Mathan Mkmk

Procurement and vendor management professional with 12+ years across strategic sourcing, category management, contract negotiation and administration, and supplier/vendor relationship management. Manages the full Source-to-Pay (S2P) / Procure-to-Pay (P2P) lifecycle — requisition through payment — including RFx (RFI/RFP/RFQ), vendor selection and onboarding, service level agreement (SLA) and contract compliance, supplier performance management, and spend analysis. Skilled in vendor risk management, dispute resolution, and cost optimization, with strong stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, and a proven record of process improvement and cost savings. Experienced in SAP Ariba, SAP S/4HANA, Coupa, and Oracle, with reporting via Power BI and advanced Excel.

• Compliance
• Continuous Improvement
• Contract Negotiation
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Financial Reconciliation
• Jira
• Microsoft Excel
• Power BI
• Process Improvement
• Project management
• Regulatory Compliance
• SharePoint
• Stakeholder Management

1. Procurement & Vendor Coordinator (Freelance)

   Meat & Eat Family Restaurant

   Feb 2025 to Feb 2026

   ON

   • Managed end-to-end vendor sourcing, purchase-order processing, and vendor relationship management, negotiating pricing and resolving delivery/invoice discrepancies.

2. Procurement & Vendor Management Consultant

   Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

   Nov 2024 to Jan 2025

   • Managed end-to-end procurement and vendor management activities, including sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier performance monitoring, in a public-sector environment. • Executed RFx (RFI/RFP/RFQ) and vendor selection processes and negotiated contracts to ensure compliance with policies and trade agreements. • Performed spend analysis and vendor risk assessments to identify cost-savings and efficiency opportunities. • Built Power BI dashboards for procurement KPIs, spend, and vendor performance reporting.

3. Procurement & Vendor Management Analyst

   Restaurant Brands International

   Jul 2024 to Oct 2024

   • Managed vendor relationships and sourcing/procurement activities across a diverse goods-and-services portfolio, ensuring cost-effective, compliant supply. • Monitored vendor/supplier performance against SLAs, resolving escalated issues and driving accountability. • Reconciled invoices to purchase orders (3-way match) and processed vendor payments and disputes. • Produced spend and vendor-performance reporting to support sourcing and vendor-management decisions.

4. Procurement & Vendor Management Consultant

   University Health Network

   Aug 2023 to Apr 2024

   • Led sourcing (RFP/RFQ) and vendor selection and managed vendor onboarding, qualification, and lifecycle across the S2P process. • Negotiated and administered contracts and monitored vendor/supplier performance and SLA compliance. • Built vendor relationships as primary point of contact, advising internal stakeholders on vendor management options. • Developed procurement documentation, vendor scorecards, and training materials supporting governance.

5. Procurement & Vendor Management Consultant

   Sun Life Financial

   Jul 2022 to Aug 2023

   • Managed end-to-end procurement and vendor management — sourcing, contract negotiation, vendor onboarding, and supplier relationship management — for software and services. • Developed and monitored vendor/supplier performance measures, KPIs, and scorecards, driving cost optimization initiatives. • Negotiated contracts and SLAs and resolved vendor disputes and supply-chain risk issues. • Served as primary point of contact for vendor relationships, coordinating with Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders.

6. Procurement & Vendor Management Consultant

   Infosys Ltd

   Mar 2020 to Apr 2022

   • Supported global sourcing, category management, and vendor management across multiple geographies, conducting market and spend analysis. • Administered vendor/supplier contracts and master data, ensuring compliance and audit readiness. • Led vendor performance tracking and process-improvement initiatives that reduced recurring processing exceptions from 60% to 10%. • Produced spend, vendor-performance, and compliance reporting to support procurement decisions.

7. Purchasing Analyst – Vendor & Contract Management

   Conduent

   Nov 2017 to Feb 2020

   • Managed vendor onboarding, contract administration, and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) operations across procurement activities. • Monitored vendor/supplier performance and SLA compliance and maintained vendor and contract records for audit readiness. • Delivered end-user training and documentation to support procurement and vendor-management process adoption.

8. Category Manager

   MAS Brands India

   Jan 2017 to Jan 2017

9. Purchasing / Buying roles

   Sendmygift, BigBasket, Tesco

   Jan 2011 to Jan 2017

1. National College of Engineering

   Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics & Communication

   India

• Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP)