Gaurav Kumar is an experienced CPSCM® certified Strategic Sourcing leader with 17+ years of front end corporate negotiations & senior stakeholder management. He\'s had the unique opportunity to serve on both sides of the table i.e. corporate sales and enterprise procurement, mostly engaging with or representing Fortune 500 organizations. A keen observer and a hands-on professional, he has previously worked with AMEX, Ameriprise Financial, TATA Consultancy Services, HCL Infosystems, etc. 

After completing his engineering from Bangalore University, he went on to complete his Post Graduation in Information Technology & Management from IIITM, Kerala before starting his corporate career with HCL Infosystem in 2002. More recently in 2019, he completed his CPSCM certification - Certified Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager Certification.

He\'s also a recipient of \"Leadership Award for Professional Excellence in Sourcing & Procurement\" by CE Worldwide during 112th Procurement, Project Management, Corporate Real Estate, Facilities Management & 2019 South Leadership Award Summit (Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad & Thiruvananthapuram) on 2nd August 2019, Bangalore. He\'s a regular panelist at Supply Chain Industry events and a guest speaker at various management institutions.    

Some of his areas of expertise include - Indirect Procurement, Contract Negotiations, Personal Finance, Soft Skills, Stakeholder Management, Business Communication, etc. Over the years, he\'s negotiated enterprise contracts that include Finance, Insurance, Professional Services, Human Resource Services & Information Technology related Services.  

Gaurav brings to the table a whole wealth of corporate experience, and is available to work with your teams to be more effective in their internal/external negotiations & stakeholder management including how to best handle conflict situations. Help teams focus on Performance Objectives and understand Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while evaluating business proposals and drafting efficient contract documents. Personal Finance is an area of special interest.