Venkat Reddy

About Venkat Reddy

Procurement & Planning Manager with 12+ years of experience driving procurement operations, demand planning, sourcing strategy, and supplier management across global organizations. Strong background in procurement planning, S & OP support, contract governance, and supplier lifecycle management.Experienced in leading planning and account teams, improving forecast accuracy, managing renewals pipelines, and partnering with sales, finance, and operations leaders. Proven ability to deliver automation, cost optimization, and process excellence through SAP Ariba, S/4HANA, Oracle, Power BI, and Tableau.Passionate about building scalable procurement planning models, improving supplier performance, and delivering measurable business impact. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified.

Experience

1. Deputy Manager

   Wipro

   Jan 2025 — Present · IN

   Played a pivotal role in the project from transition through go-live, ensuring seamless execution.Collaborated with the Transition team to design the Transition Approach (TA), Ramp-up plan, and Go-live schedule, managing both internal and external customersDeveloped and presented TA and transition decks to Wipro leadership, securing alignment and approvals.Authored comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all planning-related activities and reports and coordinated with project SMEs for validation and approvals.Led the Procurement, Planning and Account Management teams, setting clear goals and objectives to drive performance.Conducted regular 1-on-1 connects with team members to understand challenges and enhance team efficiency.Provided coaching and constructive feedback to support team members in their current roles and career development.Acted as a point of contact for resolving system and process-related issues, ensuring smooth operations.Maintained and shared Minutes of Meetings (MoMs) and activity trackers with Wipro leadership.Designed and implemented MS Forms and Planning Trackers to monitor team reporting and optimize time utilization.Proposed Power BI dashboards to automate manual inventory reports, including a Daily PO dashboard.Collaborated with the automation team to integrate real-time data, receiving positive feedback from Wipro leadership.I have come up with the Power Bi Dashboard solutions for the current manual reporting system in place for Inventory management reports. Working closely with automation team to build dashboard for Daily PO report and showcased the same dashboard to Wipro leads and got very good feedback and working on the same on the real time data.

Education

• Lingadeeranahalli Bangalore careers

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finanace and Operations

  2011 — 2013