Sourcing Support Analyst

• Review requisition requirements 
• Recognize non-catalog purchases that should be directed to a catalog solution 
• Work efficiently with requester/client for additional information or questions 
• Determine source from sourcing-provided master file 
• Negotiate cost savings and terms when applicable (non-contracted sources) 
• Understand relationships between contracts and decipher details 
• Procurement of low-dollar purchases and services 
• Complete customer requests for supplier setup 
• Maintain supplier documentation 
• Ensure audit readiness of all purchasing documents 
• Proficient with reporting/MS Excel to maintain account-specific reports and trackers 
• Work with stakeholders and management efficiently 
• Positive attitude, planning, curiosity, self-discipline 
• Request triage for exceptions 
• Contract management and administration 
• Scorecard creation for suppliers 
• Financial health reporting (basic level) 
• Other middle and back-office tasks 
• Sustainability and compliance reporting (BAU reports) 
• Back-office escalations and support 

Policies, Procedures and Program Management

• Communicate procurement policy to internal stakeholders
• Provide reminders of procurement policies during regular communications
• Recommend improvements to purchasing policies and procedures
• Communicate issues or changes that may affect service delivery

Category Management and Sourcing Execution

• Provide data collection requirements and suggest templates
• Gather and provide historical data and forecasts
• Access and utilize data repositories for spend analysis
• Support category strategy development and documentation
• Assist in strategic sourcing plan updates and execution
• Facilitate development of technical and business requirement

Sourcing Execution

• Identify potential and incumbent suppliers
• Qualify suppliers per compliance and policy guidelines
• Develop and propose supplier selection criteria
• Create RFx documents using templates
• Manage RFx bid process and obtain proposals
• Participate in supplier evaluation and recommendation
• Support contract preparation and award letter issuance
• Refer non-standard terms to legal and support resolution

Contract and Compliance Administration

• Enter negotiated contracts into contract management tools
• Support implementation and communication of new contracts
• Assist in change management for new suppliers

Category Buying Desk

• Receive and triage supplier engagement requests
• Process and complete tactical buys per sourcing instructions
• Provide feedback on specifications and supplier lists
• Execute sourcing events and recommend suppliers
• Update savings tracking database

Cost Modelling and Supplier Performance

• Create basic should-cost models
• Prepare supplier scorecards and financial health data

Other Middle Office Activities

• Collect and provide market intelligence and ESG data
• Support reporting and dashboards (SAP, Power BI, Sievo)
• Assist in updating master data and vendor records

Escalation and Request Management

• Resolve P2P escalations and refer unresolved issues
• Manage non-automated client requests via Intake Workflow System
• Execute stakeholder requests not requiring S2P Lead support

Work the shift hours to support North America time zone (6:30 pm IST to 3:30 am IST/7.30 pm to 4.30 am IST)