IT Category Manager, Procurement

2 days ago


Hyderabad, Telangana, India Randstad Full time ₹ 12,00,000 - ₹ 36,00,000 per year

Job Description

This position will focus on IT Category for North America (USA and Canada) and additional lines of business as required:

Responsible for developing and executing strategies for the acquisition of technology good and services, including consulting, telephony, hardware, software, SaaS, print and document management.

Lead efforts to improve IT purchasing and invoice processes to drive cost savings while managing internal stakeholder engagement over multiple business operating companies.

Coordinate with IT leaders during the annual budget process and ensure spending patterns are in alignment with organizational goals.

Acts as a procurement business partner to their stakeholders and leverages industry expertise to co-create their business strategies; translates those business strategies into category sourcing strategies

Developing and executing strategies for the acquisition of goods and services across multiple spend categories

Develops and tracks KPIs for the strategy implementation (e.g. contract coverage, spend under procurement control, supplier risk/performance) and identifies corrective actions when applicable

Contributes to 3rd party risk management planning, monitoring and mitigation

Manages relationships with key suppliers, including collaborative development of joint business plans that drive value for Randstad stakeholders

Leads cross-functional teams delivering multiple sourcing projects across categories; guides and mentors others in the development of their sourcing strategies

Creates and deploys innovative sourcing strategies to increase procurement coverage and procurement's contribution to the business; secures their stakeholder's buy-in on those strategies

Prepares and executes negotiation plans & strategies in consultation with appropriate stakeholders

Collaborate with internal parties (legal, IT/security, risk) and suppliers to draft and redline contracts

Ensures realization of procurement value creation targets for cost savings & avoidance for applicable categories

Duties and Responsibilities:

Description% of Time

  • category management - 25%
  • strategic sourcing - 25%
  • contract management - 25%
  • supplier relationship management - 15%
  • stakeholder engagement - 10%

Background

Education / Work Experience

Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Economics, Operations, Business Management or related field is required; graduate degree in similar field is preferred

Minimum 8+ years of relevant category experience, required

Sourcing and supply chain certifications, preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Key Competencies:

  • Category Management
  • Industry and Supplier Intelligence
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Data & Analytics
  • Business Acumen
  • Risk Management
  • Negotiating and Influencing
  • Contracting
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Procurement Tools & Process Knowledge
  • Project Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Managing in a Matrix/Agile Org


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