Skills & Credentials
Expertise & Credentials
Deep technical expertise, commercial fluency, and digital transformation capabilities — validated by globally recognised certifications and national awards.
Highlighted credentials
Globally recognised qualifications & awards
Three credentials that define BK's professional standing globally.
🎓
Global Procurement & Sourcing
Lead CredentialRutgers University, USA
The world's leading procurement certification — strategic sourcing, supplier management, commercial excellence.
🏆
Great People Manager Award
National AwardGreat Manager Institute · Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India
National recognition programme in partnership with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
📊
Business Analytics
IIM KozhikodeIIM Kozhikode — Executive Programme
Data-driven decision making, analytical frameworks, and business intelligence from one of India's premier IIMs.
Core competencies
Strategy & Transformation
- Procurement Transformation & Strategy
- P2P Governance & Process Excellence
- GBS / Shared Services Delivery
- Change Management & Adoption
- Operating Model Design
Commercial & Financial
- Spend Optimisation & Cost Reduction
- Commercial Excellence
- Marketing Spend ROI & Compliance
- CFO & C-Suite Engagement
- Zero-Based Budgeting
Digital & Technology
- SAP MM · SRM · Ariba Implementation
- RMS & ERP Transformation
- Procurement Analytics & KPIs
- E-Auction Platform Design
- Spend Visibility Infrastructure
Sourcing & Vendors
- Strategic Sourcing & E-Auction
- Vendor Lifecycle & Contract Mgmt
- Category Management
- Supplier Rationalisation
- Maverick Spend Control
Leadership & Governance
- Team Leadership & Capability Building
- Audit Readiness & Compliance
- Escalation Governance & SOPs
- Cross-functional Stakeholder Mgmt
- Governance Dashboard Design
Indirect Categories
- Retail Assets Procurement
- Marketing & POSM Governance
- Telecom Infra Procurement
- Admin & FM Category
- IT Procurement & Licensing
Additional certifications & education
CIPS Ethical Procurement
CIPS-aligned
Financial Accounting Fundamentals
Online Certification
Marketing Management
IIM Certification
PGDM – General Management
NMIMS
PGDM – Operations Management
ISBMA
BSc – General Science (PCM)
Utkal University
Tools & platforms
SAP MMSAP SRMSAP AribaRMSSAP SDE-AuctionPower BIExcelClaude AICopilotGeminiNotion AIPerplexitySpend Analytics
Key highlights
→Rutgers Global Procurement Certified
→Great Manager Award — IIM / Ministry of HRD
→Business Analytics — IIM Kozhikode
→CIPS Ethical Procurement
→19+ years SAP/Ariba
→Multi-billion spend governed
Let's Connect →