Project Manager

Rizvan Raja

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Summary

An experienced professional skilled in delivering optimum service cross

industry with a track record of delivering significant process and cost

reduction benefits. A determined individual with strong interpersonal and

negotiation skills who has been responsible for establishing and

maintaining best practices within a fast paced changing business

environment.

Expertise

. Procure to Pay (P2P)

. Strategic Sourcing

. MSA Framework Agreement Creation, SORs, Work Packages, Schedules

. RFQ/RFP/RFI Preparation and commercial evaluations

. Supplier/Stakeholder Management & Enablement

. Supplier Negotiation

. Category Management

. eProcurement (Ariba,Emptoris)

. Oracle & SAP

. People Management

. Financial Analysis and Modelling

. Onshore/Offshore/Nearshore BPO experience including Benchmarking

. Procurement Analysis & Strategy

Employment History

Deutsche Telekom UK www.telekom.com

Senior International Procurement Manager [Sept 2009 - to date]

I joined Deutsche Telekom UK as a Senior International Procurement Manager

and my role enabled me to deliver best in class strategic sourcing and an

aggressive supplier management capability which consolidated the DT's

global IT/IS category's purchasing volumes, achieving best in class vendor

discounts, and providing maximum operating flexibility for the DT Group.

In addition I am now also involved in strategic sourcing exercises across a

broad range of categories within the UK business which include, HR,

Indirect and the Professional Services categories

To date I have been involved in sourcing strategies and procurement

management across the EU region of highly innovative technology products in

close cooperation with DT Group's internal departments of various European

NatCos (subsidiaries) maximising development agility and driving fastest

time to market.

. Developed and implemented a new Global IT Procurement Strategy for

Deutsche Telekom

. Contributed to the development and management of efficient interfaces

with designated members of DT Group's organisations and subsidiaries

(NatCos)

. Creating a harmonised single-point of contact relationship approach

for all DT Group's organisations and NatCos for the international

IT/IS category vendors

. Understanding the needs of internal clients and provide effective

sourcing strategies and solutions that match demand. Actively

promoted sourcing as best-in-class service and promotion of online

tools (reverse auctions, online RFx).

. Improving liaison and relationships with all the DT NatCos operating

globally

. Changing the culture of the IT/IS category function of Deutsche

Telekom's International Procurement function

. Procurement lead for the infamous Machine to Machine project which is

DT's latest and most innovative product for its business customers.

The project savings for this project were E700k

. Re-negotiation of the MyPhonebook contract that resulted in cost

savings of E550k

. Project Lead for the ongoing segregation of all activities from T-

Mobile UK due to the recently concluded merger between T-Mobile UK and

Orange UK

. Procurement lead for the Multi-National Customer e-Shop Project which

resulted in savings of E1.7 million

. Successfully re-negotiated various agreements that led to significant

cost reduction in the regions of 10% - 20% and tighter Service Levels

Virgin Atlantic Airways www.virgin-atlantic.co

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Procurement Manager (IT & Telecoms) [Jan 2009 - Aug 2009]

I joined VAA as a Procurement Manager within the IT & Telecoms category and

worked on multiple projects which resulted in significant cost savings.

. Responsible for the cost effective supply of IT procurement to VAA.

Working with stakeholders across the business for full RFx lifecycle

on projects from 100k to 5MM.

. Responsible for developing and maintaining ongoing relationships with

and ensuring contribution from, key stakeholders within the category,

obtaining support for all purchasing activities.

. Procurement projects relating to the provision of hardware, software,

licensing, support, maintenance, asset management, hosting

. Work with Category Managers/Head of Procurement and stakeholders to

agree target for delivery and deliver those agreed targets and benefit

targets

. Re-negotiation of a new ULA for Oracle

. Re-negotiation of In-bound and Out-bound minutes contract with a

leading telecoms company which resulted in 18% saving.

. Network Guardian Project for Virgin Atlantic Airways global gateway

which resulted in savings of 2.3 Million

. Call-Back contract which enabled better service levels at the existing

price

. Re-Negotiation of Virgin Atlantic Airways premier Limo Service

contract resulting in savings of 630k

I left VAA due to a better job opportunity that provided better career

prospects

Accenture UK www.accenture.com

Supply Chain Management Consultant [Jan 2008 - Aug 2008]

I joined Accenture in January' 2008 within the Management Consultancy

domain. As a Management Consultant I was staffed on various cost

cutting related projects having provided strategic and operational

advisory services to leading companies. Some of the projects I was

involved in were the following:

. Government :

The client is UK's premiere Postal Services Company. Accenture was

approached to transform the client's existing technical infrastructure

into a world class fully integrated chassis based network.

