Procurement Practice Specialist

Overview

Procurement Practice Specialist (Sourcing) who manages procurement projects from planning through contract completion, focusing on sourcing strategy, supplier selection, negotiation, stakeholder engagement, cost improvement and delivery quality.

What you'll do

• Lead sourcing projects, including strategy, supplier evaluation, negotiation, recommendations, and contract completion.
• Track project data, deliverables, supplier performance, risks, and status.
• Identify savings, productivity, quality, and service improvement opportunities.
• Prepare requests for proposal, scorecards, statements of work, and business cases.
• Research suppliers and complete pricing, rate, and total cost analyses.
• Understand when and how to use a request for proposal (price and non-price factors) and RFQ (price only), and develop, execute and analyze the results.
• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative information to assess, screen and select suppliers.
• Build effective stakeholder relationships and provide clear project updates.
• Support business development, solution design, and continuous improvement.
• Coach team members in sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and project management.

What you'll need

• BE, BTech, or Master of Business Administration.
• At least 6 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, or supplier management.
• At least 3 years of experience in contracting and negotiation processes.
• Strong communication, organization, time management, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Effective stakeholder, relationship, and project management skills.
• Adaptable working style with a focus on collaboration and delivery excellence.

Nice to have

• Degree in supply chain, logistics, business, or a quantitative discipline.
• Postgraduate qualification.
• Strong Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Knowledge of procurement operations and supplier management.

Details

• Willingness to travel when required.
• Location: Gurugram.