Saikat Mitra

Saikat Mitra has over 18 years of experience in procurement and management, currently serving as Associate Director - Global Procurement at Cognizant since December 2005. In this role, Saikat leads strategy building and implementation, sourcing, negotiations, supplier relationship management, and category management, among other responsibilities. Prior to this position, Saikat worked as a Procurement Team Lead, overseeing various procurement activities and managing vendor relationships. Before joining Cognizant, Saikat served as Test Center Administrator at Prometric, where responsibilities included customer service, budget management, and compliance audits. Saikat holds a Certificate in Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School Online and multiple degrees in business administration, export and import management, and accountancy.