Sourcing & Procurement Analyst (Strategic Sourcing)

3 weeks ago


Mumbai, India WPP Full time

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people in 112 countries. Our company creates transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world’s biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC and the UN. Our clients include 69 of the FTSE 100, 348 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 70 of the NASDAQ 100.

WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. The company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.

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Why we're hiring:


Conducting Strategic Sourcing, Market Intelligence, Opportunity Assessment, Spend Analytics, Contract Analytics, Category Strategy development support, Contract Extension & Renewals, spot buys, tactical sourcing, market engagement and buying channel optimization, tail spend management etc. to optimize the way we source & procure and generate value.


What you'll be doing:


• Should be proficient in Strategic Sourcing: Analyzing spend data, creating internal & external category profiles, Market intelligence reports, Opportunity assessments, devising category strategies, identifying sourcing levers for respective categories, analyzing costing for a product or service, conduct structured supplier negotiations, understand the nuances of contracting and executing the same with suppliers in co-ordination with legal teams, managing statutory

compliances and sustainability requirements etc.


• Executing projects through GEP Source to Contract platform, performing procurement risk, governance & compliance

activities, supporting procurement operations activities etc.


• Experience working on reputed S2C platforms shall be appreciated specifically GEP S2C.


• Day to day management of procurement activities, managing workloads and priorities, co-ordinate with the team and

escalating/reporting to sourcing & procurement manager on a regular basis.


• Ensure high-quality stakeholder engagement both internal (procurement) & external (suppliers, agencies, business

contacts).


• Support Team Lead in managing agreed objectives/deliverables and provide timely & appropriate update until project

closure.


• Collecting, communicating and documenting requirements from stakeholders.


• Execute strategic sourcing projects in co-ordination with category teams and sourcing & procurement manager.


• Analyze buying patterns, volumes to determine appropriate buying channel e.g., catalogue, Pcard, PO purchase, etc.


• Providing specialist administrative support from beginning to end of a tendering project/RFP ensuring the integrity of

the process.


• Keeping an audit trail for each project and ensuring required documentation is in place.


• Providing a professional, efficient and effective response to stakeholders when handling clarification questions and

responding to other enquiries



Key shared accountabilities:


• Project Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Supplier Management with business stakeholders

• Reporting compliance

• Delivering on excellent customer experience


Key interfaces:


Key External Relationships:


•Suppliers

•Professional and Industry Groups


Key Internal Relationships:


• Head Procurement Category Management



What you’ll need:

• Proficient in Strategic Sourcing and procurement methodology and processes with 5+ years of experience

• Demonstrated ability to analyse and provide insights on spend categories & supply markets basis internal & external category profiles.

• Strong procurement operational skills, legal understanding and RFI/P leadership

• Good negotiation and influencing skills

• Effective project management skills and knowledge of project management systems



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