Strategic IT Procurement Expert

1 day ago

Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India beBeeProcurement Full time US$ 1,25,000 - US$ 1,75,000
Job Title: IT Procurement Specialist

Highradius is seeking an experienced professional to manage commercial and contractual aspects within the IT spend category.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8-12 years of experience in sourcing or procurement, with significant experience in procurement/sourcing and contracting for Cloud Services. They will also have strong negotiation and influencing skills, as well as experience working within a strong compliance and regulatory culture.

  • Manage end-to-end commercial and procurement aspects within all IT categories like Hardware, Software, Outsourcing Services, Cloud and SAAS.
  • Ensure proper spend categorization.
  • Lead and execute end-to-end strategic/tactical projects, apply proper sourcing approach (single/sole sourcing/competitive bidding) depending on scope & business requirements, draft detailed statement of work (SOW) covering performance measures-KPIs/metrics, SLAs, acceptance criteria, commercials, risk/reward provisions etc.
  • Manage senior stakeholders and establish relationships.
  • Advise internal business partners on end-to-end procurement process, policies, templates, RACI, deal risks, and possible risk mitigation steps as part of procurement process or contracting.
  • Ensure full Procure-to-Contract compliance with all applicable sourcing processes, policies, etc.
  • Independently execute RFP/RFO processes for assigned categories including Contract negotiation, Vendor Selection, Contract Awarding.
  • Define and implement plans in line with category strategy, decision trees, play book. Leverage appropriate procurement/sourcing tools.
  • Consolidate supplier base and pursue, where relevant, alternative sources ensuring uninterrupted supply of services, delivered in a cost-effective and quality manner.
  • Conduct periodic market research for assigned category, incl. monitoring of market trends and supply/demand factors, legal dictates to help in the decision-making process to meet the strategic goals of the organization. Answer contract commercial/rate card/legal/business term inquiries on existing contracts.
  • Establish regular communications with the key internal business partners, to ensure agreement and adoption of category strategies, on-going review of activities undertaken and maintenance of strong client service. Lead proactive Contract Renewal/Expiry reviews, and re-source or amend per internal strategy.
  • Accurate and continuous collection and reporting of projects managed, contracts concluded, and their associated expenditure and financial impacts.

Key Skills:

  • Strong understanding of end-to-end Source/Procure-to-Pay processes and tools.
  • Excellent English communication skills (verbal & written, incl. contracting).
  • Collaborative style, including experience navigating through matrix organizational responsibilities, organizational change, and working across all global regions, global time zones, and teams to elicit successful and collaborative approaches and solutions.
  • Proactive, hands-on approach and strong organizational skills with capability to manage an increasing book of work over time and the ability to juggle multiple priorities and types of work.
  • Engineering Graduate.

Interested candidates can share resumes with us at Highradius.

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