K Gautham Hegde is a procurement professional with over 9 years of experience in procurement, vendor management, project management, and ERP implementation. He has a post-graduate degree in Construction Management and is currently located in Toronto, Ontario. His experience includes senior roles at Expat Engineering, where he led procurement strategies and ERP implementation projects, and Ventura Interiors, where he worked in business development. He has expertise in areas like procurement, vendor management, contract management, ERP implementation, and project management.

1. K GAUTHAM HEGDE
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gautham-hegde | Contact: +1-647 468 8035 | E-Mail:gauthamhegde.k@gmail.com | Location: Toronto, ON
PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL
A post graduate with over 9 years of experience in procurement, vendor management, project management & ERP implementation expertise
to support people, process and technology initiatives of the organization, with result-oriented approach to attain optimum results in all
targeted areas.
Areas of Expertise:
▪ Procurement
▪ Vendor Management
▪ Contract Management
▪ ERP Implementation
▪ Business Development
▪ Sourcing Strategies
▪ Project Management
▪ Performance Management
▪ General Training
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 - 2019: Expat Engineering (India) Ltd – SENIOR MANAGER PROCUREMENT
Responsible for leading procurement process for the organization, focusedexecutionof projects and process improvements.Lead implementation of
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) across the Organization.
Procurement:
▪ Lead, develop and execute procurement strategies and plans with measurable objectives based on the scope & impact.
▪ Lead negotiations to conclusion.
▪ Interact with cross functional teams to understand their requirements and also resolve any issues like non-availability of materials,
quality issues or supplier performance.
▪ Assess, define and resolve procurement issues including contractual terms and conditions and escalations by internal stakeholders
and suppliers.
▪ Locating and developing alternate sources of supply for goods and services, particularly for single source items to increase
competition and reduce the cost of goods / services purchased.
▪ Lead, mentor and coach junior and intermediate staff in procurement and purchasing functions.
▪ Perform market analysis and spend analysis leveraging all available data sources - accounting, purchasing, payment systems,
suppliers, market trends etc. to provide insight into opportunities for savings and efficiencies.
▪ Ensure all related governance processes/policies are adhered to and completed prior to final approval to ensure the acquisition is
done in the best interest of the company.
▪ Conducting debriefing meetings with unsuccessful bidders(vendors) as required.
▪ Periodic review of purchasing strategies and processes, projects, supplier performance as well as team and take corrective measures
accordingly for improving efficiency.
Vendor Management:
▪ Identifying & shortlisting prospective vendors for various categories of spend, thus effectively managing the demand & supply.
▪ Develop and maintain effective relationships with vendor(s) to ensure business priorities requirements are clearly understood and
met, and objectives are aligned.
▪ Identify and develop process-improvement strategies to generate efficiencies and maintain oversight of vendor performance;
including vendor performance management, reporting disciplines and remediation plans to address issues highlighted by the vendor.
▪ Identify, recommend, negotiate, implement and monitor contractual changes as required to ensure costs and services evolve to
match changing business needs and priorities.
▪ Develop RFPs, Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Service Level Agreements (SLA) for strategic vendors.
▪ Facilitate vendor review meetings and hold fact-based, diplomatic and frank discussions with vendors regarding opportunities for
improvement.
▪ Work with internal legal and other teams to ensure vendor adherence and regular monitoring in relation to vendor risk and policy
compliance.
ERP Implementation:
▪ Lead ERP implementation across the organization, right from selection of suitable ERP vendors till implementing it across all
departments.
▪ Evaluate user’s business requirements, needs and objectives and transform same to company processes, solutions and modules
being implemented.
▪ Lead design activities defining requirements, testing and provide direction to users and junior consultants.
▪ Provide functional consulting for ENGG/ CONTRACT/PROCUREMENT/ HR/FINANCE Modules.
▪ Analyze and solve complex user issues related to data and processes.
▪ Review daily activity reporting against plans and schedules.
▪ Engage in project coordinating, team leading and implementing ERP functional consultation.
▪ Interact with implementation team, follow-up for resolutions, attend/conduct review meetings.
