Saket Kandharkar

Saket Kandharkar has a diverse range of work experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, and supply chain management. Currently, they serve as the Head of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement at V-Guard since November 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Varroc Group for six years as the General Manager of Sourcing, where they were responsible for managing the strategic sourcing of raw materials for the group. Before joining Varroc Group, Saket held various roles at Sterlite Technologies Limited, including Head of SCM for the Network Infrastructure Business and Manager of Sourcing and Procurement. Saket also worked as the Deputy Manager of Sourcing and Procurement at Sterlite Technologies Ltd. In addition, Saket has experience as the Unit Commercial Head at Sterlite Technologies Ltd and as an Associate Manager of Vendor Development and Supply Chain. Saket began their career at Philips India Ltd, where they conducted a prelaunch market study for car speakers.

Saket Kandharkar completed their Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from JNEC from the year 1998 to 2002. Following that, they enrolled at IBS Hyderabad from 2003 to 2005, although their degree name and field of study are not mentioned. In terms of additional certifications, Saket obtained the following: "Blockchain Basics" and "Building Resilience as a Leader" from LinkedIn in June 2021, "Strategic Thinking" from LinkedIn in May 2021, and "Embrace Change" from Harappa Education in May 2020.