Rudra R.
Procurement | Sourcing | Contracting | RPA | BPO | SaaS | Pre-Sales | Customer Success | Discovery | Coupa Certified
- Role
- Sr Manager, Sourcing & Contract Management at The Standard
- Location
- Memphis, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rudra R.
If you are persistent you will get it. If you are consistent you will keep it. Be Both\"A seasoned procurement professional with extensive expertise in sourcing, category management, and procurement operations. Skilled across the Source-to-Pay lifecycle, with strong project management experience in areas such as BPO, vendor management, RFx processes, eProcurement systems (Req to Invoice), business process automation (including RPA), spend analytics, software implementation, and supplier enablement.Passions: Travelling, Sports, Getting exposed to different cultures, making new connections and building relationships and continuous learning. Skills-> RPA Implementation & RPA Managed Services Sales-> Procurement BPO Solution Sales -> Spend Analytics, Sourcing Pipeline Creation, Negotiation, Contracting, Contract Execution-> eProcurement Software Deployments and Application Management-> Problem Analysis and Resolution-> Business Process Streamlining & Requirements Gathering & Consolidation-> Vendor Management, Project Management-> Supervisory skills across cross functional spaces like IT, Procurement & Sales
Experience
Sr Manager, Sourcing & Contract Management
Nov 2022 — Present · Memphis, TN, US
Execute end-to-end RFPs and RFIs for critical IT and BPO services, ensuring alignment withstrategic sourcing objectives.• Recommend procurement tool enhancements, optimizing iCertis (CLMA), Archer,and Outsystems platforms to improve team efficiency.• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, IT, and business units to drive cross-functional alignmentand achieve RFx goals.• Create RFx standardized assets to streamline delivery and managed SOP evolutions toenhance procurement processes and supplier engagement.Highlights: Deliver approximately $10.5M in savings and cost avoidance through successful execution of multiple RFPs, RFQ\'s, RFI\'s and Renewals. Some notable RFP\'s are: AI Governance, Databricks (Azure), Digital Loan Servicing, Application Development Portfolio Mgmt, Sales Revenue Generation, IT BPO, RPA Licensing, Back-office BPO, Call Data Reporting, Digital Payments, and Google Smartsheet. Shepherd solutions optimization initiatives that increase S2C team productivity andaccelerate turnaround times across disparate workflows. Lead cross-functional teams to successfully execute complex sourcing events, includingHR/IT/Back-Office BPO Services, SaaS Platforms, and Professional Services. Revamp SOPs, resulting in more efficient operations and stronger compliance activities.
Education
University of Memphis
MBA, Finance, Accounting, Managerial Decision making tools (statistical), Strategic Management
2008 — 2010
University of Memphis
BBA, Business
2003 — 2007
PMI Institute
PMP, Project Management
2006 — 2006
ISM
CPSM Certfied, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
2019 — 2022
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