Procurement Manager

Role Summary

PES India is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to support our U.S. operations by leveraging their advanced capabilities in the Indirect procurement space to support Enterprise-wide coordination and collaboration in contract management, supplier management, spend management, and governance. You will focus on strategy, cost, and performance for Indirect procurement across our ecosystem of companies while driving efficiency. You will work closely with internal partners within the U.S. Procurement team, Enterprise services team, and across our Operating companies to support best practices within procurement. Indirect procurement areas of focus may include IT (software, hardware, services), Human Resources (recruitment services, benefits administration, administrative services), Professional Services (consulting, legal, financial), Business Travel (travel agency, car rental, expense management), Marketing (promotion, print, media), Facilities (furniture, office equipment, security).

Roles and Responsibilities

• Partner with the U.S. Procurement team and a complex network of stakeholders across our ecosystem to build oversight and optimization of our Indirect spend and associated contracts
• Conduct assessment of current contracts, provide recommendations to optimize, and deliver on optimizations
• Lead and/or support contract negotiations for renewals
• Lead and/or support new purchases and determine appropriate strategies to execute (i.e. RFP, RFI, negotiate)
• Work within our Contract Management System, Ironclad, to follow up on upcoming contract expirations and renewals, to establish ongoing requirements
• Have expertise in our Contract Management System for uploading contracts, gathering key information on contracts, and ensuring proper execution of contracts
• Establish and implement best practices and standards for future supplier contracts
• Provide a critical lens for risk management and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to mitigate risk
• Assist with the onboarding/offboarding process for suppliers
• Provide ongoing support for Indirect spend, identify opportunities for spend efficiency, and execute changes
• Ensure all suppliers are documented, and data analytics are conducted
• Guide Indirect procurement processes to comply with documented policy

Job Requirements

A successful candidate should possess expertise in Indirect procurement and contracts. This individual will be someone with sound financial knowledge who can successfully collaborate and influence across entities with varying business models

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, procurement, operations, finance, technology business administration, or another relevant field required.
• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience in Indirect procurement and sourcing
• Knowledge and experience sourcing within 2 to 3 Indirect spend categories for contracting and negotiations
• Experience developing RFP’s, RFI’s, and negotiation strategies
• Expertise in negotiation and change management
• Data driven, familiar with benchmarking and appropriate metrics and measures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with a Contract Management System, such as Ironclad
• Advanced skills with Excel and PowerPoint
• Prefer experience with Procurement software/technology, such as Coupa
• Ability to maintain work hours to support U.S. operations (employees and suppliers) for a minimum of three hours per day
• Procurement experience in Investment Management, Real Estate, Finance or Private Equity preferred