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IBM Procurement Tactical Sourcing Professional 
India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 
77887661

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Your Role and Responsibilities
Role:- Engineering Buyers will perform sourcing non-strategic spend (High value low risk and low value low risk) via the eRFX process (Three quotes) to Client preferred and IBM sourced vendors. This includes transactions above $100k.

Responsibilities

  • Addressing all non-catalogue transactions if greater than pre-agreed thresholds
  • Research vendors/pricing to ensure competitiveness and negotiate better purchases/terms almost independently and bring in more savings
  • Working with Strategic Sourcing Teams in the development of category specific sourcing strategies and give input to sourcing plans
  • Managing local sourcing suppliers and related stakeholders
  • Driving change management through education and compliance improvement activities
  • Manage exceptions to established category strategy
  • Execute competitive bid events
  • Communicate and negotiate with clients and suppliers through all levels of organization
  • Interface with strategic sourcing team to implement strategic contracts at the tactical level
  • Support client specific category strategy – redirect tactical spend through strategic contracts/channels as appropriate
  • Perform periodic analysis within managed commodity scope to identify savings, define efficiency opportunities and tactical initiatives that should be undertaken
  • Promote process efficiencies through focus on automated channels where applicable
  • Identify appropriate potential suppliers to fit clients business objectives
  • Negotiate and contract with exception suppliers driving additional savings and value
  • Communicate supplier recommendations to clients based on objective criteria and fit for client business
  • Identify any exception opportunities to the Category Managers and make recommendations on strategic approaches that might be taken
  • Optimise supply base opportunities across managed commodities
  • Contract creation and execution for the category including resolving the supplier conflicts
  • Understanding of commercial v/s legal terms
  • Willing to work in US (Night Shift)


Required Technical and Professional Expertise

  • 3-5 years of exposure in Design/Manufacturing companies, preferably Industrial Engineering
  • Experience in MRO category and Operations Management
  • Prior experience with working effectively across different teams, processes and technologies to attain desired business, operational and compliance results.
  • Neutral accent with good grammar and very fluent in communication.
  • Experience in a customer-based environment
  • Experience with procurement platforms and catalogue tools
  • Knowledge of ERP SAP Ariba is an added advantage
  • Knowledge of Electronics/Mechanical and Electrical parts
  • Understanding of Mechanical drawings and related BOM
  • Added advantage if knowledge of Design to production cycle of any product
  • Comprehensive commercial procurement and client facing or consulting experience
  • Negotiation’s skills and Excellent client facing skills
  • Ability to manage buying projects
  • Spreadsheet and PowerPoint office tools knowledge
  • Good written English with e-mail etiquette
  • Basic sourcing skills/knowledge


Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

  • College Degree or equivalent work experience required — preferably Diploma/Engineering in Mechanical / Industrial Production.