Payal Sambari

About Payal Sambari

Results-oriented and creative Strategic Sourcing & Procurement professional specializing…

Experience

1. Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Specialist

   Farmers Insurance

   Nov 2021 — Present

   Leading multiple high value and critical RFP’s (Request for Proposals) simultaneously. These RFP’s range from $1 mn to $50 mn in value. • Currently working on strategy with Fin Ops team to renew hosting services. This RFP requires engaging with multiple large vendors such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, SAP and Virtustream. Responsible for planning, developing and executing the strategy. This RFP has had multiple changes in strategy and direction due to changing priorities. • Strategized with Infrastructure Shared Services team to achieve synergy by supplier consolidation. Achieved savings through the RFP that will be used to employ FTE resources. Negotiated savings worth through this sourcing project. • Scheduled weekly meetings for all RFP’s to have a regular cadence. Built strong working relationships by understanding and aligning key business priorities with the sourcing strategy. Provided advice, support and insight to help meet BU goals. • Facilitate development and compile RFx materials. Partner with business stakeholders to define requirements, translate requirements into RFx documents, determine negotiation approach to liaise between Farmers and vendors, and provide contract template suggestions. • Worked with a cross-team (Corporate Services and IT) to develop template and process to capture MSA Summary in Coupa. Conducted training for this process for the entire SS & P (Strategic Sourcing & Procurement) team. • Recognized as a future leader and nominated to be part of the Passion & Leadership program by SS & P leadership. • Researching opportunities for business units by using tools such as Gartner to gather industry and vendor specific knowledge. • Mentored new employees and contractors on Farmers processes and policies

Education

• Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics

  BMS, Management

  1999 — 2002

• Welingkar Institute of Research and Education

  Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Marketing/Retail

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Sales
• Resume
• Interviews
• Selling
• Strategy
• Internet Recruiting
• Interviewing
• Team Management
• Team Building
• Onboarding
• Visio
• Search
• Staffing Services
• Contract Recruitment
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• IT Recruitment
• Hiring
• Business Intelligence
• Business Analysis
• Temporary Placement
• Information Technology
• Resource Management
• Networking
• Permanent Placement
• Staff Augmentation
• Communication
• Relationship Building
• Recruiting
• Screening
• Executive Search
• Cold Calling
• Screening Resumes
• Benefits Negotiation
• Management
• Sdlc
• Human Resources
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Crm
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Technical Recruiting