Puneeth Gundu

❖ Perform strategic sourcing and commodity management for IT, Consulting, Professional Services, Finance, Credit Risk, Cards, HR, Tax, and Legal categories. ❖ Manage RFPs, master service agreements, and contract negotiations, handling 10–15 large-scale projects per year and 20–30 smaller projects, and build and maintain relationships with vendors and internal business units ❖ Achieved a cost saving of 15% every year through effective negotiations

❖ Handled an average of 40 concurrent projects as an IT sourcing team member, supporting finance, IT, and legal categories ❖ Built and maintained strategic relationships ❖ Negotiated a cost saving of 15% for each year through category management and contact consolidation

❖ Negotiated pricing, quantities, and terms of delivery/payment ❖ Prepared contracts and qualified new/existing global vendors for a broad spectrum of commodities and materials across all company segments, with a focus on IT, Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO), engineering, and construction ❖ Collaborated with the team to manage spend of up to $250M for wind fans, construction services, spares, and field support services ❖ Delivered cost savings of an approximate $14M over multiple projects in the direct/indirect categories through closed bid

❖ Conducted an assessment of over 200 preferred vendors and contracts, reducing the supplier base by 30% through vendor consolidation across indirect categories, and performed spend normalization in a marketing category ❖ Achieved a $4M cost avoidance over three years through consolidation projects and contract renewals

❖ Performed strategic sourcing for all Google offices within India as part of an international sourcing team, administering an annual spend of $300M for a regional data center and technology ❖ Led a team of three Sourcing Specialists ❖ Spearheaded sourcing for a large construction project and served on a JAPAC data center negotiation team supporting IT, engineering, outsourcing, network, fleet management, marketing, facilities, and data center categories ❖ Achieved an 8% saving per contract through auctions and contact consolidation ❖ Handled major projects, including RFP and contracting for a 1,000-headcount outsourcing project

❖ Provided consulting and buyer support for multiple clients in sourcing, e-sourcing, contracts, and spend management, managing IT, professional services, MRO, and fleet management categories ❖ Delivered functional support to clients on new e-sourcing tools ❖ Achieved an average saving of 4% on both direct and indirect commodities through auction and category management ❖ Completed spend normalization of $100M, ensuring compliance with UNSPSC requirements ❖ Conducted approximately 200 electronic RFXs, including auctions