Pradeep Chauhan
Technology, HR and Services Procurement
Greater Chicago Area
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Work Experience
2024
Sr Category Manager, Contingent Labor
2024
2022 - 2024
Global Category Lead, Professional Services
2022 - 2024
Global Category Lead for professional services procurement. Strategy and Operations. Implemented Direct Sourcing with TAPFIN/LiveHire. Implemented Beeline as the global VMS for all Staff Aug & SOW services for ~$1B Spend to replace WAND/Coupa. Also implemented a Global MSP change at the same time Magnit->Randstad.
2021 - 2022
Sourcing Consultant
2021 - 2022
2019 - 2021
Supplier Program Manager, External Workforce Services
2019 - 2021
Rationalized, negotiated and standardized staffing supplier markups. Renegotiated MSP pricing to account for changing SOW-Staff aug mix. Built a SRM tool/database for all professional services suppliers. Implemented a program to ensure all contractors got benefits- medical, paid holidays, parental leave, etc.
2012 - 2019
Founder
2012 - 2019
Helped job seekers discover the 'secret' list of agencies that can get them contract jobs at their dream companies, in their cities, for their skills- by crowdsourcing, recreating and publishing the approved vendor list for these companies
2007 - 2011
Director of Professional Services
2007 - 2011
Part owner of services company that got acquired by the first Chinese software company to IPO on NYSE, which got acquired by Pactera. IT & Engg Outsourcing to China.
2002 - 2006
Sr. Procurement Manager, IT Services
2002 - 2006
Created the framework (contracts, pricing, models, etc.) and led implementation of the earliest and largest outsourcing engagements in IT and Engg with the global SIs like Accenture, Infosys, TCS to India. Helped in the creation of ODCs in Hyderabad, Beijing, Shanghai for vendor heavy work. Key liaison for the Microsoft FTE type product development work offshoring to IDC in Hyderabad. Led procurement's 360 partnership reviews with the largest IT service providers in India to promote the Microsoft ecosystem.
1999 - 2002
Strategic Sourcing Manager, Indirect Procurement
1999 - 2002
Categories managed- IT hardware, services, logistics, freight, real estate, plastics, rubber, passive electronics