ANUJ MATHUR
Cell: +91-852*******
Date of birth: 02 July 1971
Email: ********@*****.***
Summary
> B.E (Mech.) + MBA with 21 years of proven track record of Transforming
Procurement & Supply Chain performances and delivering Cost Reduction
benefits across US, European & Indian MNCs.
> Extensive experience at Senior levels in Telecom, Technology,
Datacenters, Outsourcing, Shared & Captive Services, Manufacturing,
Engineering & Steel sectors.
> Result oriented individual having strong Negotiation, excellent
Interpersonal & effective Communication skills, Analytical, Complex
Problem Resolution & Change mgmt. skills.
> Strong leader who invests time in building sound Stakeholder & Partner
relationships, nurturing High achieving teams, while maintaining Best
Practices within fast paced & changing business environments.
> Direct experience in UK, Europe, US, China, India, MEA, APAC & Africa.
Major Skills:
> Global S2P / P2P, Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain.
> Direct & Indirect Category / Commodity mgmt.
> Negotiation & Total cost Reduction.
> Warehousing, Demand planning, Logistics & Distribution.
> Global Captive & Shared Services Ops mgmt.
> Strategic planning, Solutioning & Business excellence.
> Transitioning, Transformation, Project mgmt., Automation
> Outsourcing & Partner mgmt.
> Software licensing, Cloud & Hosted Apps, SW Asset mgmt.
> Contracting, Governance, Audit, Compliance, Risk mitigation.
> Strategic alignment with CXOs, Stakeholders & Partners.
> People & Global Team mgmt.
> Budgeting, Financials, Spend Analysis & E-procure.
> Exposure to like Oracle 11i, SAP ERP & Ariba e-Sourcing
> Effective Communication, Analytics & Problem Resolution.
Key Achievements:
V Delivered Opex savings of 12.5% & Capex 25%.
V Consolidated Supplier base by 55%.
V Reduced Inventory by 20% & Logistics cost by 15%.
V Built Category Structure for E 400 Mil spend.
V Developed Low Cost Country models, Long term strategies for key
suppliers.
V Established Shared & Captive Ops for Strategic, Tactical, P2P, Helpdesk &
AP processes.
V Delivered large IT projects incl Outsourced Partnering, Infra, NW &
Datacenter deployment.
V Achieved full Audit compliance & readiness.
V Built strong team of sourcing & supply chain professionals across
multiple geographies.
V Benchmarked & implemented Best in class Procurement & Supply Chain
practices
Organizational Experience: 21 years
S/N Period Sector Name of Designation
Organization
1 Dec' 12 to till Telecom Colt Technology Asso. Director & Head
date Services Global Procurement & Supply
2 Sept' 10 to Telecom SW MACH S.a.r.l Sr. Director & Head
Dec' 12
3 Dec' 05 to Sep' Telecom NSN / Nokia Category Head - Services (APAC &
10 Africa)
4 May' 04 to Nov' IT / ITeS IBM Sr. Manager
05
5 Nov' 03 to May' Steel Bhushan Steel & Asst General Manager
04 Strips
6 July' 93 to Nov' Engg / Mfg Godrej & Boyce Mfg Sr. Manager & Dept Head
03 Co
Academic Credentials:
. MBA (PGDMM) from IIMM, Bangalore in 1998
. B. E (Mechanical Engg) from NIT, Surathkal in 1992.
Job Responsibility:
. At Colt (EU Leader in Telecom & Network Delivery Services, HQ at
London):
> Head - Technology Procurement & Supply Chain for UK, Europe & India,
having E2E responsibility for:
> Strategic sourcing of Network, Technology, IT Hardware, Software,
Datacenter
> Indirect categories incl HR, Travel, Facility, Real Estate & Proff
services.
> Warehousing, Demand planning, Logistics, Distribution, System &
Automation.
> Global Supplier & Partner mgmt. at Apex Level.
> Contracting, Governance, Compliance & Risk Mitigation
> People, Quality & Performance Excellence.
. Key Achievements:
> Successfully established & managing S2P Global Strategic Sourcing &
Supply Chain center.
> Defined & implemented Global Procurement Strategy & Category
structure for E400 Million spend.
> Transformed Warehousing & Logistics incl Fleet services. Managing
effective demand planning in conjunction with OEMs & stakeholders
for improved efficiency & cost effectiveness
> Delivered multi-million Euro Savings & contributed positively to
organization's P&L & EBIDTA.
. Reduced annual Opex by 12.5% and Capex by 25%
. Consolidated global supplier base by 55%
. Reduced Inventory by 20% & Logistics cost by 15%.
> Successfully delivered large Telecom & IT Projects incl. Network,
Infra & Datacenter deployment, Outsourcing & Managed services via
partnering with large OEMs like NSN, IBM, HP, Cisco, Juniper etc.
> Negotiated licensing engagement models with multiple Software
publishers' incl Oracle, MS, VMware, and Symantec. Ensured SW
asset compliance & audit readiness.
> Leading a strong team of high achieving strategic sourcing
professionals across India & Europe.
