Jul 2023–Present
Xiaomi India · Bengaluru
Senior Manager – Retail Procurement & CommercialCurrent
→Governed multi-billion annual enterprise spend portfolio — architecting sourcing strategy, vendor governance, and P2P compliance with direct CFO and Internal Audit interface.
→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.
→Commercially governed Guinness World Record store launch — full vendor accountability frameworks at national scale.
May 2018–Jun 2023
Xiaomi India · Bengaluru
Manager – Retail Marketing Commercial (Marcom)
→Governed multi-billion 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.
Dec 2015–Apr 2018
DishTV India · Bhubaneswar
Lead – Circle Marketing Operations
→Governed multi-crore 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 multi-crore brand transition budget.
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; No. 5 Pan India for client relationship management.
Purchasing Coordinator – IT Category2011–2012
ST-Ericsson
SAP/ERP support; supplier evaluation; P2P governance; contract renegotiation; 20% cost reduction.
Sr. Procurement Executive – Telecom Infra2010–2011
MTS Sistema Shyam
30% cost reduction on ₹14Bn+ telecom infrastructure procurement through strategic sourcing.
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.