▪ Enhance and update knowledge on domain field practices and related technology.
▪ Strategizing on Migration of legacy data to ERP.
Team Leadership:
▪ Skilled in recognizing teams' competencies, partnership, negotiating, influence others and ability to inspire to attain realistic goals.
▪ Ability to drive results through strong collaborating and influencing skills across all units in a highly-matrixed environment.
▪ Excellent relationship building, time management and strong organizational skills with strong verbal, written communication skills.
▪ Confidence and ability to prioritize and interface professionally with a wide spectrum of stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
▪ Self-Starter, committed, accountable with ability to work independently and handle confidential information with discretion.

2. Jan 2012 - July 2012: Ventura Interiors Pvt Ltd – Business Development Manager
Responsible for building strong network of facilitators, achieve individual & team targets, provide guidance to the team and deliver
customer satisfaction service.
Business Development:
▪ Meet and interact with builders, architects, interior designers, purchase managers, consultants and build a relationship and in turn
understand the scope of work for potential business.
▪ Collect information about the ongoing projects as well as upcoming projects and strategize accordingly to turn them into business.
▪ Understand the true potentiality of a particular project and accordingly propose the products, in terms of budget, delivery time etc.
▪ Maintain a strong, healthy relationship with clients and deliver customer satisfaction service.
▪ Promote the company products aggressively as well as tactfully to beat the competition and strive to achieve the individual sales
target thereby helping company to meet desired turnover.
2010 - 2011: Acron Infra Projects Pvt Ltd – Coordinator ERP
Responsible for identification of “third party ERP vendors”, provide comparison with pros and cons of shortlisted vendors, assist in
preparation of service agreements, training of end users and stakeholders and generate progress reports.
Coordination & training:
▪ One-point contact for implementation of ERP in the company.
▪ Overall in charge of the second party training and responsible for planning of time schedule for different module users.
▪ Involvement in all the modules (Engineering, Purchase, Payroll, Accounts & Fixed Assets), with expertise in Engineering and
Purchase module.
▪ Interacting with implementation team, follow up for resolutions and arrange review meetings.
▪ Providing ERP functional consulting and education services at user sites.
▪ Periodic presentation to the top management on the progress of implementation and review with ERP vendors.
2009 - 2010: Western Institute of Technology – Lecturer
▪ Educate trainees on the safe construction work practices to be followed based on the syllabus and in general.
▪ Conduct regular seminars on leadership skills, personality development and communication skills.
▪ Advice students on academic projects and guide them accordingly.
2008 - 2009: MIFSC – Lecturer
▪ Educate trainees on the safe construction work practices to be followed based on the syllabus and in general.
▪ Conduct regular seminars on leadership skills, personality development and communication skills.
▪ Advice students on academic projects and guide them accordingly.
EDUCATION
2009
2007
▪ MTech (Construction Management), MIT, Manipal (IN)
▪ Civil Engineering, NMAMIT, Nitte (IN)
PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEM ENT (Certifications)
2016 ▪ SERVE- Leadership culture transformation– Lead International (INDIA
Got trained and certified by Lead International (INDIA) in developing a leadership
culture transformation (in company) through workshops (half day/full day)
spanning for a year. Each leader was challenged with the 5 practices that leaders
must know and do: See and Shape the Future (Vision), Engage and Develop
Others (Engagement), Reinvent Continuously (Innovation), Value Results and
Relationships (Productivity), Embody the Values (Values)
PROFESSIONAL A T T A I N M E N T S
Expat Engineering (India) Ltd; Built a strong team force of 10 second line leaders from zero.
▪ Was instrumental in implementing centralized procurement methodology, thus connecting all regions and improved
efficiency.
▪ Successfully handled multiple projects worth 1 billion across different regions with emphasis on minimum wastage of
materials.
▪ Successfully lead and implemented ERP across the entire organization within the stipulated timeline of 1 year.
Ventura Interiors Pvt Ltd; Developed large pool (over 50 no’s) of networks/leads consisting of architects, interior designers
in a short time. Achieved the quarterly targets.