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Bhavya MaheshwariBM

Bhavya Maheshwari

Senior Management Consultant

$900/day
Dubai City, AE
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Bhavya

Management consultant with 8 years of experience and MBA from Oxford.
I lead cross-functional strategic and operational initiatives, craft data-driven strategies, structure complex problems, and manage projects and teams to deliver impactful outcomes.
Passionate to solve problems at the blend of strategy, operations, and technology.


Industries I have worked in so far
- Oil & Gas
- Energy
- Utilities
- Public Sector
- Financial Services

Functions I specialize in
- Target Operating Model
- Governance Framework
- Organization structure, career roamap, upskilling framework
- Digital Transformation Strategy and Implementation
- Localization and Saudization
- Operational Excellence
- Cost Optimization
- Procurement Excellence and Strategic Sourcing
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Dubai City (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Independent Consulting
    Senior Strategy Consultant
    May 2025 - Today (1 year and 1 month)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • • Led procurement transformation for GCC-based government entities and holding companies, redesigned target operating model, supplier relationship management (SRM) framework, and governance (policy & procedures)
    • • Optimized Source-to-Contract (S2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes for a KSA giga-project, drove process standardization and ensured successful adoption
  • Efficio (Global Management Consultancy in Procurement & SCM)
    Senior Strategy Consultant
    October 2023 - March 2025 (1 year and 5 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • • Redesigned procurement operating model for 5+ GCC clients, conducted maturity assessments, identified gaps across strategy, organisation, processes, and technology; defined to-be model, phased implementation roadmap and quick-win initiatives
    • • Led strategic sourcing and RFP execution of AED 40mn+ indirect spend, managed bid operations (RFx documentation, evaluation framework, scoring, negotiation, award recommendation, and stakeholder comms)
    • • Designed and implemented SRM framework for KSA government entity (SAR 27bn+ annual spend, 10k+ suppliers) covered supplier onboarding, risk profiling, segmentation, and joint performance KPIs
    • • Developed spend cube & category strategies for KSA holding company (SAR 900mn+ annual spend), mapped spend using UNSPSC taxonomy (L1 - L7), presented recommendations to CPO office
    • • Led business development initiatives across Efficio's value proposition, developed technical and commercial proposals, supported sales and capture activities, driving AED 20mn+ in new revenue
  • Efficio
    Senior Management Consultant
    October 2023 - Today (2 years and 8 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • Strategic Roadmap - Delivered digital transformation roadmap for KSA Infra firm, designed 700+ business processes with 30+ XFN stakeholders, defined implementation, RFP & vendor negotiation tactics; realized ~$150M benefits
    • Cost Transformation - Identified AED 12mn+ (6%) savings for UAE energy distribution major through demand consolidation and spend rationalization, across 8 categories and 6 substations
    • Operating Model - Designed target operating model encompassing strategy, organization, processes, and tools for KSA giga-project, facilitated stakeholder workshopsto secure alignment
    • Growth & Operations - Developed sourcing strategy and procurement plan (S2C, P2P) for AED 20mn+ spend across direct and indirect categories for UAEtelecom major
    • Governance Framework - Designed local content adoption, monitoring, and upskilling framework, driving 18% increase in local supplier participation to comply with KSA LCGPA mandate
    • Commercial Excellence - Led strategic partnerships for UAE urban mobility firm, aligned agency relationships with corporate objectives, increased marketing ROI by 15%
    • Proposal & Business Development - Supported 10+ proposals, enabled AED 20mn+ in revenue in Public Sector practice

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Education

  • MBA,
    Said Business School, Oxford University
    2023
    MBA,
  • Engineering,
    Ansal University
    2016
    Engineering,

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