My role was to take a set of architecture principles and turn them

into the first set of technical requirements that were used as a

starting point for the final deliverable in liaison with key stake

holders from Accenture and the client.

. Leading Capital Bank:

The client is one of the world's leading banks with an annual spend of

approx. 2.8b, Accenture was approached to deliver significant cost

savings on the addressable spend across various work streams within

the company.

My role was working within a team to assess to current spend in the IT

domain and propose how these savings can be delivered using

Accenture's Strategic Partnerships.

. Government:

Assessing the performance of the Government's initiative of delivering

sustainable procurement across multiple Government organizations.

My role included assessing their progress on sustainable procurement

on a predefined criteria it involved conducting structured interviews

with key stake holders and analysis of the interviews, contract

reviews and researching case studies.

. Super Major Energy Company:

The client is one of Ireland's premiere electricity producing company.

Accenture was approached to redefine the company's Project Methodology

and management processes.

My role involved process mapping Accenture's recommendations and then

presenting them to the client.

. Proposal Work and Bid Responses:

Category Management within Global Pharmaceutical Company, SAP

Commission within Global Telecom Service Provider, Procurement

Transformation of Public Sector Organisation and Implementation of a

eCatalogue solution with a leading Telecom company.

. Not For Profit Organisation:

Organised fund raising event within the company to help a local

Charity.

My reason to leave Accenture UK was a family bereavement which forced

me to take time off from work

Telenor Pakistan (A subsidiary of Telenor ASA, www.telenor.com.pk

Norway)

Procurement Executive [Apr 2005 - Dec 2007]

Telenor is emerging as one of the fastest growing providers of mobile

communications services worldwide. Telenor is also the largest provider of

TV services in the Nordic region.

I supported company operations with efficient procurement and uninterrupted

flow of material and services. I procured materials and services on the

best available terms (quality, price, lead time) and in accordance with

stated specifications. I was involved in various projects which resulted in

significant cost savings. My responsibilities included a wide variety of

activities such as;

. Reviewing requisitions, analyzing specifications, investigating

suppliers, analyzing supplier capabilities, studying costs and prices,

analyzing bids, negotiating and selecting suppliers.

. Close liaison and clear communication with Internal parties e.g. IT,

Technical, Real Estate, Treasury and Finance department for supplier's

payments, Logistics department for matters relating to imported

consignments.

. Developed contracts and agreements vis a vis organizational

requirements and internal customer's satisfaction. Developed effective

and reliable sources of supply.

. Conducted spend analysis on various categories to ascertain areas of

further cost reduction.

. Successfully led initiative of sub-dividing categories as business

units and customizing them to business needs.

. Prepare ad-hoc analysis and reports for CFO.

. Involved in the Transition Management of the manual P2P process to

Oracle.

. Involved the study of eProcurement implementation at Telenor Pakistan.

. Instigated process change that resulted in the reduction of time

period by 4 days between Purchase Requisition to Purchase Order.

. Hands on experience in various Projects,

- ABIS/ATER Optimization Project

- IP/MPLS(Internet Protocol/ Multi Protocol Label Switching)

Backbone Project

- NIMS (Network Inventory Management Solution) Project

- SMSC (Short Messaging Servicing Centre)

- RBT (Ring Back Tone) Project

- BTS (Base Transceiver Station) sites expansion

- In-Building GSM Solutions

- Dark Fibre and Fibre Optic redundancy solutions

- RF (Radio Frequency) Optimization Project

- Sourcing of COWs,HLR,OSS,TRAU, and various other equipment.

ASR Construction

Project Administrator [Jan 2004 - Mar 2005]

ASR Construction provides bespoke construction services in the residential

housing sector. I was responsible for the material and equipment needs for

the London Division's construction projects including managing purchasing,

overseeing operations, and maintaining documentation.

. Aligned company strategy with that of the customers by framing and

gaining agreement on Joint Business Plans.

. Co-ordinated with customers and internal marketing to develop

marketing programs like Targeted Direct Mail Marketing and Trade

Press.

. Sourced and negotiated pricing for various items including

establishing blanket purchase agreements and bulk commodity pricing

agreements.

. Developed strategic suppliers and negotiated contract agreements to

reduce the number of vendors from 30+ to a group of 6 core partners

resulting in cost savings due to reduced administrative costs as well

as quantity price breaks.

. Provided assistance to project staff at the Division's other locations

in the areas material sourcing, technical support and vendor

relations.

Academic Qualifications

Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

Reference(s)

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