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Manisha
Sourcing Specialist
Summary
Experienced procurement and contract management professional with a proven track record of optimizing sourcing strategies, negotiating favorable agreements, and ensuring seamless contract execution. Adept at identifying cost-saving opportunities, mitigating risks, and fostering productive supplier relationships. Committed to delivering efficient procurement solutions that drive organizational success.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Team Leader
BA Continuum India Pvt. Ltd (Non-Banking Subsidiary of Bank of America)
08.2018 - 03.2023
- Proactively engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders to ensure seamless procurement processes.
- Utilizes Ariba expertise to design efficient sourcing strategies for multiple indirect categories, including IT software, networking, print hardware, employee benefits, and professional services.
- Analyze supply chain costs to identify opportunities for expense reduction while maintaining or enhancing service levels.
- Negotiate with vendors in accordance with business policies and procedures to ensure delivery of goods/services meets expectations and complies with relevant laws and regulations.
- Amending and executing vendor contracts and handling extensions/renewals including MSA and SOW's.
- Generate comprehensive reports and dashboards offering actionable insights to the business derived from data analysis, supplier performance metrics, and market trends to inform strategic decision-making.
- Conduct thorough vendor due diligence, including third-party risk management assessments, overseeing competitive bidding processes and leading commercial negotiations.
Executive Procurement
Moolchand Hospital
07.2017 - 08.2018
- Leading the sourcing initiative for different commodities through market analysis and assist in vendor selection to produce 20-30% savings for product category.
- Finalizing vendors and commercial terms: Running a detailed RFQ process with national/ regional vendors to consolidate requirements and most efficient procurement in terms of quality, cost and time.
- Managing purchase ordering process, examining, and analyzing adequacy of information on ERP (SAP) ensuring that appropriate level of authorization is received prior to releasing the order according to SOP's.
- Analysis and evaluation of information regarding vendor performance about quality, price, delivery, and equipment and ensure that it conforms to supplier qualification operating procedure.
- Ensure regular update of database of contract documentation, terms of references, list of suppliers of goods and services.
Management Associate
HAH Centenary Hospital (Jamia Hamdard)
07.2016 - 07.2017
- Clarification of bid conditions and management of the tender preparation.
- Monitoring of the bid management in order to ensure it is aligned with the organization's requirements.
- Negotiate with suppliers on lead-time, cost, and quality to obtain the maximum benefit for the organization.
- Coordination of tender reviews and deadlines and adjust them to the frameworks given by the internal stake holders.
- Ensure commercial, legal, and contractual compliances in all the procurement transactions.
- Adopt appropriate supplier management methodologies and procurement strategies in purchasing to secure better prices.
- Analyses all suppliers in order to select the most suitable suppliers who can deliver high quality products at competitive pricing.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Jamia Hamdard
New Delhi, IN 01.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelors of Technology - Biomedical Engineering -
Maharishi Dayanand University
Gurugram, IN 01.2007 - 05.2011
Skills
Stakeholder Management
Supplier Management
Cost AnalysisMarket ResearchContract ManagementGlobal Sourcing
RFx
Project Management
Commercial NegotiationThird Party Risk ManagementSupply Chain Sustainability
References
Available upon request.
Certification
Certificate Program in Contract Management (World Bank)
Interests
Timeline
Certificate Course in Business Analysis , UW Professional & Continuing Education
06-2024
Certificate Program in Contract Management (World Bank)
10-2023
Certificate in Corporate & Commercial Law (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Coursera)
10-2023
Team Leader
BA Continuum India Pvt. Ltd (Non-Banking Subsidiary of Bank of America)
08.2018 - 03.2023
Executive Procurement
Moolchand Hospital
07.2017 - 08.2018
Management Associate
HAH Centenary Hospital (Jamia Hamdard)
07.2016 - 07.2017
Master of Business Administration -
Jamia Hamdard
01.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelors of Technology - Biomedical Engineering -
Maharishi Dayanand University
01.2007 - 05.2011