Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Job Description

Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing and Procurement Strategy Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 10 to 14 years What would you do? Cross Category-Value CaptureThe Value Capture Lead works as trusted client advisor to meet value targets and capturing savings on-time and will coordinate, manage, and lead the value initiatives by maintaining a robust pipeline of projects savings and provide insights that drive forward looking decision making. The Value Capture Lead closely works with our client s, Client Account Teams, and Procurement Category Managers to provide visibility to savings initiatives and enabling to prioritize work and resource teams during execution to meet savings value targets. What are we looking for? Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data skills Ability to leverage new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches to business analysis Extensive knowledge and understanding of how to analyze business problems, statistical analysis, and financial modelling Very strong project management skills, including leading large, cross-functional initiative Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills Proven experience in interacting with key client executives and building trusted relationships across the organization Experience in a matrix organization dealing with multiple service lines, managers/approvers, and knowledge of shared services operating models Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Demonstrated referenceable experience directly owning key client relationships and delivering high levels of delivery satisfaction A min. of 6-10 years work experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional area Bachelor s or higher Degree Roles and Responsibilities: Drive savings value program:link savings to target, ensure goals are consistent with strategy and program savings target are met Lead complex data, business analysis and identify recommendations and insights Work independently in managing financial models to forecast business performance, coach others on model development Establish the metrics required to measure business savings performance, and develop the process for identifying and addressing performance gaps Focus on measurement, accountability, and effective management of the value capture program by owning tracking mechanism and reporting; track value creation by initiative and developing value capture plans Maintain overall value capture reporting and own changes/adjustments and sign offs, monitor and review pipeline and progress against goals and targets Work closely with the Procurement Category teams to align feasibility and progress of value initiatives Manage the reporting of hard savings, soft savings (cost avoidance) Screen projects against Quick Win parameters to identify initiatives capable of quickly creating positive momentum and early savings Qualification Any Graduation