Vishal Bhatia
Enterprise Transformation Leader
DL
Summary
Finance Transformation Director with 20+ years of international experience leading end-to-end enterprise transformations across Finance, Procurement, and Risk. Proven record in shaping AI strategies, embedding new operating models, and delivering digital enablement (SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, RPA, Analytics, AI) across $3B+ portfolios. Trusted advisor to CFOs and Finance leaders.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Director – Source to Pay Transformation
The Boston Consulting Group
12.2022 - Current
- End-to-End Transformation Leadership: Spearheaded a $3.2B global Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) transformation program—covering strategy design, operating model build, digital enablement, risk framework integration, and adoption across 50+ countries
- AI Strategy & Innovation: Partnered with CPO leadership to shape the AI strategy for Finance and Procurement, defining roadmap for generative AI, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation across key processes.
- Piloting AI Use Cases:
- Piloted supplier risk monitoring using AI-enabled sentiment and external data analysis, strengthening proactive risk detection.
- Explored generative AI for contract summarization and clause extraction, improving legal/compliance turnaround times by 40%.
- Technology Deployment at Scale: Directed the design, build, and global rollout of Coupa integrated with SAP S/4HANA; standardized processes across diverse geographies, suppliers, and categories while reducing procurement cycle times by 30%.
- Analytics & Insights Enablement: Designed real-time spend visibility dashboards enhanced with predictive AI models, increasing spend under management by 40% and enabling 20% improvement in working capital forecasting accuracy.
- Financial Impact & Value Delivery: Achieved $50M in annual savings and 30% procurement cycle time reduction through sourcing optimization, automated invoice processing, and early AI-driven efficiencies.
- Risk & Compliance Strengthening: Implemented AI-assisted anomaly detection within Coupa/SAP to identify duplicate invoices and high-risk transactions, reducing compliance breaches by 70% and duplicate payments by 95%.
- Career Progression:
- Senior Manager – Procurement Operations (2019-12 – 2022)
- Sourcing Manager – Strategic Sourcing & Category Management (APAC) (2019-03 – 2019-12)
Category Manager
British Telecom
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Led BT’s £500m global Technology portfolio—including LAN/WAN, cloud, voice, IT services, and distribution achieving 8–10% cost efficiencies
- Led a global strategy to consolidate the transactional vendor base, reducing off-contract spend and cutting the supplier tail by 35% through enhanced analytics in the P2P process.
Senior Solution Consultant
Infosys BPM
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Led presales and solutioning across 50+ enterprise deals, managing customer engagement, solution presentations, proposals, and pricing strategy—contributing to a 20% increase in win rate
- Defined and executed product and team development strategy, enhancing vendor/partner relationships and executive sales support, resulting in a 15% reduction in sales cycle time
Management Consultant
Accenture Management Consulting
01.2011 - 01.2014
- Led strategic sourcing portfolio management across multiple indirect categories, including IT, Expert Networks, Financial Services, Market Research, Facilities, and Professional Services
- Managed $100M in IT infrastructure spend, overseeing categories such as IT Hardware/Software, Infrastructure Services, and Hosted Services, delivering 8-10% cost savings.
Category Manager
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Led end-to-end category management for IT Services, overseeing a $300m portfolio, driving strategic sourcing, vendor negotiations, and contract management, achieving 10-15% cost savings.
- Developed and executed category strategies, consolidating suppliers and optimizing IT service agreements, leading to a 20% improvement in service efficiency and a 30% reduction in procurement cycle time.
Education
Leadership in AI
ISB Hyderabad
Master’s in business administration (MBA) - undefined
IMT Ghaziabad
B. Tech - Electronics & Telecom
PIET Rourkela
Skills
End to End transformation leadership (Strategy → Process → Technology → Adoption)
undefinedAdditional Information
- Sunlife Financials - Test Engineer - 2007-09 - 2008-09
- Nokia India Pvt. Ltd - Project Coordinator - 2005-08 - 2007-09
- Net4India Pvt Ltd - Senior Executive - 2004-08 - 2005-08
Certification
Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean practitioner
Timeline
Director – Source to Pay Transformation
The Boston Consulting Group
12.2022 - Current
Category Manager
British Telecom
01.2015 - 01.2019
Senior Solution Consultant
Infosys BPM
01.2014 - 01.2015
Management Consultant
Accenture Management Consulting
01.2011 - 01.2014
Category Manager
Nokia Siemens Networks
01.2008 - 01.2011
Leadership in AI
ISB Hyderabad
Master’s in business administration (MBA) - undefined
IMT Ghaziabad
B. Tech - Electronics & Telecom
PIET Rourkela
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