Procurement - Strategic Sourcing

Educational qualifications

• Minimum qualification required: Post-Graduate degree from a Tier 1/ Tier 2 institute / MBA is mandatory

Work experience

• 4 to 9 years of experience in strategic sourcing & background in supply chain / procurement analytics using tools such as Alteryx
• The candidate must have prior global experience particularly in a professional services firm / consulting / Big 4

Roles & responsibilities

• The professional in this position is expected to lead/execute Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Spend Analysis, Target Operating Model, Procurement Maturity Assessment types of projects
• Evaluating spend reports to identify opportunities and developing Total Cost Models for the spend categories in consideration
• Should have exposure to multiple category management areas such as IT, Professional Services, Marketing, Facilities, and Indirect Spend
• Should be able to create insightful dashboards and spend reports and publish them to multiple client stakeholders
• Good understanding of the UNSPC / eClass among other classification schemas
• Developing and/or customizing RFX templates and pricing worksheets
• Analyzing supplier responses, draw conclusions, prepare comprehensive summaries, and prepare business case presentation for clients
• Should have excellent communication skills and prior experience of interacting independently with global stakeholders
• Should demonstrate strong customer service orientation, possesses good understanding of general project management principles

Mandatory skills

• Deep understanding of the Strategic Sourcing process
• Ability to perform in a fluid changing environment (consulting) with minimal supervision
• Extensive experience working on global projects
• Effective verbal and written communication skills. Collaborate with clients - both in offshore and onshore models - to define current state maps (blueprinting), transformation strategy and execution
• Strong customer service orientation including demonstrated issue resolution and relationship management skills
• Experience in dealing with large data sets and analyzing disparate data
• Experience in creating Spend Taxonomy for different industries and proficient in visualization tools such as Alteryx, Advanced Power BI etc.
• Manage end-to-end delivery for a project
• Strong analytical and critical thinking acumen
• Extensive experience working with global clients