Sanjay Bhanjana

Companies worked - Conduent, NTT Data, British Council, Corning, Alcoa      

 Passionate & Adaptable Professional with leadership experience in India & Global Sourcing - demand management

(via stakeholder management), supply analysis/strategy, supplier identification, sourcing execution,

contract negotiation, delivery planning & monitoring, purchase execution, and ongoing performance management across IT, BPO, Telecom & Engineering industry in Asia, US & Europe

·        Charged with transforming procurement & sourcing – process, policy & cost reduction for global spend for internal consumption and customers. Instrumental in designing processes and workflows for various Procurement tools - Ariba (e-Procurement, Contract Management) and SAP (P2P); transitioned P2P process from UK / US to India

·        Qualification in Engineering, Procurement & Management helped me to initiate & achieve:

o  Savings of more than 11 % on the overall managed spend of more than $ 1.5 Bn

o       Innovative sourcing techniques – Supplier / Supply risk management, Vendor / competitor benchmarking, Zero based framework, TCO (total cost of ownership) analysis, Process re-engineering

o  Engagement with CXO’s, multiple geographies / cultures and building trust in Procurement function through advising, industry intelligence, hand holding and results

Categories handled (Comprehensive experience in sourcing below categories)

·        IT & Technologies –End User Computing, Networking, Hardware, Software, Licenses, Links, Telecom, Cloud, Data Centre, Infrastructure, Virtualization, Professional Services, Subcontracting

·        Indirect spend – Facilities, Real Estate, Human Resources, Insurance, Marketing, Travel, Logistics, Engineering equipment / component

End to end Procurement

·        Inter department interactions – Working closely with Marketing, Quality, IT, Facilities, Tax, Legal, Finance for functional inputs & change management

·        Compliance / Risk management - Maintained right balance between competing business priorities whilst mitigating legal, reputational and operational risks

·        Supplier relationship management - Setup & measured SLA’s; assessed performance of vendors based on performance with focus on supplier sustainability & risk management

Education

·    CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager) –lifetime, ISM (Institute for Supply Management), USA - 2007

·    B.E. (Metallurgy) - Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India - 1994

Certifications

·    Certificate Programme in Export Management - IIFT, New Delhi, India – 2012, part time

·    World Bank Procurement Procedures – World Bank &ASCI, Hyderabad, India - 2012

·    ITIL V3 Foundation Certification – 2011