About Shreyas
I help complex organizations transform their procurement and shared services functions into high-performing, digitally enabled engines of value. With over 16 years of experience across the Middle East, Australia, and Southeast Asia, I bring a proven track record of leading enterprise wide transformations that streamline operations, reduce cost, and unlock strategic impact.
I typically lead initiatives such as:
- Shared services transformation across holding groups and ministries
- Procurement operating model redesign and category strategy development
- Digital enablement via e-marketplaces, S2P platforms, and automation
- Governance frameworks with embedded KPIs, compliance, and performance dashboards
Thanks
English
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Dubai City (up to 50km), Abu Dhabi (up to 50km)
Experience
- PwCSenior Manager - AdvisoryFebruary 2023 - May 2025 (2 years and 3 months)Dubai City, United Arab EmiratesOver 16 years of experience leading large-scale procurement and shared services transformations across GCC, APAC, and Australia, partnering with government, energy, telecom, aviation, and higher-education clients to deliver measurable cost savings, digital enablement, and governance maturity.Government Education Entity (KSA): Designed and implemented a unified Shared Services TOM across HQ and 4 subsidiaries, achieving ~15% projected savings through centralization and process digitization.PwC Managed Services : Built PwC’s Managed Services delivery model, aligning with global frameworks and engaging 15+ senior partners to support client outsourcing initiatives.National Oil & Gas Company (UAE): Directed transformation across 14 OpCos, centralizing 108 services / 2,500 FTEs, and delivering 30% savings via service optimization.Telstra (Australia): Digitally transformed procurement into a strategic value function, streamlining S2C/P2P with AI-enabled tools, and securing AUD $2M+ in follow-on work.Petronas (Malaysia): Delivered the USD $1B+ Digital Procurement Program, pioneering “touchless procurement” via SMART by GEP, personally contributing 20% of total savings.UAE Ministry of Finance / Saudi Arabian Railways: Implemented Procurement TOMs, policies, procedures, and governance frameworks, strengthening compliance and category performance.University Procurement Hub (Australia): Enabled 17 universities with joint category strategies, achieving ~15% ROI per institution while embedding sustainable procurement frameworks.
- ACCENTUREExpereinced ManagerFebruary 2017 - February 2023 (6 years)
- Led a large scale Shared Services Transformation across a national oil & gas group in the UAE, spanning HQ and 14 OpCOs. Developed and implemented a unified operating model covering 108 services and 2,500+ FTEs—achieving a projected 30% cost reduction through centralization, digitization, and operational excellence
- Orchestrated stakeholder alignment across 75+ workshops, driving the successful establishment of Centers of Excellence and Centers of Scale to streamline group-wide business services and facilities management
- Digitally transformed Telstra’s procurement function into a strategic value enabler by redesigning the entire Source-to-Contract and Procure-to-Pay value chain, introducing AI-driven tools, predictive SRM, and intelligent automation to enhance speed-to-value and user experience
- Responsible for Operational procurement tower at the award-winning $1B+ Petronas Digital Procurement Program, directly accountable for ~$200M in savings through operational procurement transformation, tail spend optimization, and the rollout of SMART by GEP for full Source-to-Pay digitization
- Delivered strategic procurement transformation for 17 universities across Victoria and South Australia, driving institutional RoIs of up to 15% through tailored sourcing programs, category management frameworks, and high-trust C-level partnerships
- Built and scaled collaborative procurement models, aligning university CFOs and CIOs behind shared service delivery, vendor rationalization, and category based sourcing strategies across facilities, corporate services, and contingent labor
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Education
- Master of Systems EngineeringTHE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITYMaster of Systems Engineering
- Bachelor of Mechanical EngineeringVTUBachelor of Mechanical Engineering