Job Description

PRIMARY DUTIES

  • Oversee and manage all sourcing activities assigned
  • Provide recommendations on sourcing strategy and advise best practices
  • Ensure appropriate pricing strategy to secure competitive terms for future purchases
  • Negotiate with vendors from both financial and legal perspective
  • Liaise with in-house Legal and ensure contracts are executed within the project timelines
  • Change control assessment and negotiation as required
  • Produce weekly activity and savings reporting to the Management
  • Project status/update documentation in accordance with the Firm’s requirements
  • Utilize Ariba eSourcing and other Firm systems & portals
  • Perform other duties as required by the Sourcing tower leads
  • Align with category lead on project initiatives and execute on regional level.

MUST HAVE:

  • Managed indirect IT procurement, including software, hardware, cloud services, and consulting.
  • Experienced in framing contracts, with legal, and finance teams.
  • Worked on RFQ’s, RFP’s, RFI’s, SOW, MSA
  • SAP Ariba, 8 to 9 months hands on
  • Decent Communication
  • Involved in negotiation – if higher budget (above 50 k USD), management was in involved. Was also part of negotiation calls.
  • Consultant, experienced in IT Sourcing
  • Experienced in Contract management: drafting & review
  • Worked on RFQ’s, RFP’s, RFI’s, SOW, MSA
  • SAP Ariba, ServiceNow, CLM          
  • 8 to 10 projects in a month
  • Decent Communication – little MTI
  • Cost Savings of around 60 to 70 K USD
  • Involved in Negotiation – 60000 USD cost reduction