Birlasoft has appointed Shyam Singh as its Global Head of Procurement, placing him in charge of a strategic function covering global procurement, commercial strategy, strategic sourcing, supplier management and cost optimisation.
Singh brings nearly 20 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management, with a strong background in the IT services industry. His career spans procurement operations, vendor negotiations, commercial management and risk mitigation.
Before joining Birlasoft, Singh spent more than 5 years at LTIMindtree as Associate Director – Global Procurement, handling IT software and system integration (SI) procurement.
Earlier, he worked at NTT Ltd. as Senior Procurement & Supply Chain Management Team Lead. He also served as Regional Commercial Manager – Procurement and Supply Chain at Dimension Data, where he gained experience in commercial and supply chain operations.
Singh spent more than 8 years at Neoteric Infomatique Limited as Senior Manager – Procurement & Supply Chain Operations. During his tenure, he developed expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, commercial management, risk mitigation and procurement processes.
In his new role at Birlasoft, Singh will bring his experience across procurement and supply chain leadership to support the company’s global procurement strategy and cost optimisation efforts.
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