Pinak Shah

• Oversaw end-to-end procurement processes for marketing services, materials, media, and events, managing a substantial budget (APV 150 Cr+) and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives • Streamlined procurement workflows, conducted vendor negotiations, and secured cost-effective solutions while maintaining quality and operational efficiency • Cultivated and managed relationships with vendors, agencies, media outlets, and event organizers, fostering collaboration and achieving mutually beneficial outcomes • Led RFP processes, collaborating with stakeholders to develop brand-tailored procurement strategies that optimized collaboration and delivered significant cost savings • Implemented best practices in contract management, supplier evaluation, and risk mitigation within the automotive procurement team, driving continuous improvement and cost reduction • Designed and implemented digital dashboards to provide real-time visibility into budget utilization, forecasts, and variances, enhancing financial management and strategic alignment

• Collaborated with the business team to develop and execute monetization and go-to-market strategies for global automotive markets, including pricing, product testing, and market entry planning • Worked with stakeholders to gather insights, define project scope, and manage expectations, supporting informed decision-making for the Chief Procurement Officer • Managed stakeholder engagements for 15+ strategic partnerships, ensuring best practices from project inception to implementation • Negotiated strategic partnerships to achieve cost savings (INR 25+ Cr), with an average savings of 15% across projects • Handled communication with internal teams, negotiating commercial terms and contract details

• Managed procurement of powertrain and advanced technology products (NFC & BLE) with an annual buy value of INR 150+ Cr • Developed and executed negotiation strategies to meet sourcing and cost reduction targets through direct supplier negotiations • Explored new technologies and suppliers, created supplier databases, and proposed alternative suppliers to gain a competitive advantage • Developed digital dashboards for new development models to track cost targets versus actuals • Represented procurement in cross-functional team meetings for design changes, cost requirements, and purchase order tracking

Title: Devising Planogram Policy for Samsung’s Regional Retail •Defined a new nation-wide standardized planogram policy for regional retail to aid sell-out enhancement and shop floor dominance •Identified gaps in Samsung’s existing planogram policy to improve operations in distribution network using competitor benchmarking •Managed adherence challenges within budget guidelines by aligning existing Marketing Team, PM Team & Sales Team policies •Formulated exception policy for EOL clearance, timelines for product line-up refresh and improving fill rate in regional retail •Developed sample dashboards, progress trackers by defining evaluation parameters to measure nation-wide planogram performance Title: Assessing Covid-19’s impact on Consumer Electronics division •Explored new business channels - omnichannel over the pure channel; analyzed the change in consumer behaviour and journey due to Covid •Forecasting the financial impact of Covid-19 on Consumer Electronics sales using ARIMA and VAR time series forecasting methods

• Coordinated meetings • Assisted teams with securing supplies • Coordinated inter-departmental communications • Maintainingpublic relations of the institute with the external agencies and coordinating with Newspapers, News & Media Channels and Magazines. • Looking after the hoardings and banners and all the External Publicity aspects of the institute.

• Responsible for designing and conceptualizing management, cultural and sports events • Managing logistics and resource requirement during the 3-day flagship annual festival