Description: Are you ready to put your years of experience to strategically engage with external partners and build productive business relationships? At Procter & Gamble, as a Purchasing Manager, you are a lifeline to the world of external partners and agencies, translating the needs of our business in a way that enables, encourages, and invites our supply base to partner with us in providing products and services of superior quality and value that improves the lives of the world's consumers. Your goal at the end of the day is to link the most appropriate supplier capabilities with internal needs to deliver the best business return. As professional buyer, your day work will utilize a vast array of technical, analytical, and commercial skills to: - Scan industry and market trends in technology - Identify, analyze, apply and use emerging technology trends for business benefits - Uncover business-building ideas and cost-saving opportunities via disruptive thinking and ideas - Build effective working relationships with internal and external partners {P&G GBS (Global Business Services), IT Companies, Industry Forums & Start-ups} Key Responsibilities Include: - Creating & executing IT Services Sourcing Strategies to deliver business results for P&G globally - Participating as a critical member of a multi-functional P&G Global IT and GBS Team - Evaluating P&G's current IT landscape (together with GBS) and executing improvements action plans - Negotiate the best value (price, quality and delivery) for IT services buying for Procter & Gamble's globally - Partnering with P&G GBS and supplier teams to improve efficiency and effectiveness of our IT outsourcing (Governance) thus delivering better consumer reach, sales, cash help and cost saving - Bring - Outside-In- novel solutions from technology industry. Source (Evaluate, qualify, develop) new suppliers that are technologically, strategically and commercially fit for Procter & Gamble - Support deliveries of project plans in coordination with internal partners We offer: - P&G-sized projects and access to world leading IT partners and technologies from day one. - Work in international team with global responsibilities. - Friendly and supportive work environment. - Mentoring programs, trainings and industry certifications (e.g. Salesforce Certifications). - Opportunity to change role every few years to be in the best place for you and best for P&G. - Flexible work arrangements (working less than full time, work from home. - Vibrant Living programs (sport cards, in-office fitness center, massage) Competitive starting salary and benefits program (private health care, PG stock, saving plans). Qualifications: Skills Required: - Educational qualification - Post Graduate (preferably MBA from top-rated B-school) - 5+ years of relevant work experience in IT (encompassing one-or-more of below): - Regional/Global Sourcing experience - (Proficiency in sourcing strategy, negotiation, commercial agreement, relationship management, etc) for IT Services in CPG/Mfg industry - IT services industry experience - hands-on Pre-sales experience of ADM, Data Analytics, ERP, Technology solutions, others - Strong knowledge/experience with Upstream technologies - Blockchain, RPA, AI, ML, others - Critical Thinking & Leadership - Ability to recognize strategic opportunities and be able to enroll others in disruptive thinking to get results - Analytical Skills - Demonstrated ability to visualize, articulate, and solve problems and concepts, and make decisions that make business sense - Ability to influence across functional & geographical boundaries (IT/GBS Managers, Finance, Legal etc.) to develop and deliver strategy and action plans to achieve desired business results - Commercial Skills - Experience or demonstration of strong learnability for commercial skills (sourcing) - Excellent communication skills - (Verbal & written) Ability to articulate & effectively communicate - Experience in managing team of sourcing buyers will be an added advantage About us: Procter&Gamble serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands for home, family, beauty and health - including Always-, Ambi Pur-, Ariel-, Bonux-, Braun-, Blend-a-Med-, Fairy-, Gillette-, Head & Shoulders-, Lenor-, Naturella-, Olay-, Oral-B-, Pampers-, Pantene-, Vizir-, Vicks- . P&G operates in approximately 70 countries through 100 thousand professionals worldwide. We have a 175-year track record of product technology and marketing innovation. You can visit www.pg.com to learn more about our company and its brands. Just so you know: Our company is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, marital status or disability status.

Mumbai

P&G - Manager - IT Purchasing 

P&G - Manager - IT Purchasing  ,Job Description for P&G - Manager - IT Purchasing  in P&G in  Mumbai for (5-8) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for P&G - Manager - IT Purchasing  in P&G in  Mumbai for (5-8) years of experience. Apply Now!