Description

IT Procurement and Strategic Sourcing professional with over 6 years of experience supporting global organizations such as Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Alstom Transport, and Oracle. I specialize in software and SaaS procurement, vendor negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship management. Experienced in managing RFP/RFQ processes, optimizing procurement strategies, and ensuring cost efficiency while maintaining strong supplier partnerships. Proficient with SAP Ariba and cross-functional collaboration with legal, finance, and technical teams.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Conversational
Hindi
Fluent
Malayalam
Native or bilingual
Tamil
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Alcatel Lucent Enterprise
Embedded Software OEM Sourcing Manager
April 2025 - Today (1 year and 2 months)
92700 Colombes, France
Lead sourcing initiatives for OEM and thirdnparty software supporting enterprise networking and communications platforms. Manage RFQ processes including supplier evaluation, pricing negotiations and vendor selection. Negotiate enterprise software licensing agreements and SaaS contracts Collaborate with R&D;, product management, cybersecurity and legal teams.
• - Monitor supplier performance and ensure compliance with contractual obligations.
Négociation Leadership Réduction des coûts Salesforce Communication
Alcatel Lucent Enterprise
OEM Software Procurement Manager
January 2024 - March 2025 (1 year and 2 months)
Paris, France
Managed OEM vendor relationships supporting enterprise software development and integration. Coordinated sourcing activities between engineering teams and suppliers. Negotiated software contracts and renewal agreements. Collaborated with legal teams to review contractual amendments and licensing terms.
Négociation Réduction des coûts Embedded software Salesforce Communication
Alstom Transport SA (HQ)
IS&T; Procurement Consultant
October 2022 - December 2023 (1 year and 2 months)
Saint-Ouen, France
Building and nurturing strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, including individuals at various levels within the organization, such as Commodity Managers and Commodity Directors. Utilize tools and systems like (SAP Ariba, Orchestra) to communicate and collaborate effectively, while staying extremely organized. Implementation of new buying channels (Contract line items and commodity level call of contracts) objective is to achieve greater efficiency and visibility in procure-to-order process. Played a pivotal role in the spin-off process involving the negotiation of IT software contracts and licenses transfer from the former Bombardier Transportation entity to Alstom Transport SA legal entity. This encompassed managing 51 global contracts, ensuring a seamless transition and alignment of software assets between the two entities.
Négociation Leadership Procurement Transformation Transformation digitale