Pradeep Chauhan

Sr Category Manager, Technology Staffing at Walgreens

Greater Chicago Area

Overview 

Pradeep Chauhan is a seasoned procurement professional with a strong background in strategic sourcing and vendor management, highlighted by roles at top companies like Walgreens, Nike, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Rockwell Automation. Currently serving as the Founder of OnContracting, he has successfully led various procurement and staffing initiatives, demonstrating expertise in contract negotiations, supply chain management, and business development within the technology industry.

Work Experience 

  • Sr Category Manager, Contingent Labor

    2024 - Current

Specially trained infusion nurses and pharmacists treat patients with a wide range of acute, chronic and rare conditions.

  • Global Category Lead, Professional Services

    2022 - 2024

    Global Category Lead for professional services procurement. Strategy and Operations. Implemented Direct Sourcing with TAPFIN/LiveHire. Implemented Beeline as the global VMS for all Staff Aug & SOW services for ~$1B Spend to replace WAND/Coupa. Also implemented a Global MSP change at the same time Magnit->Randstad.

Nike is a retail brand that provides the sale of apparel, footwear, sports equipment, and accessory products.

Raised $239,000,000.00 from Pershing Square Capital Management.

  • Sourcing Consultant

    2021 - 2022

Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.

Raised $8,108,000,000.00 from DBS Bank and Mizuho Bank.

  • Supplier Program Manager, External Workforce Services

    2019 - 2021

    Rationalized, negotiated and standardized staffing supplier markups. Renegotiated MSP pricing to account for changing SOW-Staff aug mix. Built a SRM tool/database for all professional services suppliers. Implemented a program to ensure all contractors got benefits- medical, paid holidays, parental leave, etc.

Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.

Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.

  • Founder

    2012 - 2019

    Helped job seekers discover the 'secret' list of agencies that can get them contract jobs at their dream companies, in their cities, for their skills- by crowdsourcing, recreating and publishing the approved vendor list for these companies

OnContracting is the only job site to discover which staffing agencies hire for which client companies for onsite contract jobs

  • Director of Professional Services

    2007 - 2011

    Part owner of services company that got acquired by the first Chinese software company to IPO on NYSE, which got acquired by Pactera. IT & Engg Outsourcing to China.

  • Sr. Procurement Manager, IT Services

    2002 - 2006

    Created the framework (contracts, pricing, models, etc.) and led implementation of the earliest and largest outsourcing engagements in IT and Engg with the global SIs like Accenture, Infosys, TCS to India. Helped in the creation of ODCs in Hyderabad, Beijing, Shanghai for vendor heavy work. Key liaison for the Microsoft FTE type product development work offshoring to IDC in Hyderabad. Led procurement's 360 partnership reviews with the largest IT service providers in India to promote the Microsoft ecosystem.

Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.

  • Strategic Sourcing Manager, Indirect Procurement

    1999 - 2002

    Categories managed- IT hardware, services, logistics, freight, real estate, plastics, rubber, passive electronics

MagneMotion, a leading manufacturer of intelligent conveying systems.

Raised $3,000,000.00 from Massachusetts Capital Resource Company.

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