Key Projects & Experience

Short summary of critical initiatives across enterprise application ecosystem

Procurement

Responsible for managing procurement strategy, roadmap execution, and operations, and leading key initiatives such as cloud migration, enhancing the employee shopping experience, optimizing catalog management, and integrating with leading e-commerce platforms like Amazon. Additionally, developed automation solutions to ensure PO hygiene and accurate accruals, improving financial accuracy and overall operational performance.

Designed and implemented the end-to-end workflow from contracts to invoicing, integrating data center carriers for tracking fiber optics and subsea charges and developed automation with RPA systems, resulting in approximately 260 hours saved in invoice management and a reduction of over 40% in invoice-to-pay lead times.

Led direct procurement implementation and migration with one of the largest supply chain technology companies along with spearheading the design and execution of multiple high-priority initiatives to optimize data center procurement and maintenance workflows, incorporating integrations with freight forwarders and VMI solution providers.

Finance

Supply Chain

Field Service

Optimized the spare parts procurement process across multiple warranty categories by implementing integrations with leading field service providers, including Oracle Field Service and Hexagon. Managed operations across 100 inventory organizations and global shipping hubs, ensuring efficient worldwide parts distribution.

CRM

Led the implementation of service contracts and install base management, including customer welcome letter collaboration, quality assurance checks, and dynamic pricing reports. Implemented efficient budget management solutions to monitor spending and expenditures across global marketing campaigns.

Retail

Implemented integration bridges with leading retail platforms, including Luxottica and Retek Merchandising, while automating purchasing and reconciliation workflows to enhance operational efficiency.

Food & Beverage

Developed integrations with culinary technology systems to streamline ingredient procurement across cafeterias and kitchens. Designed solutions for efficient mapping of food and beverage (F&B) data with the ERP system, improving procurement accuracy and process effectiveness.

Facility Management

Implemented and optimized budget management and office procurement (replenishment) workflows across globally distributed office locations. Integrated with ERP systems to enhance forecasting accuracy and improve financial oversight.

Led impact assessments and process redesigns in response to employee reorganizations, C-level transitions, and company rebranding. Implemented innovative solutions to enhance the user shopping experience by leveraging HCM profiles, preferences, and organizational policies.

Human Capital Management

Budgetary Control

Implemented a robust funds and budget management tool with seamless integration across project management, procurement, invoicing, and supply chain systems. Enabled organizational leadership to reconcile and track budgeted versus actual spend allocations at a granular level, while instituting financial controls and enhanced oversight.

General Accounting

Design and develop chart of accounts mapper, defining enterprise structures along with migrating ending balances & net activity to GL along with implementing robust processes at sub ledger level to enable accurate accruals & timely period close activities.

Subscription Management

Responsible for making build vs buy vs partner decisions and managing the budget for software licenses and contractors. Led the implementation of subscription management analytics, resulting in savings of over $2.7 million USD in licensing costs.

Controls owner responsible for identifying and drafting controls for both cloud and on-premise applications. Implemented a finance approval authority matrix and collaborated with external auditors for quarterly SOX/SOC reviews and sign-offs.

Risk Management

Tax

Implemented methodologies to calculate and automatically default WHT (Withholding Tax) and VAT for international suppliers within service procurement workflows. Played a key role in developing a robust tax engine that supports efficient tax planning and enables significant savings.

Implement WMS integration along with automating Dangerous Goods compliance checks for products received & shipped through integrations with leading DG safety solution providers such as WERCS.

Transporation & Logistics

Spearheded initiatives to support FP&A leadership in executing enterprise-wide cost center reorganizations. Enabled efficient planning and analysis of accruals through streamlined budget approvals and integrations with spend forecasting tools, enhancing financial accuracy and decision-making processes.

Financial Planning (FP&A)

Enterprise Contracts

Enhanced contract lifecycle management capabilities with integrations to procurement systems, third-party vendors, and budget management tools. Defined the structure and developed templates for both standard and non-standard terms and conditions, ensuring consistency and compliance throughout the contract process.

Supplier Management

Implemented a comprehensive Supplier Hub and Supplier Lifecycle Management system, optimizing the supplier registration and onboarding processes while enforcing strict controls on supplier access to critical SOX-compliant data.

Security lead for Source to Procure applications, responsible for implementing data and functional security policies. Defined processes for role customization and identifying & implementing application level changes due to BREXIT, GDPR etc.

Security & Compliance

DevOps

Improved On-call support SLA by over 43% through the implementation of an On-call Optimization Framework for Tier 1 and Tier 2 support teams by incorporating health check monitoring systems, enhanced incident response protocols, and intelligent documentation workflow capabilities driving overall operational efficiency and service reliability.

Facilitated granular access management (e.g., by organization, cost center) and implemented access review capabilities for both internal and external users. Integrated with leading Identity and Access Management (IAM) providers such as Okta to enhance security and oversight.

Identity Management