> Built a conducive environment, sound & successful Stakeholder,
Partner relationships and Strategic alignment with CXOs & Senior
Management to optimize department's value towards the organization.
> Benchmarked & incorporated industry best practices towards Supply
Chain, Partner Selection, Performance Evaluation & Improvement, e-
Auctions, e-RFx using Ariba, Contracting, Compliance, Risk mgmt. &
Audits, thereby delivering substantial cost benefits & improved
efficiencies.
> Executive member of Colt's Leadership team for Technology Group.
Awards & Distinctions: Received awards & recognition for Global Best
performance Delivered
. At MACH (Global leader in Telecom SW Solutions, HQ in Luxembourg):
> Head of Global Procurement for entire MACH Group including all its
legal entities across globe.
> Key Achievements:
> Defined & implemented Global Procurement & Supply Chain Category
Strategy for E110 Million spend.
> Delivered multi-million Euro Cost Savings
. Reduced annual
expenses by 14%.
. Consolidated
global supplier
base by 70%.
> Established global Warehousing & Logistics & managed Demand
planning,
> Outsourced IT Managed services, Ops & Datacenter thereby reducing
Services expenses by 30%.
> Led a global team of strong procurement professionals.
> Incorporated industry best practices towards Partner Selection,
Evaluation, Assessment & Audits and Partner Performance Improvement
processes across global projects.
> Executive member of MACH Leadership team
Awards & Distinctions: Received award & recognition for Global Best
performance Delivered.
. At Nokia Siemens Networks (Global leader of Telecom OEM & Solutions,
HQ in Europe):
. Category Head for Procurement & Supply Chain of Managed Services,
Network Ops, Telecom Implementation & Partner Outsourcing services
across Asia Pacific, India, Middle East & Africa.
. Key Achievements:
> Developed & implemented Procurement & Supply Chain Category
Strategies for multiple Indian & Global Telecom operators, towards
Managed Services, Network Ops & Telecom Implementation for E125M
annual spend.
> Delivered multiple Telecom Outsourcing Projects across global
locations including Indonesia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Philippines,
UAE, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda & West Africa, towards:
. Entire Network
rollout incl
Core,
Transmission &
Infra.
. Network
operations &
maintenance
. Infrastructure
maintenance,
. Customer support
services
> Pioneered & established unique Partner training centers in
Indonesia & India focusing on Partner Skill enhancement, Best
Practices sharing, Health & Safety processes towards Managed
services, Telecom Implementation & Infra deployment.
> Developed Low cost country sourcing models (e.g. China) for Infra
items including Telecom Towers, Batteries, Shelters, Fibers, etc.
> Successfully delivered multi-million Euro Cost Savings
. Reduced Managed
NW Ops expense
by 14%.
. Reduced Telecom
Infra cost by
18%.
> Implemented category best practices towards Partner Selection, e-
Auctions, Partner Evaluation, Assessment, Audits & Performance
Improvement processes across multiple global Telecom projects.
> Led a strong global team with focus on excelling internal targets
including Cost Savings, Benchmarking, Automation & standardization.
> Responsible for SAP ERP Deployment for Services Procurement.
Awards & Distinctions: Excellence Award for successfully delivering
Telecom Outsourcing projects.
. At IBM, Bangalore, India (from May 04 to Nov 05):
. Head of Ops center delivering Procurement Ops services to both IBM
internal & external global clients.
. Key Achievements:
> Established Shared & Captive Services Center for Global Procurement
Ops managing $2 Billion spend.
> Successful transitioned & migrated process from US, Canada, UK,
Ireland, Australia, NZ, Singapore, Malaysia & other English
speaking countries into India, incl
. Entire Operational & P2P /
S2P Procurement process for
IT & non IT products &
services.
. Contracting, Audit
compliance & governance
. Helpdesk incl Voice & Non-
voice process.
. Supplier Invoicing &
Accounts Payable process.
. HR Payroll process
> Built & Led a strong team of 200+ procurement professionals
delivering Cost Efficiencies, SLAs, KPIs, stakeholder management
towards Procurement, Vendor Mgmt., Outsourcing & Supply chain
activities.
Awards & Distinctions: Excellence Award for Top Performance in IBM Global
Procurement.
. At Bhushan Steel & Strips Ltd, Khopoli, near Mumbai, India (from Nov 03
to May 04):
> Responsible for Procurement, Vendor development, Outsourcing, Supply
chain & Logistics for Capital equipments, Raw materials, Products and
Services for $60M annual spend towards CR Steel manufacturing.
. At Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd., Mumbai, India (from July '93 to Nov'03):
> Responsible for Procurement, Vendor development, Outsourcing, Supply
chain & Logistics, Material Planning & Inventory Control for Toolings
manufactured for Automotive, Electronic, Consumer & Home Appliances.
> Led supplier Quality
Improvement thru TPM, TQM,
KAIZEN, ISO 9001 & 14000.
Led deployment of ERP.
Annual spend: approx. USD 5 Million.
Awards & Distinctions: Received Individual & Team Performance Award for
all 10 years.