Senior Analyst - Delivery Operations and Strategic Sourcing

Delivery Operations Senior Analyst

Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing
Designation: Delivery Operations Senior Analyst
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:5 to 8 years
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What would you do? The Global Sourcing Executioner is responsible for the execution of the global category ‘Sourcing to Contract’ strategy, specifically: • Source to contract (sourcing plan, tender, negotiate and contract drafting) • Commercial risk management • Contract Management • Supplier Relationship Management • Peer group or market network build • At least 50% of experience should be in managing global client stakeholders and global suppliers (for India). • Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant area • CIPS Corporate Diploma in Purchasing and/or membership of The Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply or equivalent country qualification or membership would be an advantage
What are we looking for? Experience Required • End-to-end Agile and Strategic Sourcing projects knowledge using appropriate strategies to deliver optimum savings. • End to end knowledge and experience in E-Auction, reverse e-auction sourcing process and strategy. • Identify, evaluate, and prioritize sourcing opportunities through in-depth spend analysis, market research, and RFP responses (i.e., supplier negotiation, techno—commercial evaluation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution) • Stakeholders (internal & external) and Supplier relationship management for value-based negotiations. • Contract and/or Business case drafting and appropriate knowledge of frequently used clauses in the Contract (legal agreement) including negotiation with Supplier on Contract T&Cs. • Contract life cycle management, including Variations/amendments and closures. • Effective written & verbal communication and presentation skills. • The resource should also be able to work with the legal and technical teams to facilitate and assist the negotiations of the legal and technical terms in a contract. • Ability to negotiate and close the contract with advice from legal and technical/ business teams. • Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required • Knowledge of the Category including the external marketplace, key drivers and levers, supply base and balance of power, supplier capabilities and trends • Strong Stakeholder Management skillset • Expertise in negotiation skills and influencing skills: able to influence business partners and suppliers as well as the ability to be assertive if required to ensure compliance to contract • Strong interpersonal and communication skills • Strong digital analytical and numerical ability • Ability to develop and maintain effective partnerships working across geographic boundaries and functions • A focus on service delivery and savings • Preferably IWS / Lean Manufacturing experience • Tool’s knowledge e.g., SAP-SD/MM modules, Ariba, Coupa. • Advanced Proficiency in MS Office (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Power Bi, Access, Word) • 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 role in procurement technology •
Roles and Responsibilities: • Execute end to end sourcing projects in line with global standards and policies. • Assist and coordinate on global and geographic contract negotiations effectively to deliver robust terms and conditions that manages Client’s service delivery and commercial risk that represent value for money. • Build strong supplier base relationships and manage negotiation and supplier selection within the framework of the category strategies and sourcing strategies. • Drive global and geographic supplier management and continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers in coordination with business functions and Category leads. • Ability to understand and communicate the individual category strategy to internal stakeholders. • Business Continuity plan execution and pro-active risk management.