Role: Procurement SME
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
Work Shift: Split Shift
Employment: Full Time
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Key Responsibilities
- support procurement strategy on various related subcategories by:
- managing pricing inquiries with established vendor landscape for new client
engagements/related configurations
- managing contract renewals and negotiations
- comparing and benchmarking pricing quotes for multiple categories with different levels
of complexity
- support new strategic pursuit of technology vendors (end to end support on the s2c axis
with stakeholders)
- forecast levels of demand for services in scope and verify with multiple stakeholders
(internal and external of organization)
- conduct research to source the best services and suppliers in terms of best value,
delivery schedules and quality
- run tenders, evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and
technical factors
- negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided
- keep contract and bid files and use them as reference for the future
- maintain contract register and proactive monitoring of expiring agreements
- build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers
- liaise between suppliers, internal teams such as supply chain, digital innovation, client
operations, global category leads, sales, solutions design
- develop strategies to make sure that cost savings and supplier performance targets are
met - or exceeded
- undertake ROI reviews of existing contracts and arrangements
- ensure the security and sustainability of sources of essential services
- full compliance with global procurement policy
- analyze data and produce reports and statistics on spending and saving
- ensure suppliers are aware of business objectives
- attend review, negotiation and business review meetings
- keep up to date with trends and innovations, regulation and new services that can impact
on the business
- train junior members of staff
- work closely with admin support team
Key Expertise
- time management, planning, and organizing
- ● communication, relationship building, collaboration and teamwork
- ● strategic planning, continuous improvement leadership, and best practice leadership
- ● SOP preparation, implementation, training, and continuous improvement
- ● problem solving and decision-making even with limited information and timeframes
- ● contract preparation, negotiation, monitoring, and controlling
- ● accuracy and attention to detail
- ● price negotiation, budget preparation, and financial monitoring and controlling
- ● information analysis, compilation, and synthesis
- ● finance and account systems data management and report generation
- ● Microsoft Office Suite or Google Workspace literacy (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- ● min. 3 years of experience in related field
- ● familiarity with vendor management systems (VMS) and other recruitment related Saas solutions is a plus
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required / Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred
Interested candidates can send their CVs to 'rus-gr8peoplesupport@randstadusa.com'.
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