Sr. Specialist - S&P - Sourcing 4C

Sr. Specialist - Supply Chain - Procurement
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Job Description
The Indirect Sourcing Manager for Sourcing Execution is responsible to work on sourcing execution role with the client category sourcing teams, clients’ stakeholders and to understand their need for running sourcing events, to define and develop a sourcing strategy, manage RFx sourcing for mid to high events, and solicit competitive proposals from qualified suppliers, negotiating with suppliers while delivering results to the customer.
Collaborating with internal key stakeholders and category management to oversee sourcing activities, negotiate prices, manage payment terms, achieve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) savings, counter cost increase proposals, generate sourcing documents, conduct supplier evaluations, and provide guidance to business requestors in adhering to the sourcing management process (SMP).
Conduct commercial contracts negotiations, drafting and reviewing while ensuring proper risk mitigation using standard operating procedures (SOPs), job aids, templates, methodologies, and knowledge gained via the Procurement Academy.
Resourcefully organize the negotiation and approval of associated deliverables within the SMP and proactively seek value, cost savings, and efficiency opportunities across assigned cases.
Act as a strong facilitator, guiding and leading the business requestor to get the best contractual results and connect retail client business and operating units to create, assess, negotiate, and finalize supplier contracts to procure goods and services. This involves collaborating with Business Requestors and Suppliers on the agreement’s key business provisions to ensure conformance with all agreed upon business points.
Proactively tackles various challenges, from routine administrative tasks to complex problem-solving.
This will require working directly with Client and may be our Genpact Category Management team at times. The major interaction will be with the English-speaking customers, in the process of sourcing project planning and execution.
Responsibilities
Assist the client category team as they work to define their need for running sourcing events. Specifically, helping them draft a requirement or specification document (i.e. SOW, position posting, etc.), document business requirements
Should have the know-how and experience of identifying savings opportunities by slicing and dicing the spend data. Work closely with the spend analytics team to help with the data
Work will include creating RFP documents, coordinating supplier RFIs, analysing responses, and where needed supplier negotiations and selection
Experienced in pre-qualifying suppliers, spend analysis, evaluation of vendor quotations utilizing appropriate negotiation and purchasing analysis techniques and implementation of contracts with emphasis on quality, price, delivery, and service necessary to meet requirements, order processing & negotiations with vendor, savings tracking, compliance, infrastructure projects, Policy and Procedure Formulation & Material Management etc.
Contract related support to the client category team – contract drafting, redlining, contract negotiations, understanding of contract clauses and working with contract managers and supplier legal team to convince them to agree on client’s standard agreement template and clauses.
Perform spend analysis, maintain reports, conduct research in support of category plans.
Work with client category leaders to develop alternate sources to single source relationships, and evaluate incumbent and/or new sources
The incumbent would be responsible to simplify purchasing for end customers by creating catalogues, punch-out sites and digitization
Good at communication, presentations, data analysis, reporting etc. as the role require regular update to client
Leverage best practices where opportunities arise
Willing to work in different time-zones in multiple regions across the globe
The incumbent may be required to lead and manage the team and collaborate with internal and external teams in setting realistic and challenging operational goals, and contribute to their accomplishment keeping over all organizational goals
The incumbent should have worked in a client support environment in different time zones, should have good understanding of global markets and well versed with diverse culture
Qualifications we seek in you!Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree like BE/BCOM/BA/BSC from an accredited university or college.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills
Experience in indirect sourcing, supplier and stakeholder relationship management
Category Management Support
The incumbent should be generalist and have substantial experience in handling Strategic sourcing & execution of contracts pertaining to categories like IT, corporate services, professional services, Facility, marketing services (not restricted to any specific category)
Supplier market analysis
Experience working for retail company /client is preferred
End to end contract management & supplier negotiations
Working experience on tools like SAP ARIBA, Globality
Experience working with global stakeholders, suppliers and clients outside India
Demonstrated professional verbal/written communication and negotiation skills in English
Knowledge of local marketplace, legislation, suppliers
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, PC and database proficiency
Possess strong interpersonal skills and leadership skills an eye towards detailing
Problem solving ability, conflict resolving capability
Productivity while working, efficiency
Client reporting, presentations etc. is a must
To facilitate end-to-end sourcing execution, thereby enhancing efficiency in achieving savings and compliance.
Preferred Qualifications/ Skills
Having worked in a sourcing execution middle office type of set up - running sourcing events, taking guidance from category leaders and having strong interpersonal skills – ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization
Experience hosting virtual training and/or Q&A sessions would be beneficial
Having worked in MNC for different clients and managed team of decent size
Qualifications
Bachelors - Commerce, Bachelors - Economics, Bachelors - Finance, Masters - Business Administration, Masters - Business Analytics
Certifications
Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) - Institute for Supply Management (ISM)Institute for Supply Management (ISM), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) - Indian Institute of Management, TrichyIndian Institute of Management, Trichy
Required Skills
Banking Capital Markets, Candidate Screening, Category Management, Contract Management, Cost Management, Coupa, Data Analytics, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Generative AI, Sourcing and Procurement, Sourcing Strategic Thinking, Supplier Management
Language
English
Language Proficiency -
Proficient - C2
Additional Job Location -
Job Type
Regular
Master Skill List -
S&P - Sourcing
Remote Type -
Office
Work Shift -
Rotating (India)
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