Chaitra Garalapuri

Internationally experienced procurement expert with over 10 years of experience in the field of technology under various roles and responsibilities.

Procurement experience in areas of IT hardware, software and Labor. Supported global and regional teams in complete end to end Category Management from gathering and understanding business requirements to identifying best in class suppliers to putting contracts in place and ongoing Supplier Relationship Management.

Currently supporting category sourcing, negotiation, and savings strategies and goals as the point person for Software and Telecommunications vendors, including IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, and other Fortune 500 suppliers for both Internal and Customer Facing at Gap Inc.