Former Johnson & Johnson Chief Procurement Officer Helps Build the Future of Agentic Contracting with Icertis
Icertis is reimagining the way procurement teams leverage contracts to build more profitable and resilient supply chains, navigate regulatory compliance, and accelerate cash flow for their business.
“The true mark of a mature procurement function is not just savings or scale, but how well it establishes and nurtures supplier relationships that quietly power some of the most unexpected innovation and outsized growth. At the heart of those relationships lies the contract—not as a static document, but as a dynamic, living system of trust, accountability, and collaboration,” said Mandapaty. “With its deep integrations across core enterprise systems and agentic workflows built to handle real-world complexity, Icertis is uniquely positioned to turn contracts into strategic assets. I look forward to pushing the boundaries of what contract intelligence can do for modern enterprises.”
“90 percent of procurement leaders have considered or are already using AI agents to optimize operations in the year ahead. Icertis is driving this transformation by building agents and agentic workflows into its enterprise-grade platform to enhance productivity, augment execution, and increase the ROI from business relationships,” said Samir Bodas, CEO and Co-founder, Icertis. “Shashi is another powerful strategic advisor for Icertis as we shape the agentic future of procurement and make autonomous contracting a reality for the world’s enterprises. He believes in our mission because contracts sit at the heart of strategic initiatives across every industry. In a macro environment where change and complexity are all but guaranteed, contract performance is the cornerstone of long-term business success.”
Mandapaty’s career spans three continents and multiple industries. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, he earned industry recognition and delivered measurable results over the course of more than sixteen years at Procter & Gamble. Beyond his professional life, Mandapaty is deeply committed to fostering collaborations between leading healthcare institutions to enable groundbreaking cancer care and research partnerships.
