Arjun Viswambharan

▸ Category Leadership: Led end-to-end indirect procurement strategy across 20+ categories — Professional Services,
Consulting & Advisory, Managed Services, IT Services/Hardware/Software, People/HR Services, Corporate Travel/MICE,
Facilities, Utilities, and Marketing Services — managing a USD 55M spend portfolio in a zero-based budgeting
environment.
▸ Cost Optimization: Delivered $3M USD savings in FY25 through category strategy, demand management, supplier
rationalization, and strategic negotiations — maintaining a consistent 12-14% YoY savings performance.
▸ Compliance & Governance: Built SLA/KPI-driven supplier performance and contract governance frameworks, reducing
off-contract spend and strengthening audit compliance across all managed categories.
▸ Team Leadership: Led and developed a team of 4 category specialist buyers, managing performance cycles, coaching
professional development, and building a high-accountability team culture.

▸ S2P Transformation: Spearheaded Procurement Excellence for India, leading SAP S/4HANA P2P transformation and
Vendor Portal rollout — re-engineering the S2P lifecycle from requisition to payment. Outcomes: 90% uplift in
transaction efficiency, 40% reduction in vendor onboarding cycle time, 60% decrease in manual spend analysis.
▸ Change Management: Designed and executed a comprehensive change management framework covering stakeholder
communications, role-specific training, and live adoption monitoring to ensure zero-disruption go-live across business
units.
▸ Cross-Functional Governance: Partnered across Global CoE, IT, Finance, and Legal to embed SOX-compliant approval
workflows, PO mandate controls, and materially improved ease of buying across the organization.

▸ CoE Build & Scale: Built and scaled India procurement Centre of Excellence from 5 FTE to 30 members across Source-to
Pay processes.
▸ Savings Delivery: Achieved 14% YoY cost savings via supplier consolidation, spend bundling, and preferred vendor pools
across Marketing Services, Corporate Services, Capex & MRO.
▸ Team Leadership: Directly led a team of 5 sourcing professionals managing $18M annual tail spend across India offices
and manufacturing sites.
▸ Process Innovation: Designed a preferred supplier and vendor pool framework for indirect tail spend — reducing
sourcing lead times by 60% and improving on-contract buying compliance.

▸ Category Scope: Owned spot and tail spend sourcing across Professional Services & Fees (Legal, Consulting, Big 4, HR &
Finance), Technology, Marketing Services & Media, Employee Experience, and MRO & Capex across 4 manufacturing
plants — ensuring speed-to-source without compromising compliance.
▸ Cost Savings: Delivered 25% savings against budget through negotiation, e-auctions, rate-card expansion, and reducing
maverick buys.

▸ Global Category Strategy: Partnered with Global Category Managers and Directors on sourcing strategy for $500M+
addressable spend across Primary & Secondary Packaging, Raw Materials, and Inbound, Outbound & Ocean Logistics —
gaining direct exposure to global category management across APAC, NAZ, EMEA, and Africa.
▸ Sourcing Execution: Designed and executed hybrid sourcing strategies combining Coupa CSO tenders, SAP Ariba e
auctions, and offline negotiation — building hands-on proficiency in eRFX design, supplier evaluation, and multi
geography award optimization.

▸ Procurement Operations: Executed spot buys and tail spend sourcing for business and logistics support services for
Wipro India business; implemented continuous improvements in process to improve service delivery to business &
improve procurement SLA & KPIs.