Procurement Professional

• Req ID: 559650BR

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Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Sourcing / Buying Professional, prime responsibility is to procure basic goods and services, obtain quotation, develop proposal, negotiate payment terms and pricing, contracting knowledge a must have to evaluate risks and adhere to Client requirements.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Addressing all non-catalogue transactions if greater than pre-agreed thresholds
• Working with Strategic Sourcing Teams in the development of category specific sourcing strategies and give input to sourcing plans
• Strong IT Category knowledge supporting North America based suppliers and contracts.
• Managing sourcing suppliers and related stakeholders
• Driving change management through education and compliance improvement activities
• Manage exceptions to established category strategy
• Execute competitive bid events
• Communicate and negotiate with clients and suppliers through all levels of organisation
• Interface with strategic sourcing team to implement strategic contracts at the tactical level
• Support client specific category strategy – redirect tactical spend through strategic contracts/channels as appropriate
• Perform periodic analysis within managed commodity scope to identify savings, define efficiency opportunities and tactical initiatives that should be undertaken
• Promote process efficiencies through focus on automated channels where applicable
• Identify appropriate potential suppliers to fit clients business objectives
• Negotiate and contract with exception suppliers driving additional savings and value
• Communicate supplier recommendations to clients based on objective criteria and fit for client business
• Identify any exception opportunities to the Category Managers and make recommendations on strategic approaches that might be taken
• Optimise supply base opportunities across managed commodities
• Positive Attitude, Planning, Curiosity, Self-discipline, Ability to work in North America time zone (7.30 PM to 4.30 AM IST)

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in Procurement domain
• Experience in performing duties as Buyer for Sourcing based Organizations procuring goods, service.
• Closely working with stake holders to gather their sourcing needs
• Interface with strategic sourcing team to implement strategic contracts at the tactical level
• Negotiation skills
• Contracting knowledge is a must have
• Comprehensive commercial procurement and client facing or consulting experience
• Sourcing Category Skills across multiple areas and excellent client facing skills
• Ability to manage buying projects
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Must be a self-starter, good team player and an effective problem-solver, ambitious; able to work independently
• It is preferred if the resource has working experience in a North America based client facing environment. Also have strong tactical buying and negotiation skills
• Contracting knowledge is a must have
• Proven Analytical and communication capabilities with strong ownership and accountability

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