Raj Bhambri

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Director at Opticost Solutions

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain, Australia

Overview

Rajeev Bhambri is a senior procurement executive with over 15 years of experience optimizing profitability in the renewable energy, construction, and heavy engineering sectors. As Director at Opticost Solutions, he specializes in strategic cost reduction and supply chain transformation. Colleagues describe him as commercially astute and strategic.

He recently co-founded FNEIG, a venture focused on leveraging combined expertise to drive meaningful impact and deliver tangible results within the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Personality Overview

Direct & Assertive

Big Vision Person

Goal-Oriented

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

Renewable Energy
Spearheaded procurement for over 1. 2GW of wind and solar farm capacity and planned to attend the Australia Wind Energy 2024 conference.
Cost Optimization
Focuses on strategic cost reduction, having delivered 15-30% procurement savings through supply chain modeling and value engineering in past roles.
Infrastructure Projects
Managed procurement for mega-projects like the Hume Link and Melbourne Grid Battery and recently co-launched a venture focused on the infrastructure sector.

Media Appearances

Raj has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Director at Opticost Solutions
10-2024 - 5-2025
Group Procurement Manager at Symal Group
11-2024 - 4-2025
Procurement Manager at Symal Group
2-2024 - 11-2024
Senior procurement manager projects at Transgrid
2-2024 - 11-2024
Senior Procurement Manager at TransGrid/Lumea

Education

1996 - 2000
MBA from University of Technology Sydney
1987 - 1991
Post Graduate diploma from Indo Swiss Training Centre

More Information

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Insights For Selling To Raj

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside

DONT's

  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Raj is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Raj

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Raj move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Raj take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Raj

Personality Compatibility


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