Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing
Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
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What would you do? Sourcing involves identifying and acquiring goods and services needed by an organization. This role includes researching suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing supplier relationships. It also involves evaluating the quality and cost-effectiveness of products and services. The goal is to ensure the organization obtains the best value while meeting its procurement needs efficiently. Understand when & how to use a request for proposal (price and non-price factors) and RFQ (price only) and how to develop, execute and analyze the results. Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative information to assess, screen and select suppliers.
What are we looking for? Operational Responsibilities Responsible for executing complex and strategic sourcing projects of categories/sub-categories to include translating business requirements into clear statements of Work, solicits bids, leads auctions. Sourcing of external vendors Floating RFQ Creating comparatives / negotiations with suppliers for the best price Enable Cost saving via Spot buy / Sourcing Projects Maintain Client Data Protection standards Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills. Excellent Excel Knowledge Quick learning & full usage of project specific tools and templates •Education Graduation any stream Good computer literacy (e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Experience in purchasing or supply chain experience with strong project management skills &knowledge on Excel, Access, Word; PowerPoint, Outlook, ERP/P2P systems knowledge (RQ) Purchase goods or services that meet the quantity and quality expectations of the organization Evaluate and negotiate contracts with vendors Track inventory and restock goods when needed Stay up to date on industry trends and new products Compare available goods with industry trends to determine appropriate pricing
Roles and Responsibilities: •Excellent knowledge of project management and sourcing Strong Financial analysis and quantitative skills Business acumen: Understanding how markets work Change Mgmt. Skills: Effective influencer who can make persuasive arguments Negotiation skills Excellent communication – written and verbal KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Execute Complex and strategic sourcing projects of categories/sub-categories to include translating business requirements into clear statements of Work, solicits bids, leads auctions. Should prepare negotiation scripts and negotiate with suppliers, makes recommendations, helps on-board, qualifies and contracts with new vendor and ensures compliance. Engage with internal & external business partners to ensure that decisions are based on the broad scope of the organization and achieve optimum daily execution Monitoring performance satisfaction, ensuring all SLAs accountable for are met and drive continuous improvement initiatives, participate in recruitment. Relevant years Sourcing experience in a middle sized or large Procurement Operations