Pradnesh Chodankar
Senior Vice President & Country Head - Procurement at DBS Bank India Ltd. (Alumni - Unilever/Abbott Healthcare/Raymond Ltd.)
- Role
- Senior Vice President & Country Head of Procurement at DBS Bank
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Pradnesh Chodankar
A purpose-driven Industry Leader leveraging over 28 years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain Management to drive strategic sourcing, cost optimization, and procurement transformation. Focus on enhancing operational efficiency, fostering supplier relationships, & improving spend management. Contribute to organizational growth by leading innovative procurement solutions, ensuring strong governance, & mentoring high-performance teams. Seasoned Procurement & Supply Chain Management Professional with experince across diverse sectors from FMCG, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Fashion, Retail & Lifestyle, Banking & Finance. Thru experience across diverse sectors have enabled me to strike perfect balance on Cost Management, Business Agility, Customer Centricity, Risk and Governance. My expertise stands in areas of Strategic Sourcing & Cost Optimization, Procurement Integration, Contract Management, Procurement Transformation thru digitization & Outsourcing, Enabling Procurement Center of Excellence, E-Sourcing, Risk Management, Commercial Compliance, Procure to Pay Life-cycle Management, Spend Analytics, Vendor Development and Performance Management, Team Building, Mentoring, Coaching and Development, Process Re-design & Spend Analytics across topmost Fortune 50 Global Organizations.Worked with Fortune 50 Global Organizations like Hindustan Unilever Limited (A subsidiary of Unilever Plc, London - UK), Abbott Healthcare (A subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, IL, Chicago - USA) and Raymond Limited (India\'s No.1 Fashion and Lifestyle Brand). Currently working at Procurement Leadership and Transformation role in Asia\'s No.1 Bank DBS Bank India.
Experience
Senior Vice President & Country Head of Procurement
Jun 2021 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Part of Senior Leadership team (India T&O Exco) with Asia \'s No.1 Bank leading Procurement, Digital Transformation, Cost optimization, Integration, Consolidation Procurement Operations.
Education
Mumbai University Mumbai
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Masters in Mass Communication/Media Studies
1998 — 1999
University of Mumbai
Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting and Finance
1988 — 1993
Skills
- Fmcg
- Market Research
- Procurement Outsourcing
- Strategy
- Team Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Man-Management
- Business Planning
- Management
- Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
- Business Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Communication Skills
- Business Process Improvement
- Leadership
- Supply Chain Management
- Negotiation
- Strategic Sourcing
- Business Development
- Vendor Management
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