About

Sachin S. is an accomplished procurement professional with over 11 years of experience in sourcing and procurement across various industries. He has worked with top-notch organizations like American Express, Accenture, TATA, Snapdeal, RIVIGO, and Hindustan Times, among others. Currently, he is serving as the Technology and Digital Procurement Lead at Hindustan Times, where he is responsible for leading and managing indirect procurement categories for technology. Sachin's expertise lies in procurement for various categories, including admin, customer experience, marketing, technology, IT, hardware, software, IT resourcing, media, media productions, events, facility, real estate (offices, pitstops, business centers, warehouses), and more. He is well-versed in leading contract reviews, RFPs, benchmarking activities to ensure cost and quality excellence, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop long-term strategic source plans for spend categories. Throughout his career, Sachin has leveraged his skills to ensure smooth supply to various business units and locations on a PAN India basis. He has also collaborated with plants and regional procurement teams to leverage material spend and analyzed supply markets relative to the category of expenditure to logically substantiate the evaluation of sourcing group and supplier management strategies. Sachin has a Bachelor's degree in Hotel and Hospitality Administration from the Institute of Hotel Management PUSA Delhi and an MBA in Marketing Management and Tourism and Management from the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management. He is a seasoned professional who demonstrates and performs in accordance with sound business ethics, purchasing and supply standards, policies, and procedures to give India the highest possible perceived integrity in all supplier relationships.