- The Lead is responsible for supporting the business needs of the organization by ensuring timely procurement of Services. - He/She needs to define category performance objectives aligned with SCM objectives and ensure that all policy guidelines and organizational processes related to procurement are followed properly. - The Category Lead plans and oversees all sourcing activities for THE category, amounting to a significant spend in crores - He/ She is responsible for demand forecasting and developing an annual sourcing plan, aligned with the business requirements. - He/She develops category strategy and execution plan by analyzing industry trends, understanding demand patterns and vendor landscape, etc. - He/She defines sourcing and negotiation strategies basis category strategy for all the major sourcing projects by adopting best practices. - He/ She needs to focus on standardization of services, to drive catalog creation for direct purchase. He/She is responsible for optimizing technical specifications of user requirements by collaborating with business teams and vendors. - He/She should understand how various systems interact with each other for fulfillment of business requirements and provide inputs wherever technology enablement is required (e.g., adoption of Ariba for sourcing, etc.) - He/She maintains a close working relationship with all business functions, SCM Operations, SCM Enablers and SCM Logistics to ensure cross-functional collaboration and efficient sourcing. - He/She needs to work with both in-house teams and suppliers to meet the required efficiency norms and SLAs. He/ She needs to support development of supplier relationship management strategy and formulate strategic relationships with key vendors. - He/She is accountable for compliance to the guidelines and rules, both internal (Organization guidelines) and external (tax laws, legal/ regulatory laws), and accountable for any artefacts/ processes needed for the same. QUALIFICATIONS &amp; SKILLS :&nbsp; Essential - Bachelor's Degree and MBA or Recognised Procurement /Supply Chain certification (CIPS or equivalent Procurement qualification) - Minimum of 8-15 years procurement experience in high procurement spend industry, preferably with a large multinational setup - Experience in strategic sourcing via category management, responsible for a significant spend - Significant experience in leading teams - Knowledge of supply chain regulation and compliance - Understanding of international, regional and local supply markets and working practices Preferred :&nbsp; - Experience of implementing change in a complex environment, working with a wide range of stakeholders - Experience in catalog development for standard products/ services ; Experience in e-sourcing toolsets

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Vice President - Procurement - BFS/Telecom/IT 

Vice President - Procurement - BFS/Telecom/IT  ,Job Description for Vice President - Procurement - BFS/Telecom/IT  in Applied Work Dynamics in  Mumbai for (8-15) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Vice President - Procurement - BFS/Telecom/IT  in Applied Work Dynamics in  Mumbai for (8-15) years of experience. Apply Now!