Procurement Practice Associate Manager
On-siteGurugram, Haryana, India
Job Summary
Lead sourcing projects for cost and productivity improvements across leading companies, managing strategy development, RFx management, risk mitigation, supplier negotiation, and contract execution. Collaborate with legal and technical teams to negotiate contract terms and facilitate execution. Provide industry research, market intelligence, and financial analyses to clients while supporting cross-client market insights and knowledge sharing. Pursue and develop senior-level stakeholder relationships at priority accounts. Requires 10 to 14 years of experience, a BBA or MBA, and proficiency with Generative AI tools for sourcing efficiency.
Required Qualifications
- BBA/Master of Business Administration
- 10 to 14 years Years of Experience
- Risk Management
- contract Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- analytical Thinking
- Kep Performance Indicators (KPI)
- Sourcing and Procurement Strategy
- Key Stakeholder Relationships
- Stakeholder Management
- contract Negotiations
- Strong Analytical Skills
- Numerical Ability
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Generative AI
- Innovation
- Technological Innovation
- Contract Compliance & Execution
- Sourcing Problem-Solving Skills
- Negotiation Skills
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Collaboration and Interpersonal skills
- critical thinker
- self-starter
- proven analytical skills in terms of numeric and text-based analysis
- Awareness of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot) and their responsible use in sourcing and procurement activities
- 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
- Demonstrated openness to adopting emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement and innovation in sourcing practices
- full-time MBA
- minimum of eight years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to software, infrastructure & IT services
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
- minimum of five years of experience managing global customers and suppliers (NA, EMEA, APAC)
Desired Qualifications
- three years plus of team management experience leading a team of five-plus members
- passion for continuous self-learning across industries, such as IT, banking, retail, industrial, healthcare, etc., with end-to-end technology sourcing exposure
- minimum of eight years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to software, infrastructure & IT services
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