digital initiatives to drive $3M annual EBITDA growth for Leading Coal Tar Distillation and Carbon Black Producer in India
- Conducted digital maturity assessment for SAP and the as-is technical landscape, followed by fit-gap analysis to define foundational digital requirements (Digital tags, Historian, LIMS, level sensors, thermocouples)
- Implemented initiative to reduce quality failures in carbon black production
- Enhanced yield in the coal tar distillation business
- Executed Initiatives to Optimize plant downtime in the coal tar distillation plant and implemented an Energy Management System to optimize energy Consumption at Coal tar distillation and Carbon black plant
- Led procurement transformation at a large copper manufacturer in India by executing digital strategy and roadmap for procurement, covering direct materials (RM) and indirect materials (MRO, consumables) sourcing
- Designed detailed business process documents at L3 level for both Direct material and In-direct material with RACI
- Designed the operating model for both Direct and Indirect businesses
- Identified $3M+ in value-saving opportunities across the end-to-end procurement process for both direct and indirect materials/services.
- Implemented 8 initiatives focusing on process enhancement and cost optimization, including ZBX and Should-cost model for MRO/spares and refractories, Demand consolidation, elimination of unit rate variance and supplier consolidation to reduce tail spend
- Led the design and implementation of a Gen-AI powered chatbot for the largest Oil & Gas company in GCC (India), focusing on procurement and vendor management
- Identified 30+ critical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) around the Source-to-Pay (S2P) cycle, addressing procurement spend of over $20 billion across categories, vendors, and contracts
- Developed a Gen-AI platform using a few-shot learning approach, enabling data-driven decision-making for business users in procurement
- Built the platform on Azure, utilizing Azure Web App for UI development and Azure Function App for prompt generation, ensuring robust and scalable infrastructure
- Created a sandbox environment to mirror the client’s target environment, ensuring smooth migration and lift-and-shift of the platform
- Engineered prompts to automatically generate SQL queries based on natural language input from business users, streamlining data access and analysis
- Implemented metadata mapping of fact and dimension tables to enable seamless SQL query generation, integrating Langchain and OpenAI Turbo 3.5
- Regressive testing to identify inaccuracy and tune the AI model to eliminate hallucinations and optimize query generation by controlling parameters like context and temperature
- Managed, designed, and implemented a price forecasting engine for a leading ISP in India
- Developed a platform to forecast regional B2C flat steel prices (IS 2062 Er250) using 30+ leading/lagging indicators and an ensemble stacked regressor for multivariate and Prophet for univariate forecasting
- Conducted EDA on 30+ variables, including lag, variance, MAPE, RMSE, MDA, residual error, variable importance, and model tuning
- Delivered price forecasts for M+1, M+3, and M+6 with accuracies (1-MAPE) of 98%, 95%, and 94%, respectively
Senior Analyst
Deloitte
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Monitored global chemical industry trends, published insightful content, and assessed the impact of emerging trends on the sector
- Conducted detailed analysis of renewable energy technologies (CCUS, Green/Blue Hydrogen) for the American Chemistry Council, identifying key opportunities
- Evaluated regulatory frameworks and provided strategic recommendations to the US Research Lead for growth and market expansion
Senior Analyst
CRISIL
09.2019 - 05.2021
- Designed the Market Entry strategy for leading conglomerate for their construction chemical business
- Designed Market entry strategy for global coking coal trader to enter and capture 3% market share in year 1, to grow to 7% by year 3
- Market entry strategy for leading specialty chemical player in India for venturing into Aliphatic Amines market
- Designed Expansion strategy for leading CGD player in Gujarat
- Market assessment for Biomass for a leading investment firm for Punjab and Haryana
- Market entry strategy for leading Anthracite coal supplier from Russia to gain 5% market share in India
- PMO for a leading Japanese chemical EPC company to get INR 500 Cr deal to setup specialty chemical plant in the PCPIR
Senior Analyst
Markets And Markets
12.2016 - 09.2019
- Managed and trained associates to enhance team skills
- Suggested titles for syndicate research reports and published thought leadership articles.
- Oversaw smooth execution of projects, ensuring proper secondary research, expert interviews, market estimation, and timely report publication.
Education
MBA - Finance
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
04.2001 -
Skills
Digital Transformation and Roadmapping
Digital Twin
Sourcing Strategy
Procurement Transformation
OEE improvement
Price Forecasting
Data analytics
Market analysis
Organizational improvement
Data-driven decision making
Team leadership
Problem-solving
Process improvement
Continuous improvement
Business analysis and reporting
Performance evaluations
Strategic planning
Talent development
Accomplishments
- 2 times Customer Delight winner at CRISIL
- CLAP award at CRISIL
- BrightSpark Award at Deloitte
- I-Lead Award at Accenture
Timeline
Senior Manager - Unisys
05.2025 - Current
Consultant - Accenture Strategy
11.2021 - 04.2025
Senior Analyst - Deloitte
05.2021 - 11.2021
Senior Analyst - CRISIL
09.2019 - 05.2021
Senior Analyst - Markets And Markets
12.2016 - 09.2019
MIT School of Business - MBA, Finance
04.2001 -
VIIT - Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
04.2001 -