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Akanksha Gupta, Senior Manager Procurement (Head – Glass Bottle Category & Dry Goods Governance)

Akanksha Gupta

Senior Manager Procurement (Head – Glass Bottle Category & Dry Goods Governance)·Pernod Ricard India

India

Master's degree, Business And Marketing

Work experience

Total years of experience: 11 years, 1 months

Senior Manager Procurement (Head – Glass Bottle Category & Dry Goods Governance)

January 2026 - Present

Pernod Ricard India

Gurgaon, India

January 2026 - Present

Category Ownership: Strategic procurement for the critical Glass Bottle category,

commanding an annual spend profile exceeding $180 Mn; drive strategies focused on cost
optimization, supply assurance, supplier performance, and value creation.
Cross-Category Governance: Head operational compliance and corporate governance
standardizations across all Dry Goods packaging divisions (Bottles, Caps, Labels, Cartons) to
guarantee complete process transparency and process excellence.
Global ESG Alignment: Lead ESG initiatives for the Glass category, advancing Scope 3
carbon reduction and sustainability objectives in alignment with global commitments.
Supplier Quality Excellence: Spearheaded Supplier Quality Excellence Programs across
glass bottle vendor sites, improving process capability, product quality, and supply reliability.

Company industry:
FMCG

Senior Manager Procurement (Category Head – Glass Bottles & Governance)

January 2026 - Present

Pernod Ricard India

Gurgaon, India

January 2026 - Present

• Category Ownership: Heading strategic procurement of the USD 180M+ Glass Bottle
category, delivering annual savings of USD 10M+ strategic cost negotiations, supplier
performance enhancement, sourcing optimization and value creation.
• Cross-Category Governance: Heading governance standardization across all dry
goods packaging categories (Bottles, Closures, Labels, Cartons), achieving 100%
compliance supplier management, due diligence requirements and
sustainability compliance standards.
• Working Capital Optimization: Implemented VMI programs and renegotiated
supplier payment terms up to 90 days, unlocking USD 4M+ in cash and improving
working capital efficiency.
• Global ESG Commitments: Leading supplier decarbonization initiatives for the Glass
category, advancing 50% Scope 3 emission reduction ambition by 2030.
• Quality Excellence: Spearheading supplier quality excellence programs across glass
bottle vendor sites, delivering a 10% improvement in incoming RFT scores through
process capability enhancement and defect reduction initiatives.

Company industry:
FMCG

Manager Procurement (Category Lead – Bottles)

April 2023 - December 2025

Pernod Ricard India

Gurgaon, India

April 2023 - December 2025

• Large-Scale Sourcing Mastery: Led strategic sourcing and category roadmap
execution for a USD 160M+ Glass & PET Bottles portfolio, delivering USD 8M+ in
savings through supplier development, process improvements, and value
engineering opportunities.
• Circular Initiative: Pioneered innovative of
finished goods (FG) cartons, capturing 10% cost optimization on glass bottle
supplies. Awarded with Absolut Award for the same.
• Optimized Share Allocation: Leveraged quantitative SOB optimization models to
balance cost and supply risk, delivering USD 2M+ in savings through freight
optimization and multi-supplier sourcing.

Company industry:
FMCG

Manager Purchase – PMO & Analytics

September 2021 - March 2023

Pernod Ricard India

Gurgaon, India

September 2021 - March 2023

Procurement Analytics & Supplier Performance: Led procurement analytics and reporting

for global and regional stakeholders, providing insights on spend, savings pipelines, spend
cube trends, sustainability metrics, and supplier performance dashboards.
Value Engineering PMO: Managed the PMO for procurement-led value engineering
initiatives, driving milestone tracking, and cross-functional alignment with technical,
manufacturing, and quality teams.
Budgeting & Category Strategy: Supported to develop category strategy models and zero
based budgeting inputs to support annual planning and executive decision-making.

