Karan Pradeep

About Karan Pradeep

An individual with an aptitude for learning and focus on detail, Karan has experience across FMCG, Retail and Automotive industries. He has a total experience of over 13 years across multiple roles within supply chain and sales. He has managed a techno-commercial roles in after sales service and category management to commercial and strategic roles within supply chain. A team player, he has also managed teams across the various roles enabling development of his soft skills.

Experience

1. Global Category Manager - Procurement

   Amazon

   Dec 2021 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Managing spend of $ 90MM primarily under Facilities, Marketing and Logistics categories for Amazon India. Driving increase in strategic sourcing coverage within Marketing and Logistics spend areas in a non-mandated environment. Delivered $27 MM of direct savings to business through negotiations.

Education

• College of Engineering, Guindy

  BE, Mechanical

  2003 — 2007

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  PGDM, General Management

  2009 — 2011

• Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Taylors Road

  SSC, English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and Social Sciences

  1996 — 2001

• JGVV

  HSC, English, Hindi, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology

  2001 — 2003

Skills

• Strategy
• Operations Management
• Project Management
• Supply Chain
• Materials Management
• Supply Management
• Logistics
• Training
• Business Strategy
• Procurement
• Vendor Management
• Business Development
• Production Planning
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Product Management
• Leadership
• Crm
• Team Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Six Sigma
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing