Dir, Proc & Str & Sourc

Overview

Director, Procure to Pay COE

8 years experience

Responsibilities

• Serve as the local leader of RealPage’s Hyderabad-based Procure to Pay center of excellence (COE), with both direct and dotted line reports across the Global Procure to Pay team.
• Drive the alignment of sourcing and procurement to established global standards, ensuring a consistent internal stakeholder experience across all aspects of the procurement cycle.
• Maintain a strong leadership presence for the Global Procure to Pay team, and partner closely with in-country cross functional leaders.
• Lead and direct team members across the Global Procure to Pay team on various activities including spend/supplier analysis, strategic sourcing and procurement, reporting, renewals management, process improvement and change management.
• Focus on talent development in building a strong COE able to support RealPage’s procurement needs on a global scale.
• Engage in strategic negotiations with key suppliers on an ad hoc basis.
• Leverage a continuous improvement mindset to identify and implement processes and systems to streamline strategic sourcing and procurement workflows.
• Develop and maintain key internal relationships and gain consensus with business unit leadership and functional teams to ensure alignment of objectives and priorities in support of the business.
• Develop materials and present updates on progress and performance to company leadership.
  

Qualifications

• Minimum8 years of experiencein strategic sourcing and/or procurement, with at least 5 years of people leadership experience.
• In-depth understanding of strategic sourcing, procurement workflows, and vendor lifecycle management.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills, both internally and externally.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems such asOracleandCoupa.
• Advanced proficiency inMicrosoft Exceland comfort with data analysis and reporting tools.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in afast-paced, high-volume, and dynamic environmentwith a global scope