Divakar D

Possess an integrated set of competencies that encompass working experience in IT, Manufacturing, Heavy Engineering, Pharma and Services Industries, addressing the challenges of today’s volatile market & translating vision into winning strategies, targeting Senior management assignments in Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Operations with an organization of repute preferably in Bangalore.
PROFILE SUMMARY
 Supply Chain Management specialist with 19 years of global & cross-cultural experience in Category Management & Cost Savings.
 Drove organizational change process, restructuring procurement organization, introducing Commodity Management Group and redefining roles and responsibilities to improve operational performance
 Take-charge Leader who quickly overcomes profit and growth challenges by driving strategic initiatives for spend reduction via identification of saving opportunities and driving compliance
 Apt in evaluating design & implementation of new systems to support performance tracking and tracing capability in internet as well as web-based documentation and reporting
 Cross-functional experience of managing several teams globally in multiple geographies and proven success in mobilization, transition, transformation, designing & implementation of S2P (source to pay processes)  Serving as key decision maker and expertise in customizing vendor development/ audit programs from the global guidelines & effectively implementing for organizational improvement in vendor management practices
 Focused professional on analyzing & designing the best practices for tactical & transactional procurement processes; planned the implementation based on a detailed understanding of the technologies involved; provided ongoing maintenance of suppliers, created catalogue content and maintained user authorization data; utilized procurement applications to provide efficient & effective transactions and maximize compliance
 Mastered commercial contract negotiations and Strategic Suppliers relationship management
 Leveraged strategic initiatives in developing overarching global sourcing strategy with focus on transforming the procurement function into a value creation group in collaboration with stakeholders, cross function partners and strategic supplier alliances for generating year-over-year productivity
 Perceptive Leader & Innovation Specialist: Rationalized & analysed the vendors across geographies and derived useful strategies & introduced the same across the domestic regions for dissolving barriers in sourcing & procurement
 Keen Planner: Led the design of strategic supply chain programs for augmenting local & global productivity volumes
 Steered the localization of sourcing activities which helped in saving the cost and enhanced the overall sourcing pattern in the system
 Exceptional Motivator & Strategist, addressing cost issues head-on, strengthening productivity and accelerating profit at challenged operations through pioneering sourcing initiatives

CORE COMPETENCIES
Supply Chain Management
Business Intelligence
Cost Savings
Process Excellence
Category Management
Supplier Relationship Management
Contract Management
Change Management
Reporting & Documentation
Team Management
Strategic Planning & Decision
Global Strategic sourcing
Inventory Control
Vendor development
Category Analytics & Planning