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Ashok Rai

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Senior Director Global Procurement at PepsiCo
📍 Gurugram, Haryana, India

Ashok Rai is a senior procurement and operations leader with 17 years of experience in the FMCG and food sectors at companies like PepsiCo and Nestlé. He specializes in strategic sourcing, project management, and driving change. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

He is focused on leading resilient teams that consistently outperform expectations and appreciates insightful discussions on global procurement strategy.

During a prior role at Nestlé, he drove key sustainability and traceability projects for wheat and rice commodities.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Senior Director Global Procurement
Job Level
Senior
Location
Gurugram, Haryana, India
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Strategic Sourcing
A core specialty mentioned throughout his 17-year career, with experience managing significant annual spends in grains and dairy at Nestlé.
Global Procurement
His career has progressed through several global procurement roles at PepsiCo, culminating in his current Senior Director position overseeing the AMESA region.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Senior Director Global Procurement
PepsiCo
6-2022 - 6-2024
Director Global Procurement
PepsiCo
5-2018 - 5-2022
Associate Director - Global Procurement
PepsiCo
9-2017 - 4-2018
Global Category Buyer - Dairy
Nestrade (Nestlé Group)
1-2013 - 8-2017
Procurement Manager
Nestle India
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Education
2005 - 2007
MBA
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2001 - 2005
Bachelor's degree
Banaras Hindu University
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