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Girish Shenoy

Evaluator · DISC type SDC
Head of Strategic Procurement & Supplier Perf - Americas at Nokia
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Girish is a seasoned procurement leader at Nokia with over 27 years of experience in the telecom, energy, and defense sectors. A Bachelor of Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, his colleagues frequently describe him as thorough, detail-oriented, and knowledgeable. He excels in solution design, supplier negotiation, and bid management.

He has a keen and recently developed interest in artificial intelligence, having completed several certifications in Generative AI and prompt engineering. He is also interested in major technology companies like IBM, GE, and Oracle, and follows developments in sustainable supply chains.

Unique Fact: Despite his extensive career in traditional procurement, he is actively upskilling in cutting-edge AI by learning how to communicate with large language models.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Head of Strategic Procurement & Supplier Perf - Americas
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
Personality Overview

How Girish shows up

Hard To Convince
Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Girish cares about

Strategic Procurement
He leads this function for the Americas at Nokia, defining category strategies for services and materials, and managing supplier performance to upsell revenue.
Supplier Negotiations
A core skill throughout his career, he has deep experience in contract and pricing negotiations with both customers and subcontractors to drive savings and efficiency.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Head of Strategic Procurement & Supplier Perf - Americas
Nokia
5-2021 - 9-2022
T-Mobile Projects - Regional Procurement Manager
Nokia
4-2020 - 4-2021
Strategic Procurement Manager – Deploy Material & Services
Nokia
4-2017 - 3-2020
Category Manager - Network Implementation Services - NAM Market
Nokia
2-2015 - 3-2017
Category Manager - Network Implementation Material - MEA Market
Nokia
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1993 - 1997
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Manipal Institute of Technology
1986 - 1993
Middle & High School
Kendriya Vidyalaya
1980 - 1986
Elementary School
Saint Pauls School Kota Rajasthan India
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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