Sourcing Manager

Job Description Job ID:206488 Required Travel :No Travel Managerial - No Location: :India- Pune (Amdocs Site) In one sentence The Technology Services Sourcing Manager is responsible for all procurement business-related activities that Amdocs performs with internal stakeholders and its suppliers that are under his / her responsibility in order to select the best supplier option, place a binding effective contract, optimize cost and realize savings All you need is... - Overall 15+ years of procurement experience including 5+ years of upstream procurement experience. - Proven record in managing business relationships with stakeholders and IT services suppliers. - Knowledge of labor, tax and other laws and regulations related to contingent workforce. - Proven experience in RFx bid management, vendor selection and contract negotiation. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. - Ability to work effectively in a multinational company environment within budget and time constraints. - Ability to manage multiple business needs and prioritize simultaneously procurement processes in various stages. - Experience in information technology, telecommunications, or similar industry. - Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools. What will your job look like - Work closely and conduct review meetings with business units key stakeholders to learn their business needs, identify potential solutions and recommend the suitable procurement process to be followed. - Continuously develop and maintain a subject matter expertise of contingent workforce market trends and provide market analysis insights to support business decision-making. - Lead and conduct procurement processes such as supplier sourcing, supplier due diligence, RFx management, supplier selection, contract negotiation, deal review, and oversight contract execution and purchase order placement. - Collaborate with cross-functional departments to ensure alignment with business process, company policy and regulations compliance, and execution of business strategies. - Develop and maintain strong relationships with contingent workforce suppliers to be positioned to support ongoing business needs. - Oversee the utilization and integration of contingent workforce to meet the business needs and successful delivery. - Report on procurement activity such as sourcing initiatives, competitive bids, supplier selection, contract negotiation status, deal closure and achieved cost efficiencies and savings. - Identify potential areas of business efficiency improvement, cost reduction opportunities or required risk mitigation solutions and strive to implement effectively and timely. Why you will love this job: - You will be working within an experienced team and extremely diverse multi-cultural global environment. - You will be operating as part of a fast growing, dynamic, excellence striving organization and will be involved in building modern complex technology solutions. - You will be provided with a fascinating opportunity to lead various flavored and various scale deals. Who are we Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and enterprise customers. Our employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $5.00 billion in fiscal 2024. For more information, visit