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Strategic and results-driven procurement and supply chain leader with over two decades of experience transforming sourcing operations across Fortune 500 companies and global industrial organizations. With a proven track record of delivering over $400 million in savings, specializing in category strategy, supplier performance management, inventory optimization, and digital procurement transformation.

  • Influenced $50B+ in global spend, driving enterprise-wide procurement transformation.
  • Delivered $400M+ in total cost savings through strategic sourcing, inventory optimization, and supplier quality initiatives.
  • Reduced working capital by $20M+ through raw material inventory consolidation and control tower implementation.
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Career Summary
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About Deepinder

Spend Influencer Improving Profitability

Core Skills

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

Global Procurement Operations & Shared Services

Inventory & Material Planning Optimization (EAM/MRP)

Supplier Quality & Relationship Management

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Automation & Process Design

Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)

Digital Procurement Tools – Coupa, GEP, Jaggaer, Ariba

AI & Analytics-Driven Decision Support – Power BI, Celonis, Tableau

Cost Reduction & Working Capital Optimization

Change Management & Procurement Transformation

Cross-Functional Leadership & Global Team Building

Compliance, Risk, and Performance Management

Industries

Manufacturing

Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

Energy & Utilities

Technology & Consulting Services

Retail & Consumer Products

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Case Studies

Create Procurement Capability at Guardian Industries

Situation

Prior to its acquisition by Koch, Guardian Industries was operating across 60+ outdated ERP systems, resulting in fragmented procurement, low visibility into spend, compliance risks, and missed savings opportunities across global operations.

Action
  • Built and executed a global roadmap for Source to Pay transformation prioritizing speed to execution and ROI
  • Digitized sourcing, contracting, and onboarding workflows to channel $700M+ through preferred suppliers
  • Implemented 100+ vendor catalogs and launched touchless invoicing to drive automation and cost savings
  • Aligned procurement technology roadmap with enterprise vision

Results

  • Delivered $30M - $40M in savings by driving all indirect spend through contracted channels
  • 100+ vendor catalogs implemented, reducing procurement support headcount by 50%
  • Achieved 50%+ touchless invoicing, cutting processing costs from $8 to $2 per invoice
Global Transformation for John Deere

Situation

John Deere, one of GEP’s largest clients, needed to modernize its Source-to-Pay (S2P) operations to improve visibility, compliance, and efficiency across $7B in global indirect spend.

Action

  • Led strategy and full implementation of a global S2P platform across $7B in indirect spend
  • Directed onshore/offshore teams to execute requirements, systems implementation, project management and supplier enablement
  • Drove stakeholder alignment and change adoption through tailored engagement plans
  • Balanced client satisfaction with internal delivery profitability through resource optimization

Results

  • Delivered the global project on time with high client satisfaction and user adoption
  • Improved spend under management and automation across procurement workflows
  • Protected project margins and timelines through effective offshore resource strategy
Built Procurement CoE at Regeneron

Situation

As Regeneron rapidly scaled into a multi-billion-dollar company, its procurement function lacked the infrastructure, controls, and systems needed to operate at enterprise scale, creating risks around spend visibility, compliance, and supplier governance.

Action

  • Developed enterprise procurement roadmap to support $2B+ spend and long-term growth
  • Deployed spend analysis tools, risk controls, and supplier diversity initiatives
  • Developed integrated supplier transactions and AP workflows to enhance scalability and compliance
  • Integrated procurement operations with finance to build strong governance and cost control

Results

  • Directed 50% of $2B+ in spend through catalogs, generating 6% annual savings
  • Reduced manual purchasing, improved financial controls, and enhanced compliance
  • Positioned procurement as a scalable, efficient business partner aligned to Regeneron’s long-term growth
ERP Transformation at Guardian Industries

Situation

Guardian's global supply chain and productions operations were fragmented, limiting efficiency and visibility across the supply chain. Needed to deliver a modern ERP solution to transform global manufacturing operations and supply chain to unlock enterprise value.

Action

  • Deployed a cloud-based ERP system across manufacturing and supply chain functions
  • Standardized global item master SKU’s to enable centralized control towers and analytics
  • Automated supply chain & quality workflows, implementing MRP-driven inventory planning
  • Engaged cross-functional leaders to drive adoption and align system operations with enterprise vision

Results

Unlocked $190M in enterprise value through 

  • improved working capital 
  • optimized SG&A cost
  • increased operational efficiency
  • improved customer demand management
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Testimonials

Deep has extensive knowledge on source to pay transformation. He is creative and stays focused on finding solutions to complex business problems. He is a great team player and a true professional.
Jason Johnson
CFO Tronair Inc
Deepinder is a talented analyst and is able to handle complex analytics in a professional fashion. Part of Deepinder's remit whilst part of my group was to manage the administrative aspects of a very large & extremely complex IT-outsourcing contract by effectively tracking activities and financials. He was able to develop complex Excel models & produce very accurate and reliable forecasts of future costs.
Chris Edwards
Chief Financial Officer, Gannet Biochem

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Deepinder and I worked very closely together for almost 3 years while at Regeneron. During that time, I had the great fortune of co-leading an eProcurement system implementation with him. Deepinder was truly a pleasure for me to have worked with. His strong technical background and expertise was equally balanced by his very personable nature and drive for the project 's success. I'm delighted to provide a recommendation for Deepinder and certainly hope our paths cross again professionally.
Bill Warshowski
Executive Director, Head of Indirect Sourcing and Procurement at Regeneron
He gained the trust, respect and confidence of his clients as he lead them through successful implementations. He is a detailed oriented project managers with excellent communication skills, a strong focus on delivering value to the client and passionate about mentoring and developing junior members of the team.
Tom Pellescki
Vice President at Corcentric
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Featured

Certifications

Global Executive Supply Chain Management Program

Wharton Executive Education

Category Management Workshop

QP Group

Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt Certification

William & Mary

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Contact

(914) 479-2596

[email protected]

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