Senior Specialist - Procurement

Job Description

Designation : Senior Specialist Procurement Reports to (level of category) : Senior Program Manager Procurement Mode of Work: Hybrid Shift Timing : 8:30 am to 5:30 pm Overview This is a senior specialist position responsible for managing all indirect commodities with strategic focus and delivering sustainable results. This position will deliver support to the Senior Sourcing Manager in building strong Sourcing & Category management process in Source to Pay environment. Tasks & Responsibilities: Strong knowledge into IT & HR Sourcing and related supplier market trends/shifts & cost saving opportunities Develop Sourcing strategies and drive sourcing initiatives for IT and HR commodities. Manage RFx, e-Auction, supplier negotiations & financial analysis. Liaise with legal, internal stakeholders, and suppliers to ensure all audit guidelines are met and adherence to processes and procedures is achieved Ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision. Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members. Experience with working in global/regional strategic sourcing environment. Strong knowledge on contract review & contract lifecycle management Knowledge of third-party due diligence & risk assessments In hand experience of creating spend level insights and dashboard reporting Excellent Communication & Interpersonal skills High Proficiency with Microsoft Excel & Power point applications Identify opportunities to leverage and utilize procurement tools and processes to research supplier and commodity information as well as report and record procurement transactions. Collaborate with stakeholders to reduce the total cost of ownership of the procurement process as well as plan and negotiate agreements to minimize risk exposure and provide optimal terms and conditions. Pre-requisites-essential: 8+ years of overall procurement experience with 5-6 years in sourcing function & category management Passionate & having sourcing & business acumen. Advanced negotiation skills & analytical ability. Excellent commercial awareness. Has used Cost model and handled vendor development. Excellent communication & presentation skills ERP (Oracle/SAP) vendor/content management skills. Ability to drive strategic decisions, enterprise initiatives. Demonstrated stakeholder management skills. Pre-requisites-preferred: Bachelors degree/University degree or equivalent experience Cost modeling experience/ category Management. Hands on experience with data analysis and reporting