IBM Procurement Tactical Sourcing Professional 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

77887661

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.