Company industry:
FMCG

Manager PMO & Analytics

September 2021 - March 2023

Pernod Ricard India

Gurgaon, India

September 2021 - March 2023

through spend, savings, sustainability, supplier performance analytics

Company industry:
FMCG

Lead Procurement

November 2020 - September 2021

Vedanta – Cairn Oil & Gas

Gurgaon, India

November 2020 - September 2021

Digital Transformation Strategy: Contributed to the implementation of Ivalua sourcing

modules, supporting the transition from Ariba and enhancing procurement capabilities across
sourcing processes.
Automated Catalogues: Led implementation of e-auctions, catalogue buying, and integrated
shopping cart solutions, enhancing efficiency through process automation.
Executive Governance: Served as Secretary General to the Vedanta Group Commercial
Committee, coordinating strategic reviews, governance processes, and executive
engagements with the Group Leadership.
Risk Management: Developed Due Diligence framework for Cairn. Partnered with Duns &
Bradstreet and Save Risk to develop risk portfolio of all vendors.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Lead Procurement – Strategic Sourcing

December 2016 - September 2021

Vedanta – Cairn Oil & Gas

Gurgaon, India

December 2016 - September 2021

• Strategic Sourcing & Projects: Managed USD 200M+ O&M and capital project Electrical, Instrumentation, and Mechanical
USD 50M in value creation through commercial negotiations, supplier leverage,
competitive bidding and long-term O&M contracting.

Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Deputy Lead Procurement – Strategic Sourcing

December 2016 - October 2020

Vedanta - Cairn Oil & Gas

Gurgaon, India

December 2016 - October 2020


Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
415

Associate Manager, Commercial | Management Trainee

May 2015 - November 2016

TSPL (Vedanta Group)

Bathinda, India

May 2015 - November 2016

Power Plant Procurement & Commissioning: Managed procurement activities supporting
• commissioning and operations of a 1, 980 MW supercritical power plant, covering critical E&I,
Mechanical, Railways, and indirect categories across OPEX and CAPEX requirements.
Import Sourcing & Localization: Led import procurement and indigenization initiatives,
including customs clearance, vendor development, and localization of imported spares to
improve supply reliability and cost competitiveness.

Company industry:
Energy & Renewables

Associate Manager, Commercial | Management Trainee

May 2015 - November 2016

Vedanta - Talwandi Sabo Power Limited

Bathinda, India

May 2015 - November 2016

• Power Plant Procurement & Commissioning: Managed procurement of USD 50M +
spend, supporting commissioning and operations of a 1, 980 MW supercritical power
plant, covering critical E&I, Mechanical, Railways, and Indirect categories across
OPEX and CAPEX requirements, ensuring timely project execution and operational
readiness.
• Import Sourcing & Localization: Led import procurement and indigenization
initiatives, including customs clearance, vendor development, and localization of
imported spares to improve supply reliability and cost competitiveness.

Company industry:
Energy & Renewables

Education

International Management Institute (IMI)

January 2015

January 2015

Master's degree, Business And Marketing

India

International Management Institute

January 2015

January 2015

Master's degree, Operations & Marketing

India

Amity Institute of Telecom Technology and Management

January 2012

January 2012

Bachelor's degree, Telecom Engineering

India

Amity Institute of Telecom Technology and Management

January 2012

January 2012

Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Telecom

India

Skills

Purchasing
Expert
Purchasing
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
CATEGORY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CATEGORY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CONTRACT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
CONTRACT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
COST ENGINEERING
Intermediate
COST ENGINEERING
Intermediate
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Intermediate
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Intermediate
SAP ARIBA
Intermediate
SAP ARIBA
Intermediate
SAP MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
SAP MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
STRATEGIC SOURCING
Intermediate
STRATEGIC SOURCING
Intermediate
SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
SUPPLIER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
Management
Expert
Management
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Negotiation
Expert

Languages

English

Beginner

Hindi

Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Advanced generative AI toolsets integration & automation frameworks
AI Certification
AI Fundamantals
Google
Advanced generative AI toolsets integration & automation frameworks

Hobbies and interests

Adventure Sports, Singing