Source to Pay Summit

Source to contract, Purchase to Pay & Source to pay optimization

Ilamaran Gunaratnam
 | Global Procurement Programmes and Projects | Equinix

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Ilamaran Gunaratnam is an internationally experienced professional with >15 years of broad experiences and successful track record of delivering global and regional initiatives that include Business, Engineering and IT-based transformation changes, prioritization-based budget planning, departmental management and externally benchmarked delivery organizations and Centre of Excellence functions.

Equinix currently commands between 10% – 15% footprint globally, an industry that consumes about 3% of global electrical energy usage. You come to us and we connect you to the world through > 20 countries, in 3 regions, and through > 200 facilities.

Achievements across all roles held:

1. Co-Designed/Designed and Delivered several process improvements:
– Co-Designed and Implemented Source to Pay global blueprint (including Coupa tool) that
manages several billions in spend

– Designed and implemented Portfolio, Programme and Project management standards for
Construction, Procurement, Operations, M&E Engineering, Customer Service Organisations, Sales
Ops, Accounts Payables, Accounts Receivable, IT, Networks

2. Mitigated against reputation damage and engineering infrastructure risks

3. Enabled savings through delivery of solutions regionally and globally, i.e.
– $5 million annually in energy savings
– 4% of global annual revenue (preventing GDPR regulatory fines)

4. Saved training and consultancy costs in excess of $1.3M

5. Enabled prioritisation and tracking of ca. $1.5 billion operational budget spend

6. Design and Implementation of Equinix Procurement external website

7. Designed, Implemented and Administered Source 2 Pay Change Control process for programme, project and operational management

Responsible for Portfolio, Programmes, Projects, Business Analysis/Strategic KPI, and Business Case Development and management function globally for the Global Procurement Group.

Focus includes, globalising project management standards for various category management functions (including global IBX operations) within Procurement, Know Your Supplier (KYS) Management, Risk Management and S2P improvements, including PO Management, RPA, contract compliance, supplier records management and catalogue management.

Equinix

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For over ten years, EBG | Network have enabled peers and experts to sit down in smaller groups during summits. Based on individual choices made prior to the summit, you who join can connect and learn from peers and experts you would not meet otherwise.

So also online!

Below the Theme Discussion (2 x 50 minutes) Equinix will host. Limited seats, pre-selected, on web-camera – first come first served (based on when you register).

How do you convert ideas into practical solutions?

Relevance & Important

As humans we are full of ideas, some are good, and some are bad. In this session we like to understand how to classify a good idea and convert it into an efficient and practical solution that works operationally, inline with people expertise, time, and money. This is of course extra important and a challenge as you embark on cross company, cross functional and possibly global business development. 

Discussion Questions

  • How do you overcome struggles while understanding how to identify operational gaps?
  • Is time and money never on your side?
  • What is your understanding of the solution that needs to solve the gaps?
  • How do you ensure the solution is fit for purpose?

Ilamaran Gunaratnam
Global Procurement Programmes and Projects
Equinix