Shivendra

About Shivendra

A procurement and category management professional with 7+ years of experience across banking, consulting, and industrial sectors — specialising in technology sourcing, vendor management, and strategic cost reduction. Career savings of $12M+ delivered through rigorous supplier analysis, competitive sourcing, and structured contract negotiations. Areas of Specialisation: End-to-end technology category management across IT hardware, Cloud (IaaS/PaaS), SaaS, and enterprise software — spanning RFI/RFP design, vendor negotiations, contract execution, and supplier governance. Professional Experience: At NatWest Group, currently managing a portfolio of 30+ technology contracts worth $6M across hardware, cloud, and software categories. Led global benchmarking for a $100M Hyper-Converged Infrastructure spend, identifying a 15% cost reduction opportunity presently under C-suite consideration. At GEP Consulting, delivered category strategies across 50+ suppliers for global MNC clients in Life Sciences and CPG. Developed inflation-tracking tools covering $300M+ in managed spend and achieved $10M in savings over two years through alternate supplier development and competitive sourcing programmes. At Danfoss Industries, managed procurement operations across 10+ ASEAN nations and led the procurement workstream for a global ERP harmonisation initiative involving a 20+ member cross-functional team. Education: MBA, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (2022), where I served as Treasurer of MARS — the Merchandising & Retailing Society — overseeing an annual operation of ₹1.1 Cr+.| Open to opportunities in Technology Procurement, Category Management, and Vendor & Contract Management.

Experience

1. Technology Procurement Manager

   NatWest Group

   Jul 2024 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Responsible for end-to-end technology category management and vendor governance for NatWest\'s India GCC — a 3,300-seat banking operation in Bangalore-Delivered $2.2M in procurement savings on the GCC technology build-out through competitive RFP execution and structured vendor negotiations across hardware, cloud, and software categories-Built and closed NatWest India\'s first Laptop DaaS commercial framework on a $5M decision — a replicable model now used for future hardware lifecycle decisions-Manage 30+ active technology contracts worth $6M spanning IT hardware, Cloud, SaaS, and PaaS — with zero governance gaps under banking regulatory standards-Commissioned global supplier benchmarking for Hyper-Converged Infrastructure across a $100M / 5-year spend horizon; analysis surfaced 15% cost reduction opportunity under C-suite review

Education

• Vellore Institute of Technology

  Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering with Spec. in Automotive Engineering

  2012 — 2016

• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Buisness

  2020 — 2022