Keerthana (Dulip) Kumar

Senior Procurement Intelligence Specialist - Spendpool Specialisation

Karlsruhe, Germany

Experience

Apr 2024 - Present
1 year 4 months

Senior Procurement Intelligence Specialist - Spendpool Specialisation

Beroe Inc.

  • Consulted on Global Procurement Projects of Marketing Agencies focusing on Cost Optimization and Supply Assurance.
  • Conducted in-depth Spend Analysis for Cost Optimization in Marketing Procurement projects.
  • Partnered with senior stakeholders to innovate procurement practices, adapting to the growing needs of marketing teams.
  • Analyzed international procurement markets, benchmarking “best practice” approaches within Marketing categories.
Jul 2021 - Mar 2024
2 years 9 months

Lead Analyst - Spend Pool Specialization

Beroe Inc.

  • Supported management lead and category managers to develop Business continuity plans for their marketing suppliers.
  • Owned and Managed Strategic Procurement decisions database for Marketing Services.
  • Conducted supplier research and analysis across various holistic indicators.
Mar 2021 - Jun 2021
4 months

Senior Domain Analyst

Beroe Inc.

  • Developed Supplier Portfolio and Financial Analysis – Quantitative and Qualitative
  • Defined suitable Procurement Models, Spend Analysis and Cost Structure.
Nov 2020 - Feb 2021
4 months

Contract - Global Category Analyst - Marketing - Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Beroe Inc.

  • Analysed Takeda’s Marketing Spend and presented key findings along with possible solutions to overcome key bottlenecks.
  • Consulted on suitable Procurement Best Practices to be adopted for the financial year 2021-2022.
  • Designed and developed tactic-based billing rates benchmarking tool for the Marketing Procurement Team of Takeda.
Jul 2019 - Oct 2020
1 year 4 months

Senior Domain Analyst

Beroe Inc.

  • Developed Supplier Portfolio and Financial Analysis – Quantitative and Qualitative
  • Defined suitable Procurement Models, Spend Analysis and Cost Structure.
Oct 2016 - Jun 2019
2 years 9 months

Research Analyst

Beroe Inc.

  • Analysed competition and compared to existing procurement practices.
  • Conducted Primary and Secondary Research on all factors related to sourcing and procurement.
Nov 2015 - Jul 2016
9 months

Student Welfare Officer - Marketing Operations Analyst

AdmitEDGE (formerly GREedge)

Jan 2015 - Nov 2016
1 year 11 months

Business Development Executive

AdmitEDGE (formerly GREedge)

Summary

  • Results-oriented management consultant with a strong track record in procurement intelligence, strategic sourcing, and cost optimization.
  • Leveraging over 10 years of experience, I have consistently delivered innovative solutions and measurable value through spend analysis, data-driven strategies, and client-focused consulting.
  • A collaborative team player with a creative mindset, committed to enhancing procurement functions and delivering impactful, strategic value to global organizations.

Languages

English
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2013 - Jun 2015

SSN School of Management, Anna University

MBA, Marketing Management and Operations Management · Chennai, India

Oct 2009 - Jun 2013

AIHT, Anna University

BE · Computer Science and Engineering · Kazhipattur, India

Certifications & licenses

Negotiation Professional Certificate

American Negotiation Institute

Financial Analysis and Modeling Professional Certificate

Corporate Finance Institute

Power BI: Basic and Intermediate

Beroe Inc.

Bloomberg Essentials

Corporate Finance Institute

Excel BI: Power Query, Data Modeling, Power Pivot and DAX

Project Management Institute