Buyer Cpo

Overview:
**ABOUT THE JOB**
- This role also acts as an advisor/consultant for the business and employees of Acquired Entities in Americas region for any source to pay processes and tools

**Categories of influence**:
The buyer will address spend across categories - IT Hardware & Software Procurement & Renewals
- Cloud Procurement & Data Centre
- Professional & Manpower Services
- Facilities Management
- Marketing Expenses

**Area of influence**:

- Geo Spend and achieve Savings Targets
- Governance, Risk and compliance.
- S2P Audits.
- Supplier Management.
- Operational Matrix.
- User experience enhancement.

**Typical Stakeholder Community**:
Acquired Entity Employees/Delivery team, IMG/CIO, User community, Operations team.

Qualifications:

- **Experience**

Approx. 8 - 10 Yrs of experience with MNC / Large Corporate in IT HW/Software.

**Education**

MBA / Graduate
- ** Personal Skills / Expertise**

Good analytical skills with hands on working out Cost comparisons, TCO, Cost Modelling Analysis for quick decision making

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal and people management skills

Ability to work with Culturally diverse Teams

Leads engagements with minimum interventions

Experience of working on SAP, ARIBA or other ERPs
- Language

English: Fluency in both oral and writing, good in making presentations
- Computer and Software

Fluent with Microsoft Office, Outlook, MIS and Data analysis, PPT, SAP / Ariba

Roles & Responsibilities:
**Standard role description**:

- Execute procurement for above stated categories, determine the appropriate approach.
- Develops and maintain knowledge of Hardware, Software, Systems Integration Services, Professional & Manpower services, infrastructure, including market dynamics and product life cycles
- Negotiates appropriate commercial and contractual arrangements with suppliers
- Works closely with Business teams to execute procurements
- ** Procurement Services**: Involved in activities like RFP/RFQ, offer receipt, Evaluation of Vendor Packages, Techno-commercial evaluation, Benchmarking, Negotiation, Finalization of order, contracting strategy, release purchase order/work order etc.
- Leverage the spend and deliver annual savings through negotiations and innovative supply strategies
- Develop & analyze various options and present alternative solutions to sourcing needs.
- Responsible for supplier relationship & performance management, Partner with the business leadership & clients to enable short and long term strategies
- Ensure all the strategies and subsequent procurement are done in accordance with the procurement policy
- Ability to learn new technologies and able to do change management effectively
- Stakeholder expectation management
- Cross functional collaboration with finance and other functions
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, minimum at experienced level.

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**Major KPIs**:

- Spend Influence.
- On time Payment of Vendors
- Enhance User experience
- Identify and mitigate risk.
- Adhering to Procurement Policy