Chetan Ponnappa

About Chetan Ponnappa

Technology Sourcing Manager at Schneider Electric, Managing overall aspects of Indirect Procurement for IT consulting and Outsourcing categories. Overall +12 years of total experience in Indirect Procurement as Strategic IT sourcing manager, Supply chain management & Contingent workforce MSP programs

Experience

1. Global Category Manager - IT Consulting & Professional Services

   Schneider Electric

   Mar 2018 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Part of the Global Supply Chain (GSC) organization managing IT consulting and Outsourcing category for Schneider Digital organization managing an annual spend of +25Million Euros I have a key role in managing the overall vendor spend in IT consulting and outsourcing category and delivering cost saving and cost avoidance expectation assigned to me I lead the commercial and contractual negotiations with major global IT consulting vendors for all new and ongoing engagements. Contract include MSA, SOW, Change requests etc. Responsible to lead the competitive bidding process, Conduct RFP/RFQ/RFI/reverse auctions of consulting projects on Ariba e-Sourcing tool Lead negotiations end to end with vendors to get the best techno-commercial value to the company Perform periodic supplier performance review in the form Business review and Quarterly Business reviews (QBR) to ensure vendor are meeting the services levels and aligned to leadership expectations

Education

• Christ University, Bangalore

  Bachelor's degree

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Technical Recruiting
• Executive Search
• Recruiting
• Management
• Outsourcing
• Requirements Analysis
• Cost Management
• Talent Management
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Temporary Placement
• IT Recruitment
• Labor Contract Negotiation
• Networking
• Training
• Screening
• Deal Pursuit
• Benefits Negotiation
• Talent Acquisition
• Contract Negotiation
• Contract Recruitment
• Team Management