Pradeep S. Morab

About Pradeep S. Morab

Enterprise Procurement and Supply Chain leader with 22+ years of experience driving large-scale transformation, cost leadership, and risk governance across EPC, Infrastructure, MEP, and Industrial projects.Currently serving as General Manager – Head of Field Procurement, I lead enterprise procurement strategy for ₹2,500+ Cr annual spend, partnering closely with CXOs, business heads, finance, and legal to embed procurement as a strategic growth and profitability lever.My leadership focus spans:Enterprise procurement strategy & governanceStrategic sourcing, global supplier alliances, and pre-bid competitiveness.Digital procurement transformation (analytics, AI-led sourcing, e-Sourcing, supplier performance systems).Cost optimization, working capital improvement, and risk mitigation.Building future-ready, high-performing teams at scale.I have consistently delivered measurable business outcomes, including:Managing ₹1,500–₹2,500 Cr+ procurement portfolios across metro, rail, data centres, factories, buildings, and infrastructure megaprojectsDriving 15–22% cost savings through category-led sourcing, aggregation, value engineering, and global vendor developmentImproving procurement SLAs and TAT by up to 90% through operating model redesignEnhancing bid competitiveness, contributing to ₹1,100+ Cr in project winsDesigning and executing enterprise-wide digital procurement roadmapsKnown for building strong governance frameworks and collaborative supplier ecosystems, I bring a balanced approach that aligns commercial outcomes, compliance, ESG, and long-term value creation.

Experience

1. General Manager Procurement

   Blue Star Limited

   Jul 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Own enterprise-wide procurement strategy for Blue Star’s MEP, Buildings, Data Centres, Factories & Infrastructure businesses, managing ₹2,500+ Cr annual spend. Partner directly with CXOs and business leaders to drive bid strategy, margins, risk governance, and execution outcomes.Transformed procurement from a cost function into a strategic growth lever by institutionalizing centralized category management, influencing pre-bid decisions, and building strategic supplier ecosystems. Led digital procurement transformation (AI-led sourcing, analytics, e-sourcing, supplier performance, Plan-to-Delivery model).

Education

• National Institute of Technology Rourkela

  B.E, Metallurgical Engineering

  1997 — 2001

• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

  PGDM-Executive, Operations and Finance

  2007 — 2008

• Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

  PG Level Advanced Certification Programme in Computational Data Science, Artificial Intelligence