Ankur Nigam

Experience

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  Maruti Suzuki India Limited

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2013

  Assistant Manager

  - Part of a team to source, negotiate, procure, develop and deliver plastic parts worth $500mn for all Maruti Suzuki Gurgaon cars. Personally handled $33Mn worth of partsSourcing and Negotiation : - Managed cross-functional and cross-cultural teams for Sourcing of bumpers, door trims and instrument panels in more than 25 vendor negotiations combined worth of $20 mn for New Alto, WagonR, Swift and Dzire- Achieved savings of ~$3 mn by Localised Sourcing, Periodic Negotiations and VA/VE of plastic partsVendor Management : - Involved in vendor overview including production, quality standard, timely delivery, P&L & expansion strategy for $50mn plastic vendor of MSIL - Visited Japan and Taiwan for Vendor selection, cost negotiations and procurement of tools worth $5mn - Received Award for management of $5mn after-sales bumper supply during Maruti’s labour crisis in 2011 & 2012 working closely with the vendors (Machino Plastics, Bright Auto, Supreme Industries) and in house team - Worked with BCG to study trends of crude oil prices & develop formula to estimate prices of poly propylene Show less

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  Accenture

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2014

  Sr. Analyst

  - Part of the eSourcing team to source & negotiate professional, technical, marketing & event management services for Global Leader in Operating System Technology - Responsible for preparing, releasing and closing RFIs and RFPs amounting to ~$20Mn for the client- Achieved aggregate Savings of ~20% in more than 50 successfully completed sourcing projects - Hands on experience of eAuction projects on leading global platform SAP Ariba (leader quadrant of Gartner for 8 years), using reverse and dutch auctions resulting in savings of more than 25% in multiple cases Show less

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  Self Employed

  Dec 2015 - now

  Standup Comedian

  Ankur Nigam is an Engineer, an MBA and standup comic - the three mistakes of his life, notably making him the gareebon ka chetan bhagat. His humor is derived from his corporate career of 12+ years where he managed nil promotions and 7 job switches. May be one caused the other. Having 'succesful' stints in FMCG, Automobile, Marketing, Consulting (to name a few), his 'career' (or the lack of it) has been chosen by UNESCO as the best in the world. In a desperate attempt to get standing ovation for his performances, he ends his act with national anthem. His Comedy Mantra describes his personality very well - Receding Hairline, Growing Waistline, Strong Punchline Show less

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  GEP Worldwide

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  Sr. consultant

  Solution Design and Presales

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  Reckitt

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

  Asst. Manager

  As a procurement manager, i was responsible for strategic sourcing, vendor management, and cost negotiations. With a buying of ~Rs. 400 Cr, I managed Plastics as a category for all the products - Dettol, Harpic, Lizol, Vanish, Veet etc, across all the plants in India. Global commodity in focus - Crude oil and Plastics - PP, PE and PET. Manufacturing Process expertise - Injection and Blow Moulding

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  Nautankibaaz Improv Collective

  Mar 2018 - now

  Comedy Coach

  Ankur Nigam is an SPJain, Mumbai alum who has more than 12 years of corporate experience and has been performing Improv and Standup comedy for the past 7 years. His unique insights of comedy, observations and performance has helped him become a Coach where he applies the principles of Comedy to help people in enhancing their communication skills, story telling, being active listeners and perform better at their jobs. He takes regular classes where he teaches soft skills in a unique engaging manner through elements of comedy. Show less

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  WNS

  Aug 2018 - now

  As a consultant in the Solutions team, I am responsible for end to end management and responding on RFPs for Procurement domain. I have a strong background in Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management, Category Management, Procure to Pay, Procurement Transformations etc. I have keen interest and knowledge of Crude oil, and it's derivatives - PP, PE, PET, as a category expert. Assessing and closely monitoring the factors that govern crude oil prices on the global and local level, has been my strong hold. Show less

  • Sr. Group Manager

    May 2022 - now

  • Group Manager

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Consultant

    Aug 2018 - now