A firm believer in solving problems through data,I help clients achieve operational effectiveness. I am a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified consulting professional focused on procurement and cost reduction practice area, with several years of work experience advising and implementing cost reduction strategies for consumer businesses in a global environment. I have worked on multiple end-to-end management projects from strategic, and operational levels in various functional areas such as marketing, logistics, direct materials and have devised and implemented cost reduction strategies for spends upto $800MM. I have had the experience of accelerating outcomes for greenfield procurement teams under compressed timelines by institutionalizing OKRs, leveraging analytical methods,building stakeholder relationships. As a designated trainer, I have trained global audiences of over 100. Aside of India,I have been on work assignments to Ireland,United Kingdom,United Arab Emirates,Germany,Italy and France and also supported and led projects for USA and Latin America. I can be reached via dm/email: abhinavacharya123@gmail.com. Skills: - Direct Materials Procurement - Indirect Materials Procurement - Category Management - Contract Management - Cost Take Out - Opportunity Assessment - Procurement Transformation - Operating Model - Multi Horizon Category Strategy - Supplier Performance/Supplier Relationship Management - Negotiation Cross-Functional Expertise: - Project Management - Analytics & Dashboard (Excel/PowerBI) - Decision Modelling - Team Management Industries Footprint: - Business to Consumer industries When I am not working, you will find me either experimenting with cooking,travelling,watching cricket or just chatting about the latest whizkid -ChatGPT.