Assistant Manager/Manager - Procurement - Facilities & Infrastructure Domain - eCommerce

Duties and responsibilities

- The position is part of the Central Procurement Unit and will support Pan India sourcing of Non-IT products and services such as Facilities & Infrastructure, Administration etc.

- Should have handled Categories or Project Buying Independently.

- The role requires strong collaboration with the key stakeholders to understand their requirement, recommend right sourcing strategy, identify suitable vendors, float inquiry/ RFP/ Tender, conduct negotiations and finalize rate contract

- Ongoing basis review the current contract, identify opportunities and suggest the innovative solution to optimize the TCO for each spends categories

- Develop good knowledge and understanding about the vendor market and explore alternate solutions

- Interact with the internal customers and work closely with them to identify areas of improvement

- Support the implementation of the Vendor management program and vendor performance review

- Ongoing basis contribute towards Procurement process improvisation and roll-out of the systems & processes related to P2P and Contract Management

- Lead the discussion on contractual terms and finalization of various agreements related to the product and services sourced in consultation with the Business and Legal team

- Draft Tender /RFP /eRFP, prepare templates for technical and commercial evaluations and record savings

Key Skills:

- Experience in e-Procurement and reverse auction is preferable

- Should have strong experience in managing stakeholders and understanding of the strategic sourcing process

- Process-oriented with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

- Strong communication skills - verbal and written, ability to communicate effectively to varied audiences

- Self-motivated, able to perform the role with minimal supervision

- Able to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

- Ability to work in a team environment to consistently achieve results & achievement.

- Strong organizational skills

- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with internal customers and Organization's suppliers to meet or exceed business objectives.

- Analytical Inclination, Able to analyze data and conduct independent analysis and outcome ( spend analysis etc).