Suppliers' Compliance and Contracting Principal Consultant

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you'll do:

Our mission is to define, implement and evolve IT Service Supplier models that support the rapid growth in Enterprise Cloud Services. Within a team of supplier governance experts bringing skills from vendor management to financial governance and contracting we are looking to grow our team to bring data driven decision making to the next level.

The role includes the below high-level activities.

• Contract Negotiation and Management- Negotiate terms and conditions of contracts globally and locally, including pricing and SLAs, monitor contract performance and adherence to terms.
• Develop global Contract Templates ensure terms are reflecting the continuously evolving regulatory requirements and continuing evolving ECS product requirements.
• Supplier Compliance – ensure supplier compliance vs the SAP and regulatory requirements.
• Risk Management- Identify and highlight risks associated with vendor relationships such as quality issues, or contractual non-compliance.

What you'll bring:

• 8+years of Proven experience in supplier contract management or procurement preferably in IT services industry or supplier compliance.
• Bachelor's degree in legal, business administration, Supply Chain Management, or related fields.
• Work experience in supplier compliance checks / audits/ knowledge of international laws regulations is desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Strong negotiation skills and contract management expertise.
• Analytical mindset to assess supplier performance, trends, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Familiarity with procurement software and tools (e.g., Ariba, Fieldglass etc procurement platforms) is desirable.
• Familiarity with IT Services Business Requirements, ITIL knowledge is a plus.

Meet your team:

We are a multi-competency, multi-cultural and diverse team in three different geographies catering to a global organization and ecosystem. We cherish learning from each other and taking and granting responsibility. If you like to see a direct result of your work in key company figures, this is your opportunity.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.