Global Procurement Category Head - IT Outsourcing

Industry - IT-Software / Software Services

Category - IT & Systems

Job Type - Permanent

Job Description - The Global Category Procurement Head - IT Outsourcing Services leads all strategic aspects within the category of - IT outsourcing services, across divisions, on a global level and develops proposals for strategic business decisions.

- The role builds up and leads a team of Senior Category Managers and Category Managers, through design, implementation and execution of business aligned procurement strategies for IT Outsourcing Services spend categories.

- The Global Category Procurement Head for IT Outsourcing Services is the primary procurement business partner for multiple IT functions across legacy and digital technologies for outsourcing services, ensuring budget-alignment, strategy and productivity achievement, including design and delivery of margin expansion initiatives across the organisation.

- The purpose of the role is to develop and maintain all organisational structures and necessary internal alignments to ensure an effective procurement process and provide high value external solutions to the business supporting projects.

Client Details:

A Global Brand (Top 5 in sales revenue globally) in the Tech space undergoing a transformation phase and is expanding the business with core focus on tech, people and Data Centres in their India market which is core to the strategy. Looking out for Leaders and C-Suite professionals to be a part of this expansion.

Description:

Drive / Implement category strategic goals from overall Procurement strategy, ecosystem management

- Deriving game-changing strategies by defining clear category objectives, working with analyticaldata, business stakeholders and market expertise. Aligning strategies to measurable target and clearly conveying them to the organization

- Executing the organization's Strategy, with profound commercial & technical skills as well as solid procurement knowledge.

- Creating Procurement vision based on insights into procurement leading practices and experience in strategy development. Linking Procurement strategy to the Companys' overall strategy and conveying it clearly to the organization.

- Mapping the value chain, analyzing it and deriving potential scenarios. Includes the understanding and application of total cost of ownership, and should cost modelling.

- Compliance & risk management: supporting reports to determine appropriate compliance level. Monitoring end-to-end compliance (budget, payment, vendor PO, contract invoice, buying channel, etc.) and deriving corrective actions to improve compliance.

- Applying risk management processes including identifying and evaluating risks, and defining and executing a risk mitigation plan.

- Projecting the dynamics and impacts (e.g. mergers and acquisitions). Extracting, cleansing and consolidating information to fact-based insights for further usage e.g. in category strategies.

- Participating in and / or leading financial discussions. Applying financial knowledge to participate actively, e.g. in budgeting process, including tax aspects in sourcing strategies and structuring sophisticated deals with ecosystem partners.

- Support definition and implementation of Procurement tools and processes.

- Managing data analysis and reporting

- Demand Management

- People Management

- Senior Stakeholder Management

Profile :

- >20 years of relevant IT procurement experience, preferably in highly regulated industries.

- At least 10 years of experience in IT services Procurement

- At least 5 years experience in category management, supplier management, or related area, with a focus in the IT

- Strong IT services knowledge

- Strong project management and demonstrable leadership experience.

Job Offer

Creating an environment of coaching and on-going capability development, motivating individuals to perform at its best.

Setting clear performance goals in collaboration with teams / individuals, monitoring outcome and holding them accountable.

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Nitika Marya at +91 80 6826 6880.

Contact - Nitika Marya - +91 80 6826 6880

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