Deepak Arora

Activist
DISC Type : Cd

Head of Commercial Sourcing at Meta

Fremont, California, United States

Overview

Deepak is the Head of Commercial Sourcing at Meta, where he leads the commercial and relationship management for suppliers providing design and integration services for data center infrastructure, with a spend profile in the billions. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) with a background in engineering and extensive experience at AWS and Whirlpool.

During an expatriate assignment with Whirlpool, Deepak and his family lived in Italy for five years, becoming fully immersed in the culture. He holds dual bachelors degrees, one in Commerce from Delhi University and another in Technology from the Delhi Institute Of Tool Engineering.

Unique fact: He began his career in injection mold and press tool design engineering before transitioning into global procurement and supply chain.

Personality Overview

Observative

Value Conscious

Perfectionist

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Topics They Care About

Data Center Infrastructure
Leads commercial sourcing for AI, compute, storage, and networking servers and racks for Meta's data centers, managing a multi-billion dollar spend.
Supplier Management
Serves as the overall relationship owner for key ODM/OEM suppliers, responsible for contract negotiations, RFPs, cost, savings, and performance.
Team Leadership
His social feed focuses on hiring for his team, and colleagues describe him as a strong leader who is committed to developing and coaching his staff.

Media Appearances

Deepak has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2024
Head of Commercial Sourcing at Meta
12-2021 - 2-2024
Head of Commercial Sourcing at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
2-2016 - 11-2021
Sr. Manager - Supply Chain - IT at Amazon
2-2013 - 2-2016
Senior Commodity Manager - Electronics at Whirlpool Corporation
7-2008 - 1-2013
Sr. Commodity Manager - Electronics at Whirlpool Corporation

Education

1996 - 1999
Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University
1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Technology - BTech from Delhi Institute Of Tool Engineering

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Insights For Selling To Deepak

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Deepak is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Deepak

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Deepak move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Deepak take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Deepak

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