Rishabh Sharma, Cscmp
About Rishabh Sharma, Cscmp
Rishabh Sharma is a Category Manager at TELUS in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with extensive experience in strategic sourcing, vendor management, and procurement across various industries.
Current Role at TELUS
Rishabh Sharma is currently a Category Manager at TELUS located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In this role, he manages a diversified vendor community including OEMs, Distributors, and Resellers with a spend exceeding USD 200M. He handles category management tasks such as category review, management, and approvals, in addition to collaborating with cross-functional teams including IT, Sales, Delivery, Finance, Legal, and the vendor community for effective stakeholder management.
Previous Positions and Experience
Before joining TELUS, Rishabh Sharma held several key roles across multiple organizations. He was a Vendor Manager at TD for 7 months from 2020 to 2021, a Strategic Sourcing Professional at IBM for 6 months in 2020, and an Assistant Manager Sourcing at Barclays for 1 year from 2018 to 2019. His earlier roles include Sourcing Executive at HCL Technologies from 2014 to 2017, Ariba Subject Matter Expert (Procurement P2P) at Accenture from 2012 to 2014, and Procurement Specialist at Genpact from 2010 to 2012.
Education and Academic Background
Rishabh Sharma has a comprehensive academic background. He earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from Stony Brook University College of Business, where he studied Finance and Accounting, Science and Engineering. Additionally, he achieved a Doctor of Law (JD) from I.M.E. LAW COLLEGE, GHAZIABAD.
Expertise in Procurement and Vendor Management
Rishabh Sharma specializes in several areas of procurement and vendor management. He is skilled in drafting, redlining, and negotiating various commercial and legal terms for contract management. His proficiency includes global strategic sourcing across EMEA, APAC, and AMERICAS regions. He is also experienced in managing end-to-end procurement activities including PR to PO, logistics and distribution, and invoice reconciliation (P2P). His vendor management expertise covers tasks such as master data setup, negotiation, scorecards, audit, risk management, due diligence, and exit strategy.
Project Management and E-Sourcing
In addition to his procurement and vendor management expertise, Rishabh Sharma has been involved in designing, implementing, and deploying e-sourcing suites such as SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Oracle, and Quadrem. He is experienced in project management and enhancement activities, including the development of SOPs and BPMS for standardization, as well as utilizing trackers and ad-hoc reports. He also conducts spend analytics to provide visibility by years trend, categories, direct/indirect, and vendor type.