Experience

19 Years of Progressive Leadership

From SAP coordinator to governing multi-billion+ enterprise spend portfolios — a consistent track record of measurable transformation at every stage.

Purchase category expertise

Indirect spend categories I govern & transform

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Retail Assets

Shop-in-Shop fixtures, visual merchandising, store fit-outs, signage, display materials

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Marketing & POSM

Agency management, POSM, BTL/ATL, events, media spends, promotional collateral

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Telecom Infrastructure

2G/4G passive infra, network equipment, towers, cabling, site maintenance

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Admin & Corporate

Office supplies, corporate travel, printing, stationery, IT peripherals, gifting

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Facility Management

Housekeeping, security, pest control, AMC, electrical/HVAC maintenance, canteen

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IT & Technology

SAP licensing, ERP support, hardware, software subscriptions, peripherals

Career timeline

Jul 2023–Present

Xiaomi India · Bengaluru

Senior Manager – Retail Procurement & CommercialCurrent

→Governed a multi-billion annual enterprise spend portfolio with direct CFO, Finance, Legal, and Internal Audit interface — architecting sourcing strategy, vendor governance, and P2P compliance.

→Delivered 20–50% YoY cost reduction through e-auction programmes, vendor consolidation, and rate renegotiation across 50+ tier-1 vendor relationships.

→Led SAP MM + RMS digital transformation: 30% P2P cycle time reduction, 100% audit readiness, real-time board-level spend visibility.

→Governed Guinness World Record store launch with full vendor accountability frameworks and commercial controls at national scale.

→Built a high-performance 7–10 member procurement team through structured capability-building programmes.

May 2018–Jun 2023

Xiaomi India · Bengaluru

Manager – Retail Marketing Commercial (Marcom)

→Governed ₹2–3Bn annual retail marketing spend across agencies, vendor contracts, and media — driving ROI governance and commercial compliance.

→Delivered ~20% annual cost optimisation through rate card redesign, vendor rationalisation, and spend controls.

→Improved budget predictability by 25%+ and eliminated spend leakage through commercial governance SOPs and Finance-ready audit trails.

Dec 2015–Apr 2018

DishTV India · Bhubaneswar

Lead – Circle Marketing Operations

→Governed ₹2Cr annual budget across signage, events, POS materials, and ground activity with full P&L accountability.

→Transformed vendor accountability across 8,000+ retail outlets; recognised with Letter of Appreciation from VP Marketing.

Mar 2014–Dec 2015

HCL Infosystems · Hyderabad

Branch Marketing Manager – Nokia / Microsoft

→Spearheaded launch of 13 Microsoft Priority stores across AP & Telangana — managing ₹2.5Cr brand transition budget with 90–100% visibility index.

2006–2014 · Earlier Career

Microsoft Mobile · ST-Ericsson · MTS Sistema · Virgin Mobile · Eureka Forbes

Regional Marketing Coordinator – South India2012–2014

Microsoft Mobile / Nokia

12 Nokia Priority stores launched across South India; No. 5 Pan India for client relationship management (TNS Global audit).

Purchasing Coordinator – IT Category2011–2012

ST-Ericsson

SAP/ERP implementation support; supplier evaluation; P2P governance; contract renegotiation.

Sr. Procurement Executive – Telecom Infra2010–2011

MTS Sistema Shyam

30% cost reduction on ₹14Bn+ telecom infrastructure procurement through strategic sourcing and structured supplier evaluation.

Sr. Executive – SAP MM & P2P2009–2010

Virgin Mobile India

SAP MM functional consultant; 20% P2P efficiency improvement through workflow redesign.

SAP Coordinator – MM/SD/SRM2006–2009

Eureka Forbes Ltd

SAP implementation; master data governance; P2P training and capability-building.

CAREER STATS

19+

Years

Organisations

₹12Bn++

Spend

Industries

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