Deepak Sahu

Management Consulting Senior Manager @Accenture

Chicago, IL, US

Key cost reduction projects: 1. Cost Reduction program at Automotive Company: • Led multi-tiered teams of consultants and client resources across 5 countries– reducing annual operating expenses by 22% in direct and indirect cost categories. • Designed zero based organization structures for Sales, After Sales and Finance functions leading to 17% headcount cost savings• Conducted negotiations with key operational vendors to reduce price and optimize specifications2. Direct and Indirect spend reduction project at CPG company: • Led a team of consultants operating in two countries to identify and implement $5.4mn savings within 12 weeks. • Designed, set up and implemented Control and Monitoring mechanisms which included chart of account changes, financial variance and operational KPI’s reporting to ensure ongoing transparency and sustainable savings realization3. SG & A spend reduction program for F&B company : Led a team to reduce SG & A costs by 18% of addressable spendKey organization design projects:1. Target operating model design and finance process re-engineering at CPG Company: Led a 7-member team to create target operating model for procurement and finance functions leading to 18% headcount savings with addition of new capabilities2. Post-merger integration of two cement companies thorough a 50:50 joint-venture to provide business services: Identified 4 Mn USD savings by setting up a 400+ seater Finance and HR captive GBS organization for the two cement companies 3. Project lead for Finance Organization Design for CPG company: Led the Zero-Based Organization design across 9 countries in APAC region for finance and strategy functions leading to ~14% savings in headcount