Gayathri Venkatesh

Gayathri venkatesh

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location of Gayathri VenkateshBengaluru, Karnataka, India
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Procurement Lead- Corporate Services

  • Education

    • Pes university

      2013 - 2015
      Master of business administration - mba finance
  • Experience

    • Tesco bengaluru

      Sept 2015 - Jan 2024

      Procurement - eSourcing & SupportPerforming sourcing events to support supplier decisions.Engaging with the Category Managers and the stakeholders to understand the need andidentifying best possible ways to execute tenders and auctions.Responsible for event management (launch and execute RFx & e Auction)Deliver commercial and non-commercial analysis based on the tender responses.Performing bid optimisation (Oracle Fusion, GEP smart & Keelvar)Conduct analysis on auctions and provide practical insights to support procurement managers in supplier selection.Conduct market research to identify market trends and, identify potential suppliers during the tender.Identify potential enhancement in systems and improve efficiency of the process (CI Automation etc.)Publish the critical metric in performance reports. Updates SOPs as instructed. Show less Processing of PO and non PO invoices, special invoices either zero error rate.Investigation and analysis of the rejected invoices based on the suppliers Timely and accurate reconciliation of invoices and delivery notes to ensure on time payment.Maintaining daily tracker snd daily productivity report.Handling and resolving internal and external queries received via ticketing tools (zendesk, talisma and outlook)Performing quality check snd publishing the periodic report.Daily allocation of work to the team and updating the status to the management Show less

      • Team lead eSourcing

        Jun 2019 - Jan 2024
      • Senior Associate

        Sept 2015 - Jun 2019
    • Tesco

      Jan 2024 - now
      Procurement lead- corporate services

      Category Management - Corporate Services End to end Sourcing of products and services for Tesco markets specially for corporate category.Develop strong work relationships with partners to support, endorse and deliver sub category plans aligned to category procurement strategies to realise business savings and support innovation.Manage a spend of minimum 5million GBP.Assist in the development of the functional operating model for specific sub categories.Control of business spend and actively minimise revenue cost through improved use of tools, processes and application of best practiceTrack and report on savings target for specified sub categories.Supplier commercial and Contract negotiationBuild new and improve existing supplier relationships to ensure continued suitability and policies.Following our business code of conduct and and always acting with integrity and due diligenceDeep expertise in a particular process or field.First line team supervisory responsibility on prices. Mentoring, on the job training, coordinating and presenting.Maintain relationship with multiple partners and stakeholders and solve complex problems. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Keelvar sourcing optimizer certification

      Keelvar keelvarsity
      May 2022