IT Category Lead

4 days ago

Hyderabad, Telangana, India beBeeProcurement Full time ₹ 1,50,00,000 - ₹ 2,00,00,000
Job Title: IT Procurement Manager

As a seasoned procurement professional, you will lead the commercial and contractual aspects of IT spend within our organization.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in sourcing, procurement, and contracting, with expertise in Cloud Services.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage end-to-end commercial and procurement aspects within all IT categories, including Hardware, Software, Outsourcing Services, Cloud, and SAAS.
  • Ensure proper spend categorization.
  • Lead and execute strategic/tactical projects, applying a proper sourcing approach depending on scope and business requirements.
  • 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.
  • Ensure full Procure-to-Contract compliance with all applicable sourcing processes, policies, etc.
  • Independently execute RFP/Rfq processes for assigned categories, including contract negotiation, vendor selection, and contract awarding.
  • Define and implement plans in line with category strategy, decision trees, and playbook.
  • Consolidate supplier base and pursue alternative sources ensuring uninterrupted supply of services.
  • Conduct periodic market research for assigned category, monitoring market trends and supply/demand factors.
  • Establish regular communications with key internal business partners to ensure agreement and adoption of category strategies.
  • Accurate and continuous collection and reporting of projects managed, contracts concluded, and their associated expenditure and financial impacts.

Qualification:

  • Minimum 8-10 years of experience in sourcing or procurement.
  • Significant experience of procurement/sourcing and contracting for Cloud Services.
  • Understanding of how to analyze a category cost structure.
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
  • Experience with electronic procurement/sourcing tools (Ariba, Ivalua, PeopleSoft, etc.).
  • Strong understanding of end-to-end Source/Procure-to-Pay processes and tools.
  • Experience working within a strong compliance and regulatory culture.
  • Strong risk and control culture and understanding of Supplier Screening programs.
  • Strong presentation skills, including experience using Excel pivot tables and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to extract detailed procurement requirements from internal business stakeholders.
  • Collaborative style, including experience navigating through matrix organizational responsibilities.
  • Proactive, hands-on approach and strong organizational skills.
  • Excellent English communication skills (verbal & written).

Target Industries:

  • IT
  • Banking
  • BPO / Management Consultancy

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