CoRe Procurement – Assistant Manager - Technology Procurement - Deloitte Support Services India Private Limited
Seeking a high performing and motivated candidate to grow the Procurement team in India (USI Delivery Centre). Assistant Manager will be responsible for developing and supporting key internal clients and external supplier relationships in procurement activities in USI and global regions.
Work you will do:
Assistant Manager will be responsible for developing and supporting key internal clients and external supplier relationships in procurement activities in USI and global regions.
Technology Category manages the procurement strategy and process for Technology Infrastructure expansion, Network & Security, Bandwidth, End computing, Laptop Leasing, IT peripherals, Softwares etc. products and services for the Deloitte Global Firms' offices.
This position is an opportunity to play an active role in the selection and management of highly visible and critical service providers.
Responsibilities:
· Understanding supply markets and industry trends. Conducting market assessments and due diligence efforts
· Leading the strategic sourcing process, including the development of proposal solicitation documents, such as Requests for Proposals (RFP), and coordination of suppliers to ensure timely performance and response
· Analyzing and documenting spend and savings within categories.
· Establishing and maintaining analysis and tracking reports, while monitoring contract compliance and usage of specific products and services.
· Contacting suppliers to perform necessary research to handle day-to-day operational tasks such as responding to field inquiries and requests for information
· Driving/overseeing pricing/contract terms negotiation
· Interfacing with key leaders in the organization as well as delivering presentations for senior leadership level review.
· Developing and maintaining relationships with key internal clients and suppliers.
· Resolving complex relationship issues and monitoring supplier performance, while driving continuous improvement.
· Establishing and maintaining analysis and tracking reports, while monitoring, spend, savings, contract compliance and usage of specific products and services.
· Support global initiatives as requested
About U.S India Enabling areas
Enabling Areas (EA) at the U.S. India offices are the support arm of the organization and comprises several groups including Talent, Technology, Finance, Communications, Field Operations, etc. EA gives every client service business unit access to the best and brightest resources when it comes to support services. More specifically, EA enables the business units to solely focus on satisfying clients and developing new products and services to sustain competitive advantage, while they consolidate and standardize a diverse collection of systems, processes, and functions. The team provides a wide array of services to the U.S and India professionals, and is continually evaluating and expanding its portfolio.
Requisite core skills
• Strong Leadership skills and to collaborate closely with various internal teams in a matrix environment
• Work with front Line resources to resolve day-to-day challenges while driving strategic and functional agenda of the category.
• Experience supporting Procurement and Supply Chain Management operations in a Global environment is must
• Experience with IT Hardware & Software products and services preferred. Example: Network & Security, Bandwidth, End computing, Laptop Leasing, IT peripherals and many more in the respective domain
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills to enable an understanding of any contract and have an ability to negotiate details and nuances of contract language with external parties and internal clients.
• Demonstrate ability to work independently and produce results with minimum direction.
• Competent with Delivery leader’s responsibility to provide necessary guidance and oversight of overall Category management activities and strategies
• Ownership of end-to-end client service delivery of Category processes that are truly Global
• Need to have key driving force in managing new/existing relationships with a set of valuable internal clients
• Proven partnership with internal process owners, operating teams, and further global relationships
• Strong procurement skills (sourcing, contracting, supplier management)
• Strong research and analytical skills
• Experience with the strategic procurement process in a large, decentralized environment is preferred.
• Global procurement experience will be an added advantage
Qualifications, experience, work location, and timing
- Commerce / Accounting, Supply Chain Management, or related field. MBA preferred.
- · Minimum 6-8 years of relevant work experience in a procurement or supply chain management role, work experience in contracts management/administration Experience in professional services environment or a financial services legal shared services team, with a strong client service orientation (whether internal or external clients)
- : Hyderabad
- : 11 AM – 8PM or 2PM to 11PM IST with flexibility to accommodate business needs
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