Dr. Navneet Kumar Sharma belongs to 1986 exam batch of IRSS. He is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from Delhi College of Engineering. He later did his M.E. in Production Engineering, also from DCE. Subsequently, completed his MBA and Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi. During his service he has held several important assignments including that of Director (Vigilance & Impex) in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Government of India. He was also Director on Board of Rajasthan State Warehousing Corporation, Jaipur. In Indian Railways he has worked on important posts in ICF, BLW, NR and NFR. Presently, he is posted as Principal Chief Materials Manager, COFMOW, Ministry of Railways.

Dr. Sharma has also served as an Advisor on the panel of UPSC as a domain expert. He has several publications in the field of supply chain management to his credit.

During service he attended Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD, Singapore and a Programme on “Scenario Thinking & Innovation” at International Centre for Leadership in Finance (ICLIF), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the year 2007. In 2008 he attended a Programme on “Effective Tendering and Award of Contract” at RIPA International, London, U.K. He also attended an International Programme on “Procurement Procedures for the World Bank Aided Projects” at Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.

Dr. Sharma is associated with several professional bodies in the capacity of Fellow of Institution of Engineers (FIE), Fellow of Indian Institute of Materials Management (FIIMM) and Life Member of All India Management Association (MIMA). He is also Vice President of the prestigious Delhi Management Association and Chairperson of their “Government, Industry – Academia Interface Committee”.

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