Amit Singh
Adelaide,Australia
Summary
Strategic procurement executive with 18 years of experience in procurement transformation, managing large teams, developing effective strategies, and operational excellence across telecommunications, higher education, technology, and consulting.
Successfully designed and executed procurement transformation strategies, managing over multi-billion-dollar spend, achieving significant commercial outcomes, and supplier performance enhancements. Currently, I am leading procurement and contracts management for the integration management office of Adelaide University, focusing on delivering business-focused strategic procurement outcomes, contract transition strategy, and co-developing procurement fundamentals for Day 1.
A commercially astute and integrity-led leader, I have a proven ability to engage, influence, and advise at the executive and board level, using my strong commercial and business acumen, supported by my expertise in advanced negotiations, strategic procurement, digital and business transformation, category management, policy and process reengineering, and stakeholder engagement, with a proven ability to build high-performing teams and influence executive decision-making.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Procurement and Contracts Management
Adelaide University
Adelaide, Australia
10.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Adelaide University is a planned public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 2024, it will combine the University of Adelaide (UoA), the third-oldest university in Australia, and the University of South Australia (UniSA) which has an antecedent history dating back to 1856.
- Lead the transfer of transfer of key contracts of across the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia to Adelaide University.
- Develop and implement enterprise-wide procurement and contract strategies aligned with organisational goals.
- Oversee end-to-end sourcing activities, including supplier identification, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, and award.
- Collaborate with executive leadership and key stakeholders to influence contracting decisions, drive commercial value, and enable innovation.
- Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and ethical standards in all procurement and contracting activities.
- Lead and mentor high-performing teams, building capability and fostering a culture of accountability and strategic partnership.
- Adelaide University is a planned public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 2024, it will combine the University of Adelaide (UoA), the third-oldest university in Australia, and the University of South Australia (UniSA) which has an antecedent history dating back to 1856.
- A strategic initiative was needed to address transfer of key contracts of across the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia. Leading the Contracts Transition Project (CTP) that has been established to discover, analyse and treat contracts across the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia.
- Established a strategy of discovering, analysing and transferring key contracts through a layered governance structure.
- Established a cross-institutional governance forum to include senior stakeholders across academic and professional areas to share their ideas and feedback.
- Successfully led a project to secure the Tax File Number (TFN) declaration from of all the professional staffs across UoA and UniSA. Managed to obtain TFN declarations from 100% of Continuing and Fixed term professional staffs across both the universities.
- Successfully led the procurement projects for delivering key milestones in Curriculum, P&C and Corporate domain to ensure completion of activities as per the milestones.
- Co-created an interim procurement process in collaboration with colleagues from both the foundation universities to simplify the procurement process for Adelaide University.
- Leading the procurement and contracts process for IT applications, hardware and software required through commercial negotiation and execution for AU readiness for Day 1 to ensure seamless experience for our internal and external stakeholders.
Senior Director, Procurement, Transformation, Governance, Risk & Ops
Optus
07.2023 - 10.2024
- Led the strategy, governance, operations, and third-party risk management to ensure the smooth functioning of the Optus/Singtel Group's corporate practices.
- This is a key strategic role that requires strategic thinking, digital and data literacy, strong negotiation skills, and a deep understanding of market and industry dynamics to optimize strategies, stakeholder experience, and drive cost efficiencies.
Director, Procurement, Transformation and Continuous Improvements
Optus
09.2020 - 06.2023
- Company Overview: Optus is the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, with over 11 million customers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel.
- Led the strategy, operations, and transformational initiatives to ensure the value delivery and smooth functioning of Optus and Singtel Group's corporate, supply chain and procurement practices.
- Optus is the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, with over 11 million customers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel.
- Key strategic role for delivering the cost optimization initiatives, ideation & implantation of source-to-pay digital roadmap as well as establishing the supplier lifecycle management and supplier risk management functions at Optus.
Associate Director, Procurement, Digital and Satellite
Optus
06.2019 - 09.2020
- Company Overview: Optus is the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, with over 11 million customers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel.
- Led the team managing Indirect, Digital and Satellite procurement portfolios with spend over $1.5 billion per annum.
- Optus is the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, with over 11 million customers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel.
- Key strategic role for delivering the Optus Sports, Digital transformation across the organisation and satellite business.
Senior Procurement Manager, Optus Sports, Digital, Devices and Satellite
Optus
03.2018 - 06.2019
- Company Overview: Optus is the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, with over 11 million customers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel.
- Led Digital, Offshoring, TV & Content (Optus Sports) and Satellite categories and portfolios with spend over $750 million per annum.
- Optus is the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, with over 11 million customers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel.
- This was a key role in creating commercial and category strategies through brainstorming with stakeholders, using procurement value drives, frameworks, and tools to achieve optimum and sustainable outcome for Optus.
Senior Management Consultant
Infosys Portland
Portland
07.2014 - 02.2018
- Company Overview: Infosys Portland is a global procurement and supply chain consulting and outsourced services firm, a subsidiary of Infosys Limited. They offer a range of services, from strategy and implementation to ongoing support, and have offices in various locations globally.
