Mithesh Devadiga

Sr. Director @ GEP Worldwide

About

• With over 17 years of experience executing end-to-end digital transformation programs for 15+ Fortune 500 companies spread across multiple geographies (North America, EMEA, APAC) • Throughout the career, have spearheaded more than 100+ projects apart from being part of 150+ enterprise procurement technology projects which includes largest Airport in Nordics, Largest Indonesian State Owned Enterprise (SOE) into O&G, few National Oil companies, largest Shipping company, one of the largest Global Steel Manufacturers, one of the largest E&U companies in US, a large American Water Management & Technology company, largest Distiller company, one of the largest insurance companies, largest Building Societies in the UK, one of the global leaders in the US in design, manufacturing & distribution of home improvement products, one of the largest Hotel Franchisor in the world to name a few • Expertise in rapid implementation programs across North America, EMEA & APAC regions across varied industries directly increasing the profitability of the project by 50% • Provided leadership, line management and coaching to new members eventually carving them to move to management roles to drive independent bigger projects • Have been the bridge between the client and internal Product Management Groups level setting client expectations inline with the product development and vision • Played an instrument role for carving the strategic product roadmap for the next years to help grow the business in the right direction

Country

United Arab Emirates

City

Dubai

Industry

Information Technology & Services

Skill

Project Management, Strategic Sourcing, eSourcing, E-procurement, New Business Development, Procure-to-Pay, Deal Closure, Procure To Pay, eProcurement, Client Management, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, s2p, Global Sourcing, Change Management, Source to Pay, Sourcing, Contract Management, Digital Transformation, Project Implementation

Experience

Sr. Director

GEP Worldwide

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Director

GEP Worldwide

2019-1 - 2024-2 · 5 yrs 2 mos

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Successfully implementing multi-million $ Fortune 500 companies for Digital Procurement Transformation Programs (Source-to-Pay & Supply Chain Management) • Project landscape is spread across multiple ERPs globally spanning multiple industries especially Oil & Gas, Aviation, Manufacturing, Retail etc. to name a few • Streamline organizations procurement process with the right approach for digital initiatives, focusing on eliminating process gaps eventually translating client goals and objectives into meaningful and measurable programs and strategies • Bringing in the expertise to manage global complex multi ERP projects in the areas of Source-to-Pay, Procurement Consulting, Category Management and Supply Chain solutions with particular emphasis on utilizing technology to achieve best results • Acting in the capacity of a trusted adviser in service delivery, strategic sourcing, change management and business process improvements • Delivering projects well within the defined timelines, identifying risks, removing bottlenecks and enabling the team for success with the right set of leadership, knowledge, relationship and management • Actively working with Finance team to define action plans, pre-requisites, issues and risks to support project implementation revenue and margins • Closely working with sales/presales for activities related to strategy and process improvement solutioning for digital procurement with prospects and closing opportunities • Working closely with GEPs Product Management Group for new feature developments/product enhancements to cater to customer and market needs • Directly involved with HR functions for continuous improvement of new hire onboarding, development of standardized delivery implementation templates for work product and practice aides

Associate Director

GEP Worldwide

2017-6 - 2019-1 · 1 yr 8 mos

Sr. Project Manager

GEP Worldwide

2015-7 - 2017-6 · 2 yrs

Mumbai Area, India

Project Manager

GEP Worldwide

2014-1 - 2015-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

Mumbai Area, India

Project Lead

GEP Worldwide

2013-2 - 2013-12 · 11 mos

Manager - Strategic Sourcing

mjunction services ltd

2010-5 - 2013-2 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Mumbai Area, India

▪ Key/Strategic account management role working heavily on upstream revenue expansion and closing sales opportunities ▪ Upsell/ cross sell to existing customers ▪ Being the local face of the company for customers across the region ▪ Gained vast exposure working with public sector companies/govt. organizations

Sr. Sourcing Consultant

Zycus

2008-5 - 2010-5 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Team Leader - Operations

Convergys India Services

2005-6 - 2008-5 · 3 yrs

▪ Started as a Process Associate and grew to a Team Lead managing 25+ associates ▪ Acted as a Quality Lead for a year helping increase the quality of the process delivery