Sayan Kundu
Chennai
Summary
Accomplished Supply Chain Consultant with over 10 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and operations across banking, consulting, and technology sectors. Proven track record of driving cost reductions, optimizing supplier performance, and managing high-volume contract lifecycles. Expertise in third-party risk management, stakeholder governance, and implementing process improvements that enhance operational efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sourcing Manager
Bank Of America
Chennai
07.2025 - Current
- Led the high-profile Contingent Labor category independently, managing a volume of 30 deals per month being project type as SOW ,Change Orders and Amendments from preparation to execution.
- Successfully led vendor rationalization within tax services category, reducing third-party suppliers and managed services activities, this consolidation helps me to streamline vendor management and unlocked volume based pricing, delivering $1.5M.
- Managed a specialized subcategory (Partner Bank) project with a team of 5 members,majorly in Full Path Main Agreement, maintaining daily volume trackers to streamline the contract execution process.
- Conducted weekly governance meetings with key stakeholders and vendors, presenting progress decks to leadership.
- Collaborated with deal teams and legal to review and negotiate master agreements, scheduling agreements, and NDAs.
- Identified and prioritized sourcing opportunities through in-depth spend analysis and market research.
- Provided guidance on third-party assessments to engagement leaders and mitigated post-signature delivery risks.
- Managed a global sourcing category (Support Staff) with a volume of 10 each with a team member and proactively dealt with adversity and ambiguity.
Consultant
KPMG India Services LLP
Noida
07.2023 - 05.2025
- Conducted transitions for procurement functions for clients situated in Germany, Hungary, USA, and Mexico.
- Performed GAP analysis for global processes and suggested activities for process improvement.
- Received positive feedback from stakeholders for process improvements and risk mitigation.
- Maintaining internal quality audit for the processes which have risks like Purchases Order Creation and Scheduling Agreement in SAP, Oracle and Coupa Supplier Onboarding, Supplier/Vendor Registration, E-link, Invite link to Suppliers, Guided Buying / Buying and Invoicing, Implementation in Ariba.
Process Specialist
Infosys BPM
Pune
06.2022 - 07.2023
- Approved high-value Purchase Requisitions (up to $150K USD) using Coupa tools.
- Conducted due diligence and third-party risk assessments using Apex, Wall Street System, ServiceNow, and Supplier 360 to mitigate procurement risks.
- Drafted contracts (SOWs) and reviewed terms per firm policy to facilitate effective negotiations.
- Identified and selected suppliers based on quality, cost, and delivery, maintaining strong vendor relationships.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams and business partners to ensure seamless project execution and agreement approvals.
Senior Associate
Wipro Limited
Kolkata
05.2019 - 02.2022
- Maintained benchmark quality of compliance audits for multiple sites.
- Evaluated requisitions and conducted RFX processes, analyzing quotations from L1, L2, and L3 Vendors.
- Created Purchase Orders post vendor selection and kept internal stakeholders informed of commercial activities.
- Took ownership at the transactional level, managing technicalities throughout the procurement lifecycle.
Order Processing Specialist
Teleperformance
Indore
11.2018 - 05.2019
- Performed PO checking and 3-way matching.
- Created virtual credit cards and processed payments as per client requests.
- Supported the finance team in invoice generation and addressed billing queries to facilitate timely payments.
- Achieved quality benchmarks defined by the client.
Customer Relationship Manager
Creative PolyPacks Pvt Ltd
Kolkata
11.2017 - 11.2018
- Managed Purchase Order creation and vendor registration for GAIL and BCPL portals in SAP.
- Provided support for accounts and office administration.
Procurement Consultant
VIVO Consulting Services
Kolkata
12.2016 - 10.2017
- Processed orders and invoices using ORACLE software.
- Managed vendor and payment follow-ups with internal and external stakeholders.
- Scrutinized vendor invoices and prepared cost sheets.
- Generated daily reports including Sales, Purchase, and Stock reports.
- Led a helpdesk project for Denali independently.
Education
MBA - Supply Chain Management
NMIMS
01-2023
B.Com -
Calcutta University
01-2013
Skills
- Strategic Sourcing
- Procurement
- Contract Management
- Third Party Risk Management
- Coupa
- SAP S4 HANA
- Power BI
- Agile Methodologies
- Project Management
- Vendor Management
- Stakeholder Management
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance
- AI for Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance
- Power BI desktop for Business Intelligence
- SAP S4 HANA
Accomplishments
- Negotiated contracts that saved $500K in procurement expenses at Bank of America.
- Led a high-profile contingent labor category independently, managing a volume of 30 deals per month from preparation to execution.
- Received the Gladiator Award at Infosys for achieving the highest number of case closings.
- Streamlined the contract execution process at Bank of America, receiving global recognition for process improvements.
Languages
English
Bengali
Hindi
Custom
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sayan-kundu-18344578
Timeline
Sourcing Manager
Bank Of America
07.2025 - Current
Consultant
KPMG India Services LLP
07.2023 - 05.2025
Process Specialist
Infosys BPM
06.2022 - 07.2023
Senior Associate
Wipro Limited
05.2019 - 02.2022
Order Processing Specialist
Teleperformance
11.2018 - 05.2019
Customer Relationship Manager
Creative PolyPacks Pvt Ltd
11.2017 - 11.2018
Procurement Consultant
VIVO Consulting Services
12.2016 - 10.2017
MBA - Supply Chain Management
NMIMS
B.Com -
Calcutta University