Gautam Singh
Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Manager | Expert in Cost Optimization, Colo & NNI Expansion, Supplier Development & Contract Negotiation | APAC & MEA Focus
- Role
- Sr Manager - Global Network Sourcing and Partnership at Tata Communications
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gautam Singh
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Experience
Sr Manager - Global Network Sourcing and Partnership
May 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Strategic Partnership Management: Spearheading partnership engagement from partner/supplier evaluation to contract execution, ensuring robust and mutually beneficial collaborations. Market Research and Vendor Assessment: Conducting comprehensive market research and vendor assessments, enhancing decision-making processes and partner selection. Network Expansion: Successfully on boarded several new carrier partners, managed relationships with existing partners, and developed new POPs, significantly expanding network footprints. Technical Expertise: Leading discussions on POP setups, contract drafting, execution, price negotiations, and technical consultations for MPLS GVPN, GDE, IPLC, and IPT services in APAC, MEA, and EU regions. RFP Process Leadership: Directed the RFP process, evaluating technical and commercial proposals to ensure optimal vendor selection. Cost Optimization: Implemented network optimization strategies to reduce costs through migrations and new network builds. Established new L2/L3 NNIs, and upgraded several NNIs with partners to achieving savings from xconnect charges. Vendor and Pricing Strategy: Developed an extensive understanding of vendor pricing trends and suppliers\' network coverage in the APAC region, periodically reviewed price books, and negotiated commercials and agreement terms, including Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Contract Execution: Executed many bilateral contracts for new supplier on boarding, network hardware upgrades and optimization for POPs and NNI projects. Dark Fiber Deployment: Prepared dark fiber deployment strategies and expansion plans to connect data centers, PoPs, and major business hubs in India and neighbouring countries. Offnet Access Strategy: Planned and developed Offnet Access strategies by partnering with global and local network vendors, building relationships with telecom carriers, and developing sourcing strategies for subsea cable capacity and IP transit.
Education
Liverpool Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
PG Program in Management, Strategy and Leadership
A C PATIL College of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics
2003 — 2007
Skills
- 3g
- Vendor Management
- Telecommunications
- Pre-Sales
- Ip
- Wireless
- Dwdm
- Routing
- Transmission
- Vas
- Ethernet
- Sdh
- Mpls
- Gsm
- Pdh
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