Kalyan Samaddar

Strategic Chief Procurement Officer with 25+ years of global leadership across steel, metals, mining and heavy manufacturing in India, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa. Proven in transforming procurement into a value-creation engine, delivering sustainable cost reduction and supply resilience.
Led enterprise-wide OPEX and CAPEX procurement with ownership of $146M+ annual spend and INR 800 Cr+, managing 50-120+ cross-functional teams across sourcing, logistics, warehousing, expediting and QA/QC. Deep expertise across raw materials, scrap, MRO, engineered equipment, EPC, services and large CAPEX, supporting 30+ plants and global sourcing hubs in India, China, SEA, Eastern Europe and Africa.
Delivered 8.3% sustainable savings ($11M), $22M group synergies and up to 26% category cost reduction through strategic sourcing, value engineering, reverse engineering and supplier rationalization. Trusted CXO partner with solid expertise in global sourcing, supplier ecosystems, digital procurement and ESG-aligned governance.

Chief Procurement Officer | Global Sourcing & Supply Chain Steel | Metals | Mining | Heavy Manufacturing