Operations Expert

**Operations Expert**:
**Job ID**:R0345276**Full/Part-Time**:Full-time**Regular/Temporary**:Regular**Listed**:2024-09-27**Location**:Jaipur**Position Overview**:
**In Scope of Position based Promotions (INTERNAL only)**

**Job Title**:Vendor Management & Performance Analyst**

**Location: Jaipur, India**

**Corporate Title**:Associate**

**Role Description**

**Sourcing & Buying Operations **-**

Within Global Procurement, Sourcing & Buying Operations (SBO) is part of Deutsche Bank’s Procurement & Travel Operations (PTO) organization. We support the end-to-end Procurement process, and are directly responsible for defining and implementing the commercial structure for a large range of services delivered to the bank. This includes the following: charging model, financial process lifecycle, consumption and cost management, internal cost allocation, and tailored financial reporting.

**Team Objectives -**
- Integrate end-to-end process with available tool environment and increase automation, where appropriate
- Improve stakeholder engagement and interfaces with COO and Finance
- Help to achieve active demand/consumption management and efficient client management
- Implementation of policy framework for consumption driven services
- Continue to deliver sustainable cost savings achieved via invoice dispute process

**What we’ll offer you**

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy
- Best in class leave policy
- Gender neutral parental leaves
- 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
- Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
- Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
- Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
- Accident and Term life Insurance
- Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

**Your key responsibilities**
- Support the end-to-end Procurement lifecycle of individual supplier(s) and/or contract(s), including: raising purchase requisitions, reviewing consumption data, assisting in dispute management process, validating and approving invoices, and reporting on related costs
- Maintain and update purchase orders and invoice tracking spreadsheets
- Act as primary contact for a book of accounts ensuring that inquiries and escalations are addressed in a timely manner
- Deliver year-over-year net cost reductions and cost avoidance through consumption management process (invoice validations)
- Support upcoming projects and on-demand tasks, including departmental savings initiatives, audits or data requests
- Assist in on-boarding new services/contracts following the commercial transition process

**Your skills and experience**
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including expertise in pivot tables and lookups
- Understanding of procurement processes, with experience in invoice validation or vendor/contract management (SAP/ Ariba a plus)
- Experience with account reconciliations or “light” accounting functions is a plus
- Solid communications skills, will work to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- High level of comfort working with technology
- Ability to work independently with mínimal oversight, as well as in a team setting.
- Strategic, proactive and assertive, willing to challenge the status-quo (natural curiosity)
- Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous priorities and ongoing issues
- Work in global teams across different time zones and within a matrix environment
- Cross-functional experience desired
- Fluent in English (written/verbal)

**Education | Certification (Recommended)**:
Degree from an accredited college or university (equivalent Diploma or work experience)

**How we’ll support you**
- Training and development to help you excel in your career
- Coaching and support from experts in your team
- A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
- A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

**About us and our teams**

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