Senior Manager- Sourcing

Responsibilities

. Develop Category and supporting sourcing strategies for category spend.

. Supply Market Analysis for Services spend category incl. price benchmarking.

. Drafting and Negotiating contracts drive the preparation of proposal documents, statement of works (SOWs), quotations and bids with pertinent specifications, terms and conditions committed.

. Develops, review, negotiate and executes complex business agreements and contracts as needed Authoritatively apply appropriate procurement approach in negotiations, independently prepare and lead negotiations to conclusion.

. Supplier evaluation, selection, and set-up of ongoing performance management Rate and lead performance of suppliers, ensure supplier performance of all contracts.

. Drive relationships with business stakeholders to understand their business priorities and align those with category strategy.

. Responsible for savings targets, timely deliveries, and Customer Satisfaction within the agreed SLAs/KPIs.

. Carry out all reporting requirements accurately and within the specified time scales as needed.

. Develop and drive effective relationships with suppliers, Coordinate, review and respond to supplier inquiries, protests, and appeals.

. Drive the team performance and mentor team members as needed.

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum Qualifications

. Relevant years in demonstrating a consistent track record of delivery of successful sourcing projects.

. Proven category expertise (has completed moderately complex sourcing projects which brought measurably improved results). Category experience needed.

. Must be able to demonstrate working to tight deadlines and independently.

. Experience in handling sourcing processes / business operations/ risk assessment/ audit/ process reengineering/ automation is essential.

. Working knowledge on ERPs (Oracle, Workday) and understanding of organization application architecture.

. Hands on experience in BI /Process Mining and Office (MS Excel, Access, SharePoint etc.) in providing solutions to business problems.

Preferred Qualifications/ Skills

. Personal effectiveness Energetic and self-motivated

. Ability to deploy effective influencing techniques - work with key business stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate into actionable improvement plans.

. Ability to lead change effectively uses straightforward and constructive arguments to gain buy-in and agreement from others.

. Analytical and financial skills

. Working in a matrix team environment

. Exercises sound judgement on day-to-day business problems and provides recommendations for solving course correction, ability to act on own initiative.

. Communicates clearly and with an expansive style.

. Ability to lead a team of diverse skill set professionals (when required either in a line management role or as part of a matrix team)

. Oral and written proficiency in English

. Proven track record of supporting multiple sourcing activities, demonstrating an ability to lead parallel projects and being able to prioritize critical activity where needed.

. Savings Delivered

. Active risk management

. Successful delivery of business objectives and business engagement scores

. Innovation & creation of best practices

. Act as a promoter for the Genpact Sourcing and Supplier management framework and drive best practice through its use.

. Degree or equivalent professional qualification within Business Management, Procurement and/or Supply Chain management (would preferred)