Rakesh Reddy is an accomplished procurement professional with extensive experience in managing bids and achieving cost savings across various industries. Currently serving as Bid Desk Manager at Synchrony since December 2022, Rakesh has been recognized with four 'Customer Champion Awards' for exceptional leadership in Reverse eAuction processes. Prior experience includes roles such as Category Buyer at DuPont, where Rakesh contributed $200K in spend savings and negotiated significant payment terms, and Senior Procurement Analyst at PK, achieving annual savings of $100K while overseeing the Procure to Pay cycle. Rakesh began a career at Ericsson as an Engineer, supporting procurement operations for network deployment services. Rakesh holds a B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University, and an Advance Diploma in Software Programming from RiiiT, Mysuru.