Manager - IT Procurement - Supply Chain - Non Category

Role : Manager - IT Procurement (Non Category)

Location: Bangalore

What you should have :

- Technology savvy with good understanding and experience on Telecom and Data Centre Infrastructure.

- Strong Procurement skills and experience in ICT - Purchase of Hardware, Software, Systems & Services.

- Ability to do Life Cycle costing ( TCO) for decision making

- Good understanding of supplier base and their management.

- Understanding of Local & International Tax constructs.

- Exposure to national /international logistics desirable.

What you will be doing :

- Support the negotiations for IT H/w and S/w & Telecom services.

- Achieve cost savings both on CapEx & OpEx requirements.

- Handle day today stakeholder holder queries.

- Help plan and organize a variety of procurement calls & events.

- Publishing the MIS for the savings and the TAT.

- Maintain TAT for PO creation for both High Value & Low value transactions.

- Float the RFPs to the vendors and prepare comparisons.

- Help get market benchmarks and prepare approval notes.

Education & Work Experience :

- Engineering Graduate with 8-12 years of work experience

- Strong Analytical skills.

- Good communication skill and stakeholder management

- Good networking skills - Team Player & lead team

- System savvy - Able to work on SAP / Ariba / Oracle & Microsoft tools.