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Samit Shankar

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Executive Director - Supply Chain Management at Wells Fargo
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Samit Shankar is an accomplished transformational leader with over 25 years of experience in supply chain management and procurement at global firms like Wells Fargo, EY, and JPMorgan. He specializes in Source-to-Pay transformation and using Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) to create a competitive advantage.

His career began in hospitality at a six-star hotel, which he credits for his foundation in operational excellence and customer delight. He describes his diverse career journey through technology and into supply chain as being like a "tasting menu" with many different flavors and experiences.

He is an advisor to Arinox AI, a startup in the Agentic AI space, and a keynote speaker at global conferences on procurement and AI.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Executive Director - Supply Chain Management
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Supplier Relationship Mgt.
He is a frequent keynote speaker on using SRM as a strategic imperative to build resilient, value-driven partnerships that create a competitive advantage.
Agentic AI
Advises startup Arinox AI and speaks at conferences on the topic, promoting the use of AI to solve complex business problems and enhance operations.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Executive Director - Supply Chain Management
Wells Fargo
3-2025
Advisor
Arinox AI
10-2024 - 3-2025
Career transition
Career Break
7-2023 - 9-2024
Director S2P Transformation
Ernst & Young
9-2020 - 6-2023
Director - Global Supplier Relationship Management / VMO
Ernst & Young
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Education
1995 - 1998
BBA
Annamalai University
1994 - 1997
Hospitality Management
Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition
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