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Vikas Gupta

Director - Group Procurement & Supply Chain Management
35.5 yrs experienceTelecommunications
Jun 2021

The move

MoveJio IHS Towers
TitleVice President - Procurement & Materials Management Director - Group Procurement & Supply Chain Management
LocationMumbai Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Mumbai United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE5.0
Total experience35.5 years
IHS Towers headcount1,001-5,000 employees
IHS Towers industryTelecommunications
IHS Towers HQLondon
IHS Towers typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Director - Group Procurement & Supply Chain ManagementJun 2021 — Present
    IHS Towers· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Vice President - Procurement & Materials ManagementMay 2012 — Jun 2021
    Jio· Mumbai· Full-time
  3. General Manager & Head - Strategic Sourcing / Supply Chain Management OperationsApr 2008 — May 2012
    Indus Towers Limited· Gurgaon
  4. Dy General Manager - Strategic Sourcing & SCM Centre For ExcellenceNov 2004 — Apr 2008
    Tata Teleservices Ltd· Mumbai Area, India· Full-time
  5. Head - Purchasing & Logistics2003 — 2004
    Concentrix· Gurgaon· Full-time
  6. Managing Partner2002 — 2003
    Supply Qube· New Delhi· Full-time
  7. Head - Purchase & Materials2001 — 2002
    Motherson Group· Noida· Full-time
  8. Head - Purchase & Materials1990 — 2001
    GKN Automotive· Faridabad, Haryana, India· Full-time

Education

Top skills

Warehouse OperationsDigital TransformationBusiness StrategyE-procurementE-auctionsContract Management

About

Strategic Sourcing, Procurement and Materials Management Professional with diverse experience of 33 years plus in Automotive, ITES, Infrastructure and Telecom Industries across the value chain from demand simulation to Customer satisfaction. Have wide exposure to global procurement and materials management bench mark practices. With proven abilities on value maximisation, contributions have been critical with significant impact to the bottom line. Extensively used mature decision models to maximise savings. Acting as a business enabler in startup organisations, built core competencies, motivated, mentored & led large Teams across locations, established functional systems & processes, led transformational changes and worked towards making the Sourcing, Procurement & Materials functions st

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