Management trainee source to pay

Responsibilities

• Sourcing of the Indirect Spend categories with spend range <$250k
• Rate and manage the performance of suppliers, ensure supplier performance of all contracts
• Negotiating and concluding contracts
• Ensuring that the services are as per the contracts
• Drive the preparation of proposals, quotations and competitive bids with pertinent specifications, terms and conditions
• Develops, reviews negotiates and executes complex business agreements and contracts
• Supplier evaluation, selection, and set-up of ongoing performance management
• Will have to scout for better suppliers
• To collaborate closely with the customers to understand their requirements and close them in the given time frame
• Perform spend & market analytics in order to identify the best available market price for the ongoing project.
• Should be able to optimally manage internal/external customers & partners
• Responsible for savings targets, timely deliveries, and Customer Happiness
• Participate periodically to reviews with Regional commodity managers to ensure strategies are aligned and pipeline activity is proceeding
• Carry out all reporting requirements accurately and within the specified time scales

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation (in any field)
• Meaningful work experience in a sourcing role preferably with indirect services experience
• Business knowledge and day to day understanding Sourcing and Procurement activities
• Good communication and analytical skills.
• Strong analytics skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong customer centric focus, relationship management with key partners, persuasive, negotiating, proactive and can do attitude a must
• Good command of MS Office Tools (i.e. excel, ppt)
• Exposure to ERP systems (Oracle / SAP / Ariba / Emptoris any other S&P tools is positive)