Procurement Practice Manager

Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing

Designation: Procurement Practice Manager

Qualifications: BBA/Master of Business Administration

Years of Experience: 13 to 18 years

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What would you do? Dive into the fascinating world of technology sourcing, juggle multiple projects at once, conduct market research, steer clients and vendors, communicate persuasively, achieve win-win results, continually learn about new tech products/services, and craft contracts that encapsulate all discussions and terms between our client and their partners. If you are passionate about technology sourcing, possess strong analytical and communication skills, and thrive in a dynamic and challenging work environment, then we want you! Join us and become a Tech Nerd, Master Multitasker, Research Whiz, Consulting Pro, Wordsmith, Fact-Based Persuader, Curiosity Catalyst, and Contract Craftsman!

What are we looking for?

• Engineers with a full-time MBA are preferred, and a minimum of twelve years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to software, infrastructure & IT services is required. Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills are necessary and experience leveraingleveraging AI tools is preferred. A minimum of six years of experience managing global customers and suppliers (NA, EMEA, APAC) is preferred. You should have five years plus of team management experience leading a team of ten plus members. To be successful in this role, you should be a strong critical thinker and self-starter who can take the initiative with high-level direction and deliver client work with minimal supervision. You should have a passion for continuous self-learning across industries, such as IT, banking, retail, industrial, healthcare, etc., with end-to-end technology sourcing exposure. You should possess proven analytical skills in terms of numeric and text-based analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients. You should be an effective collaborator, able to manage in a matrix organization structure with multiple internal and client stakeholders, and influencing at the executive level to drive transformational changes. You should also have a passion for process improvement and innovation, specifically aligned to applying generative AI use cases to augment sourcing delivery. Awareness of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) and their responsible use in sourcing and procurement activities. Ability to leverage generative AI to improve efficiency in tasks such as RFP drafting, spend classification, data summarization, and contract review. Foundational understanding of how generative AI works and its evolving Roles and Responsibilities:
• As a member of the technology sourcing practice, you will be responsible for identifying cost/productivity improvement opportunities in technology spend across a wide array of leading companies and industries. You will lead sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, RFx management, risk management/mitigation, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations, and supplier contract execution. You will work with the legal and technical teams to facilitate the negotiations of the legal and technical terms in a contract and execute them. You will also provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence, and robust commercial analyses to clients, support the development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activity, and collaborate with Technology Practice advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across the organization. You will pursue and develop senior-level stakeholder relationships at priority accounts and support account relationship plans. Your role will span from individual contributor, leading high complexity sourcing projects, to team leader, coaching and developing expertise and sourcing excellence in others.