- Supporting clients in enhancing their procurement value delivery through improving category strategies, supplier partnerships, negotiations, and sourcing approaches, as well as leveraging digital and new ways of working to increase procurement value add.
- Infosys Portland is a global procurement and supply chain consulting and outsourced services firm, a subsidiary of Infosys Limited. They offer a range of services, from strategy and implementation to ongoing support, and have offices in various locations globally.
- The role was directly involved in project execution to increase the value generated to clients, while playing a vital role in helping to build intellectual capital and transfer knowledge to the internal team (including traditional consultants) - hiring, coaching, and mentoring junior team members to support in area of expertise.
Procurement Lead
Infosys Portland
Portland
05.2012 - 06.2014
- Company Overview: Infosys Portland is a global procurement and supply chain consulting and outsourced services firm, a subsidiary of Infosys Limited. They offer a range of services, from strategy and implementation to ongoing support, and have offices in various locations globally.
- Responsible for leading procurement team and transformation programs through procurement best practices and technology for delivering quality spend analysis, strategic sourcing (cost modeling, TCO analysis, etc.), RFx process, negotiation, process re-design, business intelligence.
- Infosys Portland is a global procurement and supply chain consulting and outsourced services firm, a subsidiary of Infosys Limited. They offer a range of services, from strategy and implementation to ongoing support, and have offices in various locations globally.
- Negotiated major contracts ensuring statements of work (SOW), commercials terms, deliverables and performance metrics are clear and can be easily quantified.
- Led optimization of procure to pay {P2P) processes and systems implementation for 'Big 4' Bank of Australia as well as conducted As-ls process mapping of the end-to-end procurement process (Source-to- Payment), identified process pain points and coordinated with technical team to develop overall To-Be processes that can be enabled through optimised policy, process and technology.
Education
Asian Executive Leadership Program
McKinsey Academy
01-2024
GAICD
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Sydney01-2023
MCIPS
Chartered Institute of Procurement And Supply
01-2023
Post Graduate Diploma - Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Institute of Management Technology
India01-2014
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Mumbai University
India01-2006
Skills
Adelaide University (2024 - Present)
Director - Procurement and Contracts Management
Optus (2018 - 2024)
- Senior Director - Procurement, Transformation, Operations, Risk and Governance, Risk (2023-2024)
- Director, Procurement, Transformation, and Continuous Improvements (2020-2023)
- Associate Director - Procurement, Digital and Satellite (2019-2020)
- Senior Procurement Manager - Optus Sports, Digital, Devices & Satellite (2018-2019)
Infosys Portland
- Senior Management Consultant (2014-2018)
- Procurement Lead (2012-2014)
Various Roles
Publishing, Digital Marketing and IT
Additional Information
Former Director of Global Operations & Consulting, 180 Degrees Consulting, Co-founded 'Innovation Hub' at Infosys Portland, Mentored junior consultants across consulting and non-profit projects
Professional Memberships
- Member, MCIPS – Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply
- Graduate Member, AICD – Australian Institute of Company Directors
Capabilities Skills
Led large strategy and transformational programs that clearly align strategic intent with delivery of tangible business outcomes coupled with advanced stakeholder engagement and change management skills. Established the service models and governance frameworks for provision of services and alignment of accountabilities., Expert in leveraging digital platforms and data-driven insights to enhance procurement strategies and streamline operational performance. Led enterprise-wide implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning systems, Risk Management systems and analytics-driven frameworks., Expert in leading human-centered approach to transformation, ensuring solutions are aligned with user needs and delivering seamless stakeholder experiences. Proven capability in implementing value-creating initiatives in a range of business areas, in addition to strategy, risk and corporate governance., Proven leader in building cross-functional, high-performing teams across global operations. Effectively engages academic and professional staffs, stakeholders and executive leadership to foster alignment, drive consensus, and achieve shared business outcomes., Strategic thinker with a strong focus on long-term value creation, sustainability, and innovation. Trusted steward of transformation with a commitment to ethical leadership and organisational resilience.
References
- Shanti Berggren, General Counsel and Executive Director, University of Adelaide, 0400 804 000, Shanti.Berggren@adelaide.edu.au
- Paul Hutchinson, Director, Integration Management Office, Adelaide University, 0428 779 677, paul.hutchinson@adelaide.edu.au
- Peter Kaliaropoulos, Chief Operating Officer, Optus, 0411 126 010, peterk8888@gmail.com
Timeline
Director, Procurement and Contracts Management
Adelaide University
10.2024 - Current
Senior Director, Procurement, Transformation, Governance, Risk & Ops
Optus
07.2023 - 10.2024
Director, Procurement, Transformation and Continuous Improvements
Optus
09.2020 - 06.2023
Associate Director, Procurement, Digital and Satellite
Optus
06.2019 - 09.2020
Senior Procurement Manager, Optus Sports, Digital, Devices and Satellite
Optus
03.2018 - 06.2019
Senior Management Consultant
Infosys Portland
07.2014 - 02.2018
Procurement Lead
Infosys Portland
05.2012 - 06.2014
Asian Executive Leadership Program
McKinsey Academy
GAICD
Australian Institute of Company Directors
MCIPS
Chartered Institute of Procurement And Supply
Post Graduate Diploma - Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Institute of Management Technology
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Mumbai University
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