Senior Manager S2P

• Sourcing of the Indirect Spend categories with spend range

• Rate and manage the performance of suppliers, ensure supplier performance of all contracts

• Negotiating and concluding contracts

• Ensuring that the services are as per the contracts

• Drive the preparation of proposals, quotations and competitive bids with pertinent specifications, terms, and conditions

• Develops, reviews negotiates and executes complex business agreements and contracts

• Supplier evaluation, selection, and set-up of ongoing performance management

• Will have to scout for better suppliers

• To collaborate closely with the customers to understand their requirements and close them in the given time frame

• Perform spend & market analytics in order to identify the best available market price for the ongoing project.

• Should be able to optimally manage internal/external customers & partners

• Responsible for savings targets, timely deliveries, and Customer Happiness

• Participate periodically to reviews with Regional commodity managers to ensure strategies are aligned and pipeline activity is proceeding

• Carry out all reporting requirements accurately and within the specified time scales

• Graduation (in any subject area)

• Relevant work experience in a sourcing role preferably with indirect services experience

• Business knowledge and day to day understanding Sourcing and Procurement activities

• Good communication and analytical skills.

• Strong analytics skills

• Strong customer-centric focus, relationship management with key partners, persuasive, negotiating, proactive and can-do attitude a must

• Good command of MS Office Tools (i.e. excel, ppt)

• Exposure to ERP systems (Oracle / SAP / Ariba / Emptoris any other S&P tools is positive)

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