Procurement Specialist

The team

Reporting to the Sourcing & Procurement Leader. This sourcing professional will be responsible for the strategic sourcing of services like the Facilities, Marketing, Human Resources, and Finance categories primarily in India and in some other countries within APAC. This sourcing professional will also have the exposure to work with the global team for global category project execution.

The role

This sourcing professional will serve as a trusted business advisor to stakeholders, providing best-in-class technical consulting from a sourcing and external benchmark/industry perspective.
This professional will be responsible to prepare contracts, liasioning with Legal team & supplier and route the contract for sign off. This person will also be responsible for on-time renewal of contract.
Manage the development and execution of sourcing projects, reverse auctions, collaborating with stakeholders to define scope, identify suppliers and develop internal recommendations.
Lead negotiations with suppliers on a variety of contracts, to ensure maximum value and minimum risk to the company.
Manage strategic supplier relationships with cross functional/cross business impact covering multiple geographies.

What you’ll bring

4+ experience in Procurement sourcing and category management.
Solid understanding of basic procurement law with correlating ability to author/negotiate/oversee: master supply agreements, professional services       agreements, statements of work, change requests, amendments.
Experience in one of the following categories: Facilities, Marketing, Human Resources
Proven ability to communicate, negotiation, problem solving, influence and build relationships with stakeholders.

Strong supplier management skills.

Strong computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite), especially Excel
Good interpersonal skills, sense of emergency.
Experience working in eSourcing tool environment a plus.
Process Compliance oriented mindset. Integrity is a must.

Other Requirements

• Able to navigate a fast-paced multi-national environment with personnel from all over the many regions and will seek to foster excellent working relationships.


• Must be well organized, confident in navigating demands from stakeholders, a natural self-starter with a willingness to learn and embrace new methodologies, whilst employing excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree
  Certifications:

Holding certifications in the below is a plus:

• Procurement related certifications through ISM or other recognized entity.


• Legal and commercial negotiations