VP - Purchase/Procurements - BPO/IT

VP Purchase / Procurements @ MNC Banking BPO in Hyderabad.

Purpose of Department

Procurement function was established to ensure a coordinated and strategic approach in buying goods and services across the Group by leveraging on Group volume, applying market best practices and ensuring reputation and financial risks are protected. The aim is to contribute to reducing the overall operating costs and improve competitive position.

As a part of our Group Service Center Team, your key responsibilities are –

The purpose of this role is to support the above objectives for India scope by focusing on the following activities:-

- Contribute to the achievement of the overall Procurement strategy by providing support to the team on all aspects of the Designated Category and Commodity strategy.

- Ensure seamless supply of goods and services within the designated category to Group entities in India

- Effectively manage third party agreements through strategy, business engagement, tender, negotiation and contract management, ensuring the best interests are served in managing the Group’s Agreements.

- Lead and manage the Procurement activities including strategizing, planning and workforce managing within the designated Category.

- Work with the Group Procurement Category Specialists and key customers to ensure successful imlementation of strategic sourcing decisions.

- Within the designated area of spend, take full accountability for successful implementation of contracts and on-going contract and relationship management with service providers. Maintain a balance of strategy development with the tactical execution as necessary to execute cost reduction projects through contract negotiation, process changes and efficiency improvements.

- Manage the team and intra departmental relationships. The role requires observing the highest professional standards and business ethics.

Principal Accountabilities

- Develop and successfully execute India Procurement strategy within the designated Commodity.

- Effective use of coordinated Procurement activity to achieve the very best commercial arrangements for India.

- Ensure all Contracting and Sourcing objectives within the designated Commodity for India are met.

- Accountable for Procurement and Sustainable Savings Target under the designated Commodity spends for the Group Entities in India.

- Manage and ensure compliance to Vendor Risk Management policy for all Vendors ensuring mitigation of risk and meeting desired SLAs.

- Deliver year on year improvement in Quality, Cost and Delivery of services and products through commercial management of vendors and continuous benchmarking process.

- Maintain, through on-going market research, an understanding of the technological developments to ensure that the Group in India takes full advantage of any resultant commercial and operational benefits.

- Liaise closely with user departments to influence specifications and to determine subsequent sourcing and commercial strategies.

- Review and re-engineer, where appropriate, processes and systems within the designated commodity to improve the performance of the team and deliver the procurement strategy & action plan.

- Identify and resolve procurement queries as and when escalated. Pro-actively look at possible improvements of processes.

Customers / Stakeholders

- Provide full support to internal Customers on all elements of order processing in line with Procurement’s policies and procedures.

- Provide stakeholders with accurate, clear and concise advice/information/ recommendations and take appropriate action within agreed timescales

Leadership & Teamwork

- Share knowledge and experience with colleagues and guidance on any specific issues raised.

- Support Category and Commodity Managers with tactical activities and reporting

- Undertake training and development initiatives.

Qualifications

Skills/Experience Required

- A graduate or a post graduate in any discipline with 12 - 15 years experience in Procurement Management in a large scale MNC BPO / IT company handling multiple centre’s, preferably in more than one role and across a wide range of products and services. Should be currently working as a VP / Head Purchase / Procurements in an MNC for Pan India.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain working relationships at senior levels

- Should possess exceptional & effective negotiation skills.

- Possess a strong understanding and working knowledge of Indian laws pertaining to Contracts, Tax & broad statutory requirements. Should be able to construct & negotiate Contracts.

- Proven planning and organizing skills

- Ability to analyze complex problems, interpret operational needs and develop integrated, creative, workable solutions.

- Proven ability in team leadership, people and resource management.

- Excellent leadership qualities, able to motivate and inspire a team.

- Possess strong management skills, commercial and business awareness.

- Ability to work and communicate effectively and articulately as a team member with management and staff at all levels.

- Able to assimilate a large amount of information and make effective decisions on a wide range of issues.

- A strong desire to achieve outstanding customer service.

Interested candidates can send their profiles to jpabhishek@searchlight.co.in or call me @ 040-40101210.