
Senior Manager-Procurement-Supply Chain
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Own Contracting process for low to medium risk IT Hardware, Software & Services projects – from stakeholder intake, market scan, RFx setup and execution, to contract negotiation.
- Drive RFX activities including but not limited to: drafting RFP requirements in partnership with stakeholders, collaborating with suppliers throughout the RFP, analyzing responses and providing award recommendations
- Partner closely with GP category leads to improve strategic sourcing processes and collaborate to drive continuous improvement goals.
- Negotiate and execute contracts in partnership with legal, category leads, and suppliers, ensuring terms meet PepsiCo's compliance and business requirements. Support category manager(s) & regional leads to incorporate special terms as applicable.
- Manage eSourcing and Contract tools (e.g., Selectica) and lead automation, digitization, and dashboarding initiatives across procurement touchpoints. To include leveraging reverse auctioning practices.
- Deliver cost savings, contract coverage, and sourcing productivity per annual targets through proactive project identification and stakeholder alignment.
- Coach junior ICC procurement team members and act as a subject matter expert (SME) on RFX & Contracting best practices, tools, and processes.
- Support supplier development capabilities in partnership with global team
- Bachelor’s degree (engineering/technical background preferred); MBA (good to have)
- 8–10 years of procurement experience (with at least 2-3 years in IT category), preferably in global shared services or matrix organizations (experience working with US /Europe stakeholders highly preferred)
- RFX & Contracting expertise – Must have
- Knowledge & experience of end to end sourcing process – Good to have
- Proficiency in e-Sourcing tools (Ariba) and CLM systems (e.g., Selectica)
- Strong contract execution & supplier management skills – Must have
- Able to support contract (SLA) negotiation with data analysis and subject knowledge
- Familiarity with other indirect procurement categories – Good to have
- Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting/dashboards for decision support
- Broad understanding of Global Procurement activities
- Effective communication skills, presentation skills and proficiency in English language
- Experience in working in matrix organization structure
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and root cause identification skills
- Experience with large-scale organizational change effort