Gagandeep Gill

• Participated in continuous improvement initiatives, suggesting enhancements to procurement and supply chain processes.
• Spearhead collaboration with IT team to design and develop Power BI spend dashboard featuring key KPIs for enhanced procurement and category-level spend visibility.
• Engineered user-friendly interface to manage and update dashboard changes efficiently without affecting core data model.
• Optimised spend data and categorisation to enhance data accuracy and reporting reliability.
• Resolved disputes with suppliers through effective negotiation and problem-solving techniques.
• Coordinated with internal departments to understand procurement needs and specifications, ensuring accurate fulfilment of requirements.
• Collaborated with legal teams to mitigate risks in procurement contracts and agreements.
• Maintained clear audit trails and documentation to support multiple business areas.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to understand material requirements and ensure alignment with procurement strategies.
• Developed contract management plans to enhance supplier performance and resolve recurring issues.
• Mitigated supply chain risk through proactive planning and by enforcing stable contracts.
• Streamlined procurement processes by introducing digital tools, resulting in improved transaction times and reduced errors.
• Analysed procurement trends, identifying cost-saving opportunities and recommending strategic purchasing decisions.
• Facilitated communication between internal stakeholders and suppliers to enhance collaboration throughout the procurement lifecycle.
• Negotiated long-term agreements with major suppliers, securing significant cost reductions without compromising quality or service levels.
• Enhanced supplier partnerships by executing strategic sourcing initiatives and refining negotiation tactics.
• Enhanced team productivity by training and mentoring junior procurement specialists on best practices and industry trends.
• Orchestrated reduction of lead times by negotiating contracts with key suppliers, ensuring advantageous terms and conditions.
• Formulated category management strategies to optimise value extraction from specific spend areas while mitigating risk exposure.
• Spearheaded selection process of new suppliers, enhancing competition and securing superior value propositions.
• Evaluated supplier quotes to ensure adherence to purchasing procedures and optimise quality, price, and delivery outcomes.
• Cultivated strategic partnerships with key suppliers to ensure seamless communication and alignment with expectations.
• Audited supplier contracts to ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
• Resolved invoice and payment issues to expedite payments to suppliers.
• Conducted spend analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Utilized market intelligence to identify opportunities for savings and cost reduction.
• Negotiated contracts with suppliers to obtain favorable terms and pricing.
• Streamlined bidding processes by creating standardized templates, improving response rates from potential suppliers.
• Enhanced procurement efficiency by streamlining workflows and implementing cost-optimization strategies.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to design procurement strategies aligned with organizational objectives.
• Resolved operational challenges, including invoice discrepancies, material rejections, and delivery delays.
• Guided buyers and requesters in sourcing and logistics on appropriate purchasing channels (PO, catalog, credit card) to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Collaborated with Category Leads to strengthen client integration, serving as a liaison between Buying teams and business functions to drive operational improvements.
• Led cost-reduction and avoidance initiatives by identifying negotiation opportunities with strategic suppliers.
• Acted as a mediator between business units, buyers, and suppliers to resolve payment disputes and standardize processes, reducing delays.
• Partnered with finance, procurement, and suppliers to streamline invoicing, and ensure timely payments.
• Supported leadership by preparing performance reports and action plans to meet and exceed SLA and KPI quality standards.
• Participated in quality assurance reviews, contributing to audit parameter development, and improving procurement deliverables.
• Managed Software Asset Management processes, optimizing inventory levels through consumption analysis, and procurement schedule adjustments.

Projects

• Six Sigma Tax Leakage Project: Prevented $2.5M in working capital losses, streamlined tax payment workflows, and projected $500K in cost avoidance with 1 FTE efficiency gain.
• Global Contract Cleanup: Led the remediation of approximately 10,000 Ariba contracts, resolving approximately 23,000 errors within six months.
• Compliance Improvement (North America): Reduced non-compliant contract workspaces by 71% in 11 months.
• Automation Initiative: Implemented contract automation in NA and LATAM, saving 0.6 FTE annually.
• IT Procurement Efficiency: Streamlined PR processes, reducing redundant effort, and achieving 0.4 FTE savings across IT functions.
• Assisted in the Global SOP Improvement project by updating current process updates for Contract Management.
• Incorporated SharePoint Tracker for the IT, R&D, Marketing, and Consulting teams to streamline the process of tracking and renewing requests.

Extracurricular

• Use to send Birthday emails to the Procurement Team and also take new Hire Induction.
• I volunteered with the LEAF group to partner with the New Life Foundation orphanage and contributed to food donations and sapling planting on their premises successfully in December 2023.