Senior Procurement Specialist

Overview

Senior Procurement Specialist to join the Global Procurement Team as the Source-to-Contract (S2C) Lead, reporting to the Director of Procurement.

What you'll do

• Partner with key business stakeholders including finance, legal, tech, operations, infrastructure and product teams to understand their current and future strategic plans
• Convert strategic business plans into sourcing strategies to maximize value
• Create and execute on a holistic roadmap for supplier engagement, including RFPs and new supplier engagement (where applicable), renewals and renegotiations
• Lead commercial negotiations, with a strategic approach to delivering best outcomes including pricing, risk mitigation and flexibility
• Own the S2C process and support the downstream R2P process, identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency
• Act as subject matter expert for procurement and associated processes, guiding business users through the full procurement lifecