Prasad Madiraju V S

Supply Chain professional with close to 15 years experience and an extensive background in the following broad-based competencies:

-Strategic Sourcing
-Procurement
-Supply Chain Management
-Process Improvement and Re-engineering
-Outsourcing
-Engagement Management
-Program Management
-Transition Management
-Six Sigma
-Process Consulting
-Practice Development
-Partnership and Alliance Management
-Analyst Relation Management
-Operations

Current:
Head of Procurement & Supply Chain Practice at Wipro BPO. Work involves creating business propositions, solutioning, business development, client engagement, process consulting & transformation. Manage a team of 10 highly talented, qualified and tenured individuals who form the practice team.

Responsibilities also include managing analyst relations, partnership & alliance management

Additionally, manage the supply chain operations for a global semi-conductor company with a team of over 120 professionals from 3 locations globally.

Prasad Madiraju V S’s Specialties:

Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Outsourcing, Practice Development, Operations

Prasad Madiraju V S’s Experience

Practice Head - Procurement & Supply Chain and Delivery Head for a leading hi-tech account

Wipro Technologies

(Public Company; WIT; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

Practice head for procurement & supply chain outsourcing services, developing business propositions, managing analyst relations, managing partnerships, pre-sales, consulting, managing the practice team.
Additionally, head the delivery for a leading semi-conductor company's supply chain process across 3 geos (Chennai, Shanghai & Bucharest)
Sr. Manager, Business Optimization Services

Wipro Technologies

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NYSE: WIT; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2004 — February 2007 (2 years 11 months)

Consulting, Practice Development, Pre-sales, Client Engagement, Transition Management and Outsourcing in the area of Procurement, Sourcing and Supply Chain
Manager

Wipro 01 Markets

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WIT; Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2003 — March 2004 (11 months)

e-sourcing services (dynamic bidding events), India sourcing, consulting
Dy Manager, Supply Chain Management

Maruti Suzuki India Limited

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NSE: MARUTI; Automotive industry)

October 1995 — April 2003 (7 years 7 months)

Sourcing, procurement & supply chain management of complex engineering products. Responsible for continuous upgradation of supplier's Process, Quality & Capacity in tune with the ever changing market demands. Cost reduction through VA/VE, eProcurement, process improvement etc.
Graduate Engineer Trainee

Larsen & Toubro Limited

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

July 1994 — October 1995 (1 year 4 months)

Underwent On-the-job modular training in the following areas of Group II (Projects):
* Marketing Department of the Chemical Plants & Systems BU.
* Execution Department of the Captive Power Plants BU.
* Erection Department of the Cement Plant & Machinery BU.

Prasad Madiraju V S’s Education

APICS, USA

CPIM , Certified in Production & Inventory Management , 2004

http://www.apics.org/certification/CPIM/
Institute of Supply Management (ISM), USA

CPM , Certified Purchasing Manager , 2003

http://www.ism.ws/Certification/CPMEvolution.cfm
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

MBA , Strategic & IT Management , December 2001
Birla Institute of Technology

BE , Mechanical , 1990 — 1994
APICS

Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) , 2006