Ramakrushna Tripathy
Vendor Management Associate. @ Mentestack
About
Vendor Management and Talent Acquisition professional with 8+ years of experience driving IT staffing operations, vendor empanelment, procurement, and contingent workforce management across PAN-India engagements. In my current role, I manage end-to-end subcontractor lifecycle for 87+ active contractors across multiple business units, coordinating with 35+ empanelled vendors to achieve 92% fill rates within SLA timelines. Previously at ITC Infotech, I managed a vendor panel of 262+ partners with ₹12 Cr annual spend, drove 30% YoY cost optimization through strategic rate negotiations, and maintained zero audit findings over 3 consecutive years. I also led vendor governance for 159+ IT staffing partners across India. What I bring to the table: → Vendor Lifecycle Management: Empanelment, onboarding, performance scorecards, consolidation, and exit → Procurement Operations: SOW drafting, PO creation, invoice reconciliation, P2P, spend analysis → Talent Acquisition: Full-cycle recruitment, sourcing strategy, offer management, diversity hiring → Stakeholder Management: Cross-functional coordination with delivery, finance, HR, and leadership → Tools: Zwayam, Kenexa, Workday, Naukri, LinkedIn Recruiter, ServiceNow, MS Excel (Advanced) I've successfully closed 850+ positions across IT and non-IT domains with an average time-to-fill of 18 days, and managed contract lifecycles covering MSAs, SOWs, RFPs, and SLA compliance. Open to opportunities in Vendor Management, Procurement, Talent Acquisition, MSP Operations, and Contingent Workforce Management. 📩 ramakrushna.tripathy479@gmail.com | 📱 +91 8951828235
India
Bengaluru
Human Resources
Vendor Empanelment, IT Vendor Management, Contract & MSA Negotiation, IT Staff Augmentation, Cost Optimization, Executive Search, Interviewing, Social Media, Screening, RPO, Global Talent Acquisition, Talent Pool, Technical Recruiting, Salary Negotiations
Experience

Vendor Management Associate.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Managing end-to-end subcontractor lifecycle (onboarding to exit) for 87+ active contractors across 5 business units with 100% compliance to organizational policies. Key Contributions: - Drive vendor fulfillment for 25+ open requirements monthly with 35+ empanelled vendors, achieving 92% fill rate within SLA timelines - Draft, review, and negotiate SOWs covering scope, pricing, invoice schedules, payment terms, and exit strategies including FNF settlements - Create and manage Work Orders (WO/Subcon IDs) through VMS platforms with 48-hour activation turnaround - Coordinate PO creation, invoice reconciliation, and cost tracking using SAP, GPS, Zwayam, and Kenexa — processing ₹1.2 Cr+ monthly with 99% accuracy - Act as single point of contact for vendors, hiring managers, HR, and finance — resolving 95% escalations within 24 hours - Conduct monthly vendor performance reviews with SLA scorecards, driving 15% improvement in delivery quality - Lead automation initiatives reducing manual effort by 20 hours/month - Support MIS/MBR reporting with consolidated spend data and vendor utilization dashboards

Assistant Manager| Talent Management
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Led vendor empanelment, partner governance, and procurement operations for one of India's leading IT services companies, managing 262+ vendor partners with ₹12 Cr annual subcontracting spend. Key Contributions: - Spearheaded vendor empanelment program onboarding 159+ new IT staffing partners across India, expanding partner ecosystem by 45% - Drove 30% YoY cost optimization through strategic rate card renegotiations and vendor consolidation from 262 to 55 active partners - Owned end-to-end MSA, SOW, and agreement renewal lifecycle — 100% contract compliance, zero audit findings over 3 consecutive years - Coordinated RFP/RFQ processes for IT staffing across SAP, Cloud, Java, .NET, DevOps, Data Engineering — reduced time-to-submit from 7 to 3 days - Partnered with delivery heads across 8+ accounts to achieve 95% fulfillment rate with average time-to-fill of 15 days - Built real-time vendor performance dashboards (fill rate, submission quality, interview-to-offer ratio, cost-per-hire) for monthly MBRs - Led governance meetings with top 20 strategic partners, improving submission-to-selection ratio from 5:1 to 3:1 - Managed FTM provisioning and invoicing for 200+ monthly invoices across onshore/offshore - Converted 35+ high-performing contractors to FTEs, saving ₹45L annually Awards: Appreciation Award for supporting high-volume hiring drives — 150+ closures in Q3 FY23

Senior Talent Acquisition Executive
Bengaluru Area, India
Senior Talent AcquiManaged PAN-India recruitment for enterprise IT roles across niche technology domains, servicing key client accounts with end-to-end hiring ownership. Key Contributions: - Closed 200+ positions across SAP (FICO, MM, SD, ABAP), Java Full Stack, Cloud (AWS/Azure), and Data Analytics in 18 months - Serviced ABB, Cognizant, and Capgemini — achieved 90% client satisfaction and preferred vendor status with 2 accounts within 6 months - Built talent pipeline of 5,000+ pre-screened candidates, reducing time-to-source from 5 to 2 days - Achieved offer-to-join ratio of 88% through structured candidate engagement and counter-offer mitigation - Mentored 3 junior recruiters, improving team productivity by 25% within one quarter - Initiated referral sourcing channel contributing 15% of total hires, reducing cost-per-hire by ₹8,000sition Executive

Senior Recruitment Consultant
Bengaluru, India
Executed full-cycle recruitment across IT and non-IT domains in a fast-paced staffing environment, consistently ranking among top performers. Key Contributions: - Closed 450+ positions over 3.5 years, exceeding monthly targets by 15–20% — ranked top 3 in a team of 12 - Managed technical (Java, .NET, Python, QA, DevOps) and non-technical (HR, Finance, Admin) hiring across contract, C2H, and permanent models - Conducted 1,500+ screenings and 600+ interviews with 40% screening-to-shortlist ratio - Organized 10+ walk-in drives (200–500 candidates each) with 12% same-day offer rate - Achieved 95% client retention rate and generated repeat business worth ₹2.5 Cr - Led campus recruitment at 5+ engineering colleges, building talent pool of 800+ candidates
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