Atul Parashar

Contracts and Procurement professional with more than 28+ years of experience in Contracts and Procurement for delivering Project & operational requirements for onshore and offshore oil and gas facilities (both upstream & downstream), executing capital projects (up to US $1.2 billion dollars), developing and implementing improvement programs, selecting and implementing e-business solutions, formulating business processes and procedures, supplier relationship management, performance management and competency enhancement. • Strong Contracting experience having worked across Oil & Gas Operator Company, Gas Distribution and Fertilizer Company projects with demonstrated ability to work across multiple cultures. • Strong senior stakeholder engagement background with internal (engineering, legal, finance, projects, HR, Audit disciplines) and external decision makers (shareholders) at national and multi-national oil companies and major suppliers. Experienced in establishing and leading a 15 people team in addition to leading cross functional teams. • Qualifications are a mix of - Technical (B.Tech., Chemical Engineering), and Supply Chain Management (Post Graduate Diploma) with professional courses like Advance Certificate in Strategic Procurement (ACSP)’ from Business Management Training Council (BMTG), UK. Also completed professional courses under Management Development Program from IIM Ahmedabad. • Worked for internationally reputed oil and gas companies (Cairn Energy) and Govt PSU (Indrapratha Gas Ltd, GAIL India) & Fertilizer Companies (Chambal Fertilisers, Kota, Rajasthan). Expertise Skills : • Strategic Contracts and Procurement Management (start-to-end); • Supplier Relationship and Performance Management; • Strategic Sourcing and Market Intelligence; • Project Management & Expediting; • Global procurement skills with focus on local market knowledge with respect to contractors and suppliers and market developments in the oil and gas industry