Manager - Procurement Automation - eCommerce

- Here is a fantastic career opportunity if you are a woman professional who has taken a break and wants to give your career a fabulous chance at revival.

- Our client is a privately funded online marketplace well known for its path breaking services and is a leader among its peers.

As the Manager - Procurement Automation, you will be part of the Central Procurement Unit and will support Pan India sourcing of Non-IT products and services such as Automation, Bought Out Purchase for Supply Chain Operations, Fabrication Works, Consulting Services, Equipment AMCs.

What you will do:

- Handling Categories or Project Buying Independently.

- Ensuring strong collaboration with the key stakeholders to understand their requirement,

- Recommending right sourcing strategy, identifying suitable vendors, floating enquiry / RFP/Tender, conducting negotiations and finalising rate contract

- Ongoing basis reviewing the current contract, identifying opportunities and suggesting innovative solution to optimize the TCO for each spend categories

- Developing good knowledge and understanding about the vendor market and exploring alternate solutions

- Interacting with the internal customers and working closely with them to identify areas of improvement

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

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

- Leading 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

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

What you need to have:

- Minimum of 8-10 years direct working experience related to the procurement team for medium to large organizations.

- Prior work experience supporting a E commerce, logistics industries is preferred

- Excellent logic skills, analytical skills and problem solving capabilities so as to be able to think about the downstream consequences

- 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 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 suppliers to meet or exceed business objectives

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

- Demonstrates a positive can-do excellent teamwork attitude with strong communication/ information sharing skills

- A self-starter capable of designing and implementing services/processes

- Team player who can collaborate across multiple functional areas

- An adaptable individual who remains focused on delivering a long-term plan

- A proven team leader who is results driven and who constantly raises the bar

- Microsoft Office Access, Excel, Word, Outlook,PPT.

- ERP Oracle, SAP, Ariba etc