Procurement Consultant

Anisha Khushalani

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Jun 14-Apr 16

GEP

Senior Consultant

Client: Fortune 500 CPG Company

Project Details

Project Silver – Leading the IT category of spend $250 M

Offsite lead for one of GEP’s largest IT/Telecom portfolio executing sourcing initiatives for the client across products which include software, hardware, consulting services and telecom devices

Role includes end to end category management covering spend analysis, opportunity assessment, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations and savings signoff and compliance. Part of a 4 member team responsible for an annual savings target of $15 MM

First point of contact for several senior stakeholders across Procurement as well as IT function. Extensive interaction with Sr. Director/VPs at the fortune 500 client. Role required 30% on-site travel. Key projects include:

Relationship Marketing Provider: Led the outsourcing of Relationship Marketing IT activities to a third party. Effort included capturing the As Is state, TCO modelling, RFX process, Negotiations and Contracting. Realized 20% savings on the project.

Flex Staffing Project: Aim of this project was to consolidate demand for generic IT staffing needs by selecting a vendor to be a central POC through which to funnel demand globally. Activities included identification of addressable spend, rate card evaluation, supplier negotiations, etc. GEP

Senior Consultant

Client: Fortune 500 Company

Project Details

Direct Material Sourcing – Led the $20 M Cable & Wire Harness category

Led and individually managed the pilot program for a center led procurement model for direct material, used in Medical Instruments, leading to a savings of $2.3 M - 50% higher than initial target Strategic Sourcing

Carried out End-to-End global sourcing process - Project Scoping, Supplier Identification & Selection, RFP development & analysis

Category Management

Opportunity Assessment - Reviewed existing spend across different business units and geographies

Understood supplier landscape and identified strategic suppliers best suited to client’s overall business needs and recommended consolidation strategies

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

MONDELEZ Benchmarking Contract Manufacturing Strategy May 13-Jul 13 Project Details

Benchmarked Mondelez’s contract manufacturing working models such as procurement model, operations model against top FMCG and Pharmaceutical companies

Identified opportunity levers and computed optimum return on equity for a contract manufacturer

Recommended prospective locations for contract manufacturing in India based on macro & micro parameters such as political, economic, infrastructural and social ACADEMICS

Degree Institute / University %/CGPA Year

Master of Management SJMSOM, IIT Bombay 7.96/10 [2014] B.E. (Hons.), (ECE) BITS, Pilani-Dubai 9.40/10 [2012] Class XII FIITJEE Junior College, Hyderabad 94.40 % [2008] Class X (ICSE) Gitanjali Devshala, Secunderabad 91.33 % [2006] ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Academic Scholarship Received a scholarship grant of $6000 at BITS Pilani, Dubai for all eight semesters [2008-12] Six Sigma Certifications Awarded with Benchmark Six Sigma Green Belt Certification with 91.25 % [2013-14] HUL Case Competition Represented SJMSOM at Hindustan Unilever case study competition [2013-14] Best in Academics Trophy Awarded with a “Best in Academics” trophy for scoring highest in school [2000-01] POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Member, Admissions Team,

SJMSOM IIT Bombay

Managed the admissions process for international candidates

Coordinated the admissions process end-to-end from floatation of admission forms till the induction of the new batch

Supervised 90 volunteers during the 4 day GD/PI process

[2012-14]

Member, Opera Club,

SJMSOM IIT Bombay

Coordinated the annual Operations Continuum – Leadership Lecture Series, guest lectures and operations forum

Conducted Knowledge Sessions, Plant Tours and Summer Preparation Sessions

[2012-14]

Member of Student Council,

BITS, Pilani-Dubai

Reviewed and solved problems faced by students

Drafted new and amended existing college rules

[2009-10]

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