In one sentence The Sourcing Manager is responsible for all business-related activities that Amdocs performs with its suppliers that are under his / her responsibility in order to optimize costs and savings. All you need is... Requirement: General Experience Required: • Preferably 08-10 years of relevant industry experience in IT Procurement, vendor management, Spend management, Compliance etc • Excellent communication skills and ability to respond to internal customer or external partners • Preferably experience in a complex global, matrix organization working across multiple time zones/Shifts to cover US/CALA /EMEA time zones. • Experience in working in ambiguous situations, working under pressure, and flexible work hours • Customer-oriented with a sense of urgency and sensitive to project requirements • Strong analytical skills, to analyze data, trends, metrics etc • The candidate must possess excellent communication skills (Spoken & written) • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high quality of work Technical experience Required: • Good Understand over Data center enterprise HW items including compute, Storages, back up, NW & Sec, end point / UC domains • Good understand of Global vendor handling • Hands-on technical knowledge of ERP / SAP PO module • Excellent domain knowledge such as Overseas purchase handling, vendor management, and audit processes etc • Experience with SharePoint (preferably SharePoint 2013 platform) an advantage Behavioral skills: • A self-motivated individual that takes initiative, is a good team player, is organized, and responsible • Possessing excellent communication skills, analytical ability, and learning ability • Positive attitude and strong work ethic • Ability to work and influence in matrix environment Candidate Profile: • People, relationships, performance and capability • Supplier relationship management/client management • Customer/ market perspective • Innovation and change • Corporate governance What will your job look like? You will perform all procurement and contracting activities including pre-qualification of suppliers, tender management, negotiation and closure of contracts to obtain optimal total cost of ownership (cost, service, quality). You will work closely with all Amdocs units in order to fully understand their needs from Procurement. You will develop expert knowledge in the relevant procurement category center and work to implement the global category strategy and guidelines. You will develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective global supply markets, competitors and product innovations. You will identify cost reduction opportunities to achieve financial goals. You will perform due diligence at new potential suppliers and pre-qualify them before initiating a business relationship. You will lead the supplier selection processes (CBA). You will own and conclude the appropriate legal Procurement agreements. You will provide periodic reporting for management on Procurement activities and savings. You will place purchase orders with suppliers and act as the owner of the entire P2P process. You will conduct business review meetings with key stakeholders to assess risk, review future strategies, and identify potential areas of improvement. Information required: (Please mention below) 1. Total Experience:- 2. Relevant Experience : 3. Current CTC (Fixed + Variable):- 4. Expected CTC:- 5. Notice Period: 6. Negotiable (Yes/No)? : 7. Current Location: 8. Ready to relocate (yes/no)? : 9. Any breaks in education or professional experience (yes/no)?: 10. Highest Qualification : 11. If Education is full time or distance learning 12. Family in Amdocs : 13 .Availability for Interview Regards, Vidya Gaikwad
