Nalisha Vadachalam

Nalisha Vadachalam (Adari) currently serves as Category Manager for Technology and ICT Procurement at Ausgrid since January 2020, overseeing end-to-end sourcing initiatives, vendor management, portfolio optimization, and contract negotiation. Previously, Nalisha held roles as Contract and Vendor Manager at Ausgrid and Procurement Analyst at Broadspectrum, as well as Senior Advisor in Procurement BI, Analytics and Systems and IT Procurement, Contract and SLA Manager at Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Educational qualifications include a BSc Honours in Computing from UNISA, a BSc in Computer Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a Diploma in Procurement & Supply from the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply.