Manager/Sr Manager - Procurement Analytics - BPO

Role and Requirements :

Managing Analytics Service Delivery :

- Manage delivery and execution of Procurement analytics services for Organizations top tier clients in various areas

- Driving procurement cost reduction initiatives, conducting spend analytics, contract and compliance analytics, category profiling and opportunity identification, supply market assessment, cost modeling & financial analysis, procurement risk analysis and supplier performance assessment

- Managing analytics deals for procurement (across materials and services including commodities) as applicable

- Leveraging outsourced Procure to Pay processes to build advanced analytics based reporting to provide enhanced business insights to our clients

- Build and provide subject matter expertise in Sourcing & Procurement for delivery of the deals

Managing Stakeholders :

- Support lead and managers in manage relationships with client stakeholders – build client shareable material for holding discussions on analytical insights, and planning for new analytics needs

- Collaborate across multiple internal stakeholders: delivery leads, account management for service delivery, capability showcase and new business development for the deals

Professional and Academic Requirements :

- MBA/Masters/Engineering degree from Top Tier Institutes

- Minimum 6-8 years of experience across Industry, Consulting or Outsourcing organizations

- Candidates with a few years of hands-on experience of Procurement in the industry preferred

- Global experience will be an advantage

- Understanding of TCO concepts, spend and cost modeling / analytics in Procurement domain

- Exposure to sourcing of Indirect categories and / or Direct categories

- Experience and understanding of sourcing and analytics tools such as Ariba, Emptoris, SAP MM/SRM will be an advantage. Additionally expertise in Excel & Access based modeling required.

- Good team handling experience of having handled a team of 5+ buyers / consultants

- Strong business acumen and financials understanding