Ninad J.

Ninad J's work experience begins with their current position as Vice President and Head of Procurement, Vendor Management Office (VMO), and Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) at GEHA Health. Here, they have successfully built the procurement and contract management office and implemented digital transformation initiatives. Ninad has also achieved notable improvements in strategic sourcing, TPRM, spend management, and contract oversight.

Prior to GEHA Health, Ninad worked at Medtronic as the Corporate Director and Head of Strategic Sourcing. In this role, they guided the strategic sourcing team and focused on leveraging global scale, optimizing processes and tools, and driving innovation and sustainable value creation.

Before joining Medtronic, Ninad held various leadership positions at T-Mobile. As the Senior Director and Head of Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing, they established a cutting-edge Strategic Sourcing function for device management. Additionally, as the Senior Director and Head of Sales, Pre-owned Devices, Ninad successfully revamped the sales business for pre-owned devices, achieving an annual revenue of over $1 billion.

Ninad's work experience also includes roles at Motorola Solutions and GE. At Motorola Solutions, they held several positions, including Head of North Americas Supply Planning & Global Sourcing at the Director level, Global Head of Supply Chain Product Lifecycle Risk Management, and Senior Manager for New Products Supply Chain Readiness. These roles involved responsibilities such as mitigating sourcing risk, leading global teams for new product sourcing, and creating sustainable supply chains.

At GE, Ninad served as an Operations/Supply Chain Leader, where they focused on integration of different supply chain models, strategic sourcing, supplier consolidations, and overhauling purchasing systems.

Overall, Ninad J. has extensive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, and sales, and has demonstrated a track record of success in implementing transformative initiatives and achieving significant improvements in various areas of responsibility.

Ninad J. has an MBA in Management & Strategy and Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. Ninad also has an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from The University of Toledo and a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology (University of Pune). Additionally, they hold a certificate in APICS - CPIM.