TAJ Technologies, Inc.

Job Title: Principal Strategic Sourcing Specialist Work location: Nanakramguda, Hyderabad 500032 Duration of project: Direct Hire Job Description: Must hold a bachelor’s degree and require a minimum of 15+ years of experience. Provides project management and sourcing expertise to cross-functional, cross-divisional commodity teams. Facilitates these teams in the development and execution of long-term strategies that will optimize Medtronic's position in terms of quality, cycle/response time, technology, risk, and total cost. Mitigates risk, leverages technology and purchase power, improves processes and systems, and reduces overall cost of ownership and acquisition. Negotiates, establishes and monitors supplier agreements. Responsibilities: Responsible for managing the full procurement lifecycle for specified contingent labor categories. Act as the primary point of contact for staffing suppliers, ensuring adherence to SLAs, market rates, onboarding timelines, and compliance requirements. Provide consultancy to Medtronic managers; staffing strategy, day-to-day supplier management / issue resolution. Review and qualify new requisitions prior to release/posting to staffing suppliers. Provide support and training to Hiring Managers through the entire Procure to Pay process related to Contingent Workers. Facilitate assignment changes (including extensions, transfers, backfills, etc.). Laison between managers and supplier for coaching, ER issues, performance issues, furloughs. Manage On/Off Boarding process (terminations). Resolve operational issues related to worker engagement, timesheets, invoicing, and offboarding. Lead Q&A sessions between suppliers and Hiring Managers on requisitions. Manage tenure exception/negotiation process. Advise on conversion strategy. Support audits, reporting, and data analysis related to contingent labor utilization, spend, and supplier diversity. Negotiate rates with Suppliers to obtain fair market price for each position via a competitively bid program model. Develop proactive Supplier and Stakeholder relationships. Deliver comprehensive reporting (Standard & Ad-Hoc) to customers as requested or work with Program Reporting Analyst to submit requests and establish prioritization. Conduct ongoing user training for Medtronic users and suppliers. Pre ID Management. Manage rate negotiations against internal job leveling guides and rates. Ensure compliance to 60-day break policy for prior workers or returning employees. Independent Contractor management. Perform initial vetting and consulting for independent contractor requests. Complete SOW configuration, updates and manage billing approvals. Present, align, and implement business strategy changes. Where possible, benchmark with other companies to determine best overall practices for assigned commodity area. Monitor Supplier performance using scorecards; conduct regular business reviews to drive continuous improvement