Expert Details
Sourcing, Procurement, and Transformation in Various Industries
ID: 740310
Michigan, USA
Currently serving as the Director of Procurement Center of Excellence at an industrial manufacturer of glass, automotive and building products, Expert has successfully transitioned the organization to a centralized procurement model, delivering significant operational cost savings and enhanced supplier quality controls. His notable achievements include optimizing inventory levels, implementing advanced digital tools like Coupa and SAP, and creating a global supplier relationship management program, unlocking millions in economic value.
Earlier in his career, Expert held leadership roles at GEP, BravoSolution, and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, where he spearheaded procurement transformations, implemented cutting-edge technology solutions, and delivered substantial cost savings. At Regeneron, he established a procurement center of excellence, resulting in $25 million in savings through eSourcing initiatives and significant operational improvements. His expertise extends to designing and deploying ERP and procurement technologies, crafting spend analytics frameworks, and developing robust supplier risk assessment programs.
Expert holds an MBA in Finance from the College of William & Mary and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University. Certified in Six Sigma and project management methodologies, he is also an active member of the Institute for Supply Management and a panelist for the CASME Procurement Advisory Group.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2010 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Finance | Institution: College of William & Mary |
| Year: 2004 | Degree: Bachelors of Engineering | Subject: Computer Science | Institution: Visvesvaraya Tech University, India |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director, Procurement Center of Excellence | Department: |
Responsibilities:Global float glass and automotive OEM manufacturer with $7 Billion annual revenue, 15,000 suppliers.Led transition to centralized function, improving operating cost. Developed best-in-class sourcing and procurement processes with a global team of 60 individuals enabling technology and data controls. Led migration to cloud and digital adoption to deploy shared service capabilities. Optimized direct and indirect sourcing practice to deliver advantaged contracts compared to market. Established crib management control tower to lower inventory levels and indirect cost. Deployed SCAR systems to deliver supplier quality control mechanism. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2019 | Employer: GEP (NB Ventures) | Title: Senior Manager, Professional Services | Department: Sourcing & Procurement |
Responsibilities:Global AI-powered procurement & supply chain software, strategy and managed services provider with annual revenue over $1 Billion. Clients included John Deere, Macy’s, Spectrum Health, Oncor Electric, and Reynolds Holding.• Served as best practice advisor and change advocate to support customers through people, process, technology transformation. • Increased profitability of the professional services organization by 25% managing multiple clients using offshore operating model. • Led strategic relationship with company’s largest client (John Deere) to design and implement full suite Source to Pay cloud platform. • Achieved top quartile NPS score by delivering training to ~500 John Deere executives globally. • Architected strategy to optimize client category classification and spend normalization for over $30 Billion in annual spend. • Reengineered ERP design (SAP) and integrations to meet CPO’s operating model goals. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2018 | Employer: BravoSolution (Now Jaggaer) | Title: Engagement Manager – Professional Services | Department: Sourcing & Procurement |
Responsibilities:A global cloud-based business automation technology provider for business spend management. Clients included PowerTeam, Gilead, Rayonier, COGA, World Kitchen, CR Bard, and PepsiCo.• Implemented end to end Purchasing Systems suite leading technology and change management for Large Cap client. • Led a global cross-functional project team of 10 consultants and analysts. Received recognition for designing a complex integration process with multiple SAP instances while delivering on-time and budget. • Designed result oriented KPI’s within the spend analysis BI platform for clients worth $100 Billion in annual spend. • Advised standardized processes and established goals that increased automation, minimized manual buyer review and reduced invoice exception handling by 50%. • Rationalized supplier master and item master delivering $25M in savings across client portfolio. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2017 | Employer: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | Title: Lead Analyst – Procurement Center of Excellence | Department: |
Responsibilities:A $100 Billion market cap pharmaceutical company with $2 Billion in annual spend that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for treating various diseases worldwide. Established procurement center of excellence driving tech-enablement within a relatively new organization. Established best-in-class sourcing and procurement processes critical for a public company. Promoted data and analytics-based decision-making framework.• Architected vision for procurement technology investment and deployment for a new procurement organization. • Partnered with the CPO to develop operating model and hired a strong team across sourcing, operations and analytics. • Achieved $25 Million in savings after deploying eSourcing technologies – P2P, eRFX, Sourcing, Contracts within the company. • Delivered rebate of $800K in the first year after implementing a new P-card and T&E program using Concur. • Designed and developed spend analytics dashboard to visualize over $2 Billion in annual transactions. • Supported Category Managers in developing Annual operating plan to deliver $100 Million in annual savings. • Implemented a new SBA program and worked with VA to meet its goal. This resulted in eligibility of commercial team to sell products to Federal government. • Operationalized Supplier Risk Assessment program to mitigate Supply Chain risks for over 10,000 vendors. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2013 | Employer: ConvaTec | Title: Senior Analyst – Procurement Operations | Department: |
Responsibilities:A $2 Billion medical devices company focused in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care and infusion care.• Centralized organization’s global procurement process and introduced managed services vendor delivering $1M in annual savings. • Tracked and managed global software and hardware procurement contracts for North America. • Spearheaded enterprise business process improvement project to deliver $6M in annual savings across 5 workstreams. • Negotiated contracts with key IT vendors (IBM, ADP, CompuCom, HP and Equaterra) per new requirements coordinating with technical stakeholders in US, Canada, UK and Malaysia. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| • Member, Institute for Supply Management (ISM) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| • Six Sigma Green Belt • PMP Bootcamp Certificate Course • Category Management Workshop (QP Group, CEB) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| • CASME Procurement Advisory Panelist |
Fields of Expertise
buying & procurement, supplier risk assessment, procurement software, Digital Transformation Strategy, architectural glass, sourcing, procurement, category management, spend analysis, contract negotiations, annual operating plan, compliance & ethics, cost reduction strategy, inventory optimization, Infor, Epicor, Material Planning, MRP, coupa, GEP, Jaggaer, Ariba, Celonis process mining, PowerBI, technology integrations, SAP, Oracle, Tableau, Power BI