Saurabh Gupta

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DISC Type : DC

Procurement Manager at Proximus Group

Brussels Metropolitan Area, Belgium

Overview

Saurabh Gupta is a Procurement Manager at Proximus Group with over 15 years of experience in sourcing and procurement. Holding an MBA from Vlerick Business School, he specializes in digital source-to-pay transformations using SAP Ariba and Coupa. People who have worked with him describe him as committed, intelligent, and a great team player.

He has successfully implemented complex, digitally enabled procurement solutions across a wide range of industries, including Food, Banking, Mining, and E-commerce.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Thorough Evaluator

Rigorous & Demanding

They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.  They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Topics They Care About

Digital Procurement
His career focuses on S2P and P2P transformations. He has deep expertise in designing and implementing SAP Ariba and Coupa solutions for global clients.
Supplier Due Diligence
A key focus in his current role is negotiating complex contracts and managing supplier relationships to ensure compliance with risk, sustainability, and privacy regulations.
AI in Sourcing
His professional headline highlights an interest in applying AI to the source-to-pay process, showing a focus on forward-looking procurement strategies.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
Procurement Manager at Proximus Group
9-2024 - 6-2025
Manager - Procurement and Supply chain at KPMG Belgium
8-2021 - 9-2024
Senior Advisor - Procurement and Supply chain at KPMG Belgium
11-2020 - 2-2021
Strategy Consultant at BPM-D
9-2019 - 12-2020
MBA Student at Vlerick Business School

Education

2019 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Vlerick Business School
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur

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Insights For Selling To Saurabh

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Saurabh is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Saurabh

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Saurabh move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Saurabh take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Saurabh

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