Indirect Procurement Role - IT Services

1. Strategic Sourcing

- Develop and execute sourcing and contracting strategies for specific indirect procurement categories.

- Conduct market and industry analysis, supplier segmentation, and sourcing activities.

- Lead negotiations and contracting, ensuring alignment with Supplier Diversity objectives and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

2. Business and Stakeholder Alignment (20% of time)

- Act as an embedded team member for relevant functional leadership teams.

- Establish and maintain high levels of stakeholder engagement and satisfaction through ongoing communication and processes.

3. Buying/Purchasing Management and Oversight (10% of time)

- Improve and control transactional buying processes to drive productivity and meet quality and service requirements for stakeholders.

4. Supplier Integration/Supplier Relationship Management (20% of time)

- Manage supplier relationships to foster innovation and maximize value.

- Lead strategic discussions with key suppliers on long-term objectives, market trends, and investment decisions.

5. Benchmarking (20% of time)

- Continuously review and implement industry best practices, processes, and systems to leverage opportunities within the network.

6. Financial Planning and Reporting

- Collaborate with business and functional leaders to manage budgets.

- Use TCO methodology to forecast variances and productivity commitments.

7. Sourcing Lifecycle Management (R1-R12 Responsibility Matrix)

R1: Internal Needs Analysis: Define needs with stakeholders.

R2: Market Analysis: Analyze market and suppliers for best products, technology, service, and price.

R3: Supplier Qualification: Introduce and classify qualified suppliers.

R4: Supplier Consultation and Selection: Select suppliers based on defined criteria.

R5: Supply Qualification: Qualify supplies according to specifications and SLAs.

R6 & R7: Negotiation and Contractual Management: Conduct competitive bidding, lead negotiations, manage contracts.

R8: Supplier Performance Management: Manage and review supplier performance, maintain preferred suppliers list.

R9-R12: Purchase Order Placement to Payment: Support procurement/finance teams with PO placement and invoice payment.

8. Other Responsibilities

- Identify and evaluate new suppliers, including startups.

- Develop supplier evaluation matrices and manage projects from identification to scaling.

- Negotiate purchasing terms and conditions robustly.

- Identify and manage risks effectively, resolving critical issues proactively.

- Provide oversight and support to buyers, drive cost efficiency, and ensure compliance with company policies.

- Tracking Performance

- Define and track performance dashboards.

- Deploy and track purchasing and non-purchasing levers.

- Formulate cross-functional levers for supplier performance, innovation, and sustainable growth.

- Share strategies, supplier base insights, and best practices with regional teams.

- Meet KPI targets for productivity, concentration ratio, sustainable development, and other evolving targets.

- Knowledge of Project Management

- Implement cost models, selection guides, data standardization, and purchasing policies.

- Support buyers in negotiations and supplier management.

- Manage cross-functional team partnerships with business owners.

- Knowledge on ERP/Sourcing Tools

- Experience with ERP systems like SAP and Oracle.

- Experience with e-sourcing platforms like SSP-SRM Synertrade .