Nandeesh M J
Nandeesh M J has joined IIM Bangalore as Senior Manager – Contracts and Tendering on February 18, 2022. He will be reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).
In his role, Nandeesh will work with all stakeholders at the institute to initiate the tendering process based on procurement/service/works request received, by liaising with the initiating departments to understand their requirements.
Nandeesh has a Master’s degree in Science from the University of Mysore and pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management from Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM). He is a Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), USA. He also holds an International Diploma in Supply Chain Management from the International Trade Centre, Geneva. He is also a member of IIMM and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), India.
Nandeesh is a senior Procurement professional with 22 years of experience in procurement, contracts management and administration, and took voluntary retirement from CSIR. His previous assignments were as Stores & Purchase Officer at National Aerospace, Laboratories Fourth Paradigm Institute, Central Food Technological Research Institute, and as Assistant Registrar at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has been the Nodal Procurement Officer with annual targets to source project and operational requirements in the organizations he has worked for. He has had experience in project procurement – both operational and strategic – for design and development, turnkey, engineering, and consultancy services required for aircraft development and aerospace technologies. He also has experience in strategic sourcing for design and development for the ongoing indigenous civilian aircraft programs. Nandeesh is conversant with GFR, CVC guidelines, GoI rules/guidelines related to public procurement and eProcurement, and has attended several training programs on government procurement policies, procedures and legal aspects of procurement.
