Satish Shaw
satish.shaw.iitkgp@gmail.com
IT Procurement | Category Management | Supply Chain Planning & Strategy
Satish is an experienced procurement professional with over 5+ years of experience in the IT and Pharma industries. He is skilled in sourcing & procurement, planning & strategy,
category management and decision support to the leadership. He has demonstrate d the ability deliver significant cost savings through strategic negotiation, data-driven
decision-making, and process improvement. He has supported and led various strategic initiatives, including playing a pivotal role in building long-term strategic plans and
roadmaps, building supplier ecosystems, improving governance, preparing annual operating planning, etc.
Skills: Excellent communication & presentation skills, strong analytical & problem-solving abilities, and proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Education
2021
MBA – Supply Chain Management
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Vinod Gupta School of Management
CGPA – 7.87
2016
B. Tech. – Electronics & Communications
Engineering
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of
Technology
Academy of Technology
CGPA- 8.72
Skills & Competencies
✓ IT Procurement
✓ Category Management
✓ Strategic Sourcing
✓ Negotiation & Cost Optimization
✓ Operations Management
✓ Planning & Strategy
✓ Digital Transformation
✓ Procurement Analytics
✓ Program Management
✓ Stakeholder Management
✓ Vendor Management
✓ Implementing strategic initiatives
✓ Supplier Relationship Management
Technical Skills
MS Office Suite – Advance Excel |
PowerPoint | Word | Project
Data Visualization - Power BI
Internships
✓ Data analyst - Tiger Analytics (May-Jun
2020)
✓ Marketing intern- Puretronics (Dec 2019)
Awards & Accomplishments
✓ Recognized as an Operational Excellence
Ambassador for fostering operational
excellence initiatives at Strategic Sourcing by
Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and CEO
& MD Jonathan Hunt of Syngene International
Limited
✓ Received “SPOT award” thrice for
transformation & strategic initiatives, and
successful implementation of various cross-
functional team projects at Syngene
✓ Rated “Exceeds Expectation” during the
annual appraisal process consecutively for
FY22 & FY23
✓ Received “On the spot award” thrice for on-
time delivery, team-work, and co-curricular
activities at TCS
Languages
English | Hindi | Bengali
Hobbies
Playing Cricket | Cycling | Cooking
+91 7890594625
www.linkedin.com/in/satish-shaw
Professional Experience
Syngene International Limited (a Biocon Group Company)
May 2023 – present, Category Manager – IT Procurement
• Handling e2e sourcing of IT hardware and software requirements of Syngene’s ~ 100 Cr annual IT spend
• Additionally, handling sourcing related to Digital Transformation at Syngene, i.e., technical & commercial evaluation
of tools like RFP, CLM, Vendor Portal, SAP S/4 HANA, and corresponding implementation services with partners
• Prepared Capex & IT sourcing strategy FY24 for ₹ 350 Cr spend, covered aspects of cost optimization, risk
management, managing lead time, and quality assurance.
• Performed spend data analysis to gain insights into spending patterns, areas of consolidation & opportunities, and
management communications
• Executed ARCs with suppliers for laptops/desktops, network components, meeting room infra, printers, and other
computer accessories. Brought the spend under contract from 55% to 95% for all IT hardware requirements
• Improved delivery timeline for hardware supplies by past purchase analytics, requirement planning with the IT
department, and conducting periodic meetings with Suppliers
• Tracked KPIs & identified areas of improvement for PR-PO TAT, OTIF TAT, and on-time payments as per SLA
• Developed and onboarded alternated suppliers to mitigate geographical, sole-supplier, and compliance risks
• Negotiated payment terms with top 10 suppliers in IT from 30 to 45 days, resulting in increased working capital and
cash flow savings of ~10 L INR
• Performed cost benchmarking for price variance analysis, effective price negotiation, and calculation of cost savings
• Performed supplier rationalization & segmentation to weed out non-critical suppliers and conducted performance
management through supplier scorecards
• Handled and resolved supplier’s and user’s escalations
May 2021 - Apr 2023, Deputy Manager – Supply Chain Planning & Strategy
• Conducted procurement analytics for effective decision-making & reporting
o Created an Excel dashboard for measuring lagging & leading indicators for different verticals of Strategic Sourcing
o Conducted monthly MRM (Management Review Meeting) to review the department KPIs for sourcing &
operations and discuss the corrective measures. Tracked and reported the action items for improvements.
• Program managed the creation of the MIS dashboard
o Onboarded tech partner for development and integration of MS Power BI dashboard and managed stakeholders
(Sourcing leads, IT leads, Finance, and developers from tech partner) for knowledge transfer
o Implemented reports for P2P performance, supplier performance, spend analysis, savings report, RFQ TAT, GRN
to QC release, logistics, inventory, and payment related KPIs for ease of management communications & reporting
• Built supplier ecosystem of niche custom compound manufacturers in India
o Studied China’s Biopharmaceutical Supplier Ecosystem, conducted supplier site visits and prepared reports
o Built a network of 30+ niche chemical contract manufacturers (KSM) in India as a part of Supplier Partner Network
• Prepared the Annual Operating Plan for Strategic Sourcing (FY23 & FY24)
o Prepared Annual Operating Plan - strategic initiatives, budget & headcount requirements for the department
o Quarterly tracking of budget & HC utilization and presentation to the leadership (Head of Procurement & CFO)
• Created and implemented a savings reporting framework
o Created a framework for periodic reporting of savings into Cost Savings, Cost Avoidance, and Cash Flow Savings,
its governance model, and identified areas of automation
• Streamlined Purchase Committee Governance
o Drafted PC manual & standardized negotiation & QCS template for purchase proposals above INR 1 Cr.
o Scrutinized all the PC proposals, governed the meetings, and checked for any gaps in the sourcing process before
submission to the Purchase Committee for approval; created a dashboard for better visibility of PC proposals
• Program managed the setting up of the Procurement Center of Excellence (PCoE)
o Benchmarked the operating model & organizational structure. Estimated ideal headcount, standardized SOPs,
segregated activities as centralized & de-centralized, and mapped cross-functional interfaces to better governance
• Program managed the enterprise risk mitigation activity. Monthly tracking & reporting to the leadership
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Oct 2016 - Jul 2019, Systems Engineer - Quality Assurance
• Performed e2e load testing with scripting, execution, monitoring, and led 4 projects as an SME
• Deployed custom code for handling dynamic request and response handling in performance testing
• Carried out root cause analysis to identify performance bottlenecks by working with development team
• Delivered test results and reports using Oracle Enterprise Manager that helped the client get a better outlook of the
performance of their ERP and ensured customer satisfaction
• Drafted 30+ SOPs and automated major BAU processes reducing execution time and resource dependency by 20+
man-hours leading to reduction in the cost of testing by 30%