Manvendra Sengar
Morrisville,NC
Summary
With a strong background in procurement strategy, supplier management, cost optimization, and process improvement, I thrive in driving efficiency and delivering value. Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced and demanding work environment, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams. I'm particularly enthusiastic about building strong vendor relationships and optimizing procurement processes.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Procurement Specialist
Bullhorn, Inc.
07.2022 - Current
- Collaborating with Engineering, Product, Network Infrastructure and Accounts Payable teams to support entire procure to pay operations, renewals, new vendor on-boarding. Supporting M&A projects as required.
- Manage contract reviews for preferred commercial terms, SLAs and risk mitigation by partnering with legal and InfoSec. Identifying opportunities for cost savings and avoidance by conducting spend analysis, partnering with stakeholders, and reviewing usage.
- Conduct monthly business reviews with FP&A and Accounting to review spend against budget and ensure accurate forecasting for Hosting COGS, R&D, and IT Spend.
- Moved 85% of credit card/ Tail Spend to invoicing by negotiating annual agreements and upgrading to enterprise plans resulting in 26% savings on overall credit card spend managed. Reduced overall transactions by 90%.
- Achieved savings of 11.4% against total spend managed through negotiations, supplier consolidation, and audits (Technology Category).
- 91% compliance to Procurement process & 90% Procurement coverage across contracts.
- Created vendor dashboard with contract details, added automated workflow and notification process with Monday.com and Slack to stay on top of upcoming renewals.
- Implemented process improvements (Centralized Contract Repository, Account and vendor consolidations, new vendor onboarding workflows, invoice expense type automation).
- Drafted and rolled out Procurement Policy and New Vendor Review / onboarding questionnaire working with internal stakeholders, streamlining the intake process.
- Established hosting FinOps channels for improved collaboration. Facilitating quarterly reviews to optimize contract value and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Experience working with vendors like AWS, GCP, Atlassian, Akamai, Gainsight, Gitlab.
Procurement Specialist II
Akamai Technologies Inc
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Supported Software Technology procurement category by managing a multi million dollar pipeline of sourcing requests via Workday Sourcing and engaging with stakeholders to develop the same.
- Responsible for reviewing MSA's, SoW's, contract terms & conditions to ensure procurement of goods & services in a cost-effective manner.
- Evaluate vendors through RFP/ RFQ's, and deliver total cost of ownership savings to organization in software and SaaS category.
- Maintain vendor master data, and ensure that all documentation and contract dates are entered in system.
Corporate Credit Card Program Administrator
Unifirst Corp
05.2020 - 07.2020
Sr. Global Corporate Card Specialist
Akamai Technologies Inc
12.2015 - 09.2019
- Subject Matter Expert for Akamai global corporate card program, achieving program expansion for over 20 new global locations.
- Led to an increase in cardmember count by 80% resulting in increased visibility into company T&E spend.
- Led global "Amex-iExpense Integration" project, successfully deploying over 25 locations and training internal customers on new system capability.
- Increased annual rebate received by Akamai's corporate card provider by 70% over two years by targeting total spend, and reducing overall credit losses by regularly engaging employees and communicating best practices.
- Drove automation project for "Business Travel Account reconciliation" and "Monthly Dunning" process resulting in time savings of over 60%.
- Spearheaded creation of Akamai intranet page with card, T&E information resulting in increased customer engagement, and reduced time spent on email queries by 20%.
- Led discussions with Travel Management Company and Corporate Card provider on global level to ensure smooth integration of central payment solutions.
- Built and maintained standard operating procedure and stakeholder list for global corporate card program to be used as a future process asset.
- Recognized as Akamai "Finance Ambassador" for Q3 2017 for corporate card program expansion efforts.
Purchaser
Akamai Technologies Inc
09.2011 - 12.2015
Systems Operations Specialist
IBM
06.2010 - 07.2011
Education
MBA - Finance
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal, India01.2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics
RNS Institute of Technology
Bangalore, India06.2010
Skills
- Procurement Management
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Strategic Negotiations
- Contract Analysis
- MS Office & G-Suite
- Mondaycom
- SAP Concur & Oracle
- Amex @work, JPM PaymentNet
- Productiv, Vertice, Workday Sourcing
LinkedIn & Certifications
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manvendra-sengar-9b60b823/
- Certified Sourcing Professional: https://www.credly.com/badges/ba318657-346f-4235-8678-6725a2d60c07/linked_in_profile
Timeline
Senior Procurement Specialist
Bullhorn, Inc.
07.2022 - Current
Procurement Specialist II
Akamai Technologies Inc
08.2020 - 11.2020
Corporate Credit Card Program Administrator
Unifirst Corp
05.2020 - 07.2020
Sr. Global Corporate Card Specialist
Akamai Technologies Inc
12.2015 - 09.2019
Purchaser
Akamai Technologies Inc
09.2011 - 12.2015
Systems Operations Specialist
IBM
06.2010 - 07.2011
MBA - Finance
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics
RNS Institute of Technology
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