Vikram Samudre

• Develop, execute and enforce Sourcing strategy for IBM US Research and Global Business Solution clients
• Interface with client on strategic sourcing objectives and communication between suppliers, clients and legal to maintain an audit-ready posture always
• Interlock with other procurement organizations such as Global Sourcing Councils
• Conduct competitive bids to increase the win rates for IBM and support revenue increase
• Contract Management, Spend Analysis and Supplier Relationship Management for IT Products Services and Maintenance, MRO and Software Commodity
• Creating, Executing and Maintaining contracts, amendments/agreements and other legal documents
• Performing RFI/RFP/RFQ, Negotiate and document Source Selection and Fair Value analysis.
• Lead, develop and implementing savings strategies across commodities
• Troubleshooting purchasing related problems with groups such as Accounts Payable, Finance, Business Controls and other activity related to the acquisition of goods and services
• Conducting Client Satisfaction Survey / Net promoter Score and reporting it to the Management with the comments
• Develop, Manage and work with a 3rd party integrator for sending POs to non-core vendors
• Completing several business processes like Invoice rejection/ re- submission, altering the POs to add funds or changing the accounting information, etc. on SAP, primarily in MM module and now in Ariba Buy@IBM tool
• Apply Procurement policies, practices and principles to manage client and supplier relationships
• Identify, Create and Execute Transformation projects like hands Free PO, Commodity strategy, etc.
• Worked on CPC (Corporate Purchasing cards) Process
• Was Ariba focal in transitioning and training the Research Squad on Ariba Buy@IBM tool

• Worked as Senior Sourcing Analyst with Denali Sourcing Services from 20th Oct 2014 to 5th Aug 2018.
• Managed end to end sourcing projects including business requirements gathering, RFX (RFI, RFP, RFQ) for Promotional Items Category
• Analyzed supplier responses and capability to draw conclusions, prepare comprehensive summaries and recommend supplier
• Drive negotiation strategies that includes Reverse Auction (RA)
• Vendor on-boarding and providing Ariba tool training to new suppliers and creating Quick Reference Guide (QRG)
• Reporting monthly Supplier participation details to Stakeholder
• Handled P2P activities like floating RFQs, creating Pos, sending manual Pos, change orders
• Have handled Marketing and Facilities Categories
• Handled Invoice Reconciliations- 2 way, 3 way match
• Migrated almost 100+ Legacy Contracts to Ariba in less than 2 months
• On-boarding of new hires and training

· Worked as Business Analyst in Infosys BPO Ltd.

· Infosys BPO is the sister concern of Infosys Technologies Ltd. having Global clients.

· Sales Order Management US-based world largest Manufacturer of Networking Equipment.

· Processing purchase orders

· Handling complaints and requests of the customers and partners like cancellations of orders, expedites, renewal of contracts, booking new orders, settling discounts issues, reporting etc.

· Helping in Quality Assurance activities.

· Attending conference call on weekly basis for resolving the issues.

· Have also being involved in Commit Management & Data Analysis.