Kriti Jain
About Kriti Jain
Kriti Jain serves as the Director of the Finance Center of Excellence at Anaplan, where she has worked since 2021. With a background in engineering and extensive experience in strategic sourcing and supply chain management, she has held various roles in notable companies including General Motors, Gap Inc., and Gilead Sciences.
Work at Anaplan
Kriti Jain has been serving as the Director of the Finance Center of Excellence at Anaplan since 2021. In this role, she operates from the San Francisco Bay Area and focuses on enhancing financial operations within the organization. Her responsibilities include liaising between various internal partners, clients, suppliers, and legal teams to manage projects from strategy development to contract execution. She has played a significant role in building a Global Procurement and Finance Center of Excellence team, emphasizing strategic initiatives such as contract operations and procurement technology digitization.
Previous Experience
Before joining Anaplan, Kriti Jain accumulated diverse experience in various roles. She worked at General Motors as a Graduate Engineer Trainee for six months in 2012. Following this, she served as a Buyer in the Aerospace Group Supply Chain Program at Eaton from 2013 to 2015. Kriti then transitioned to GEP Worldwide as a Consultant from 2015 to 2016, and later worked at Gilead Sciences as a Consultant in the Strategic Sourcing Center of Excellence from 2017 to 2018. Most recently, she was a Strategic Sourcing Manager at Gap Inc. from 2018 to 2021.
Education and Expertise
Kriti Jain holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya. Her educational background provides her with a strong foundation in engineering principles, which she has applied throughout her career in finance and supply chain management. Kriti's expertise encompasses strategic sourcing, procurement technology, and project management, enabling her to drive initiatives that optimize costs and improve service quality.
Achievements in Strategic Initiatives
Throughout her career, Kriti Jain has been involved in several strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing operational efficiency. At Anaplan, she collaborated on budgeting exercises for General and Administrative (G&A) and Human Resources (HR) functions, streamlining and consolidating spending. She also contributed to the development of a contingent workforce program strategy to ensure compliance in contractor hiring. Her focus on utilizing benchmarks and quality control has led to identifying opportunities for cost optimization and service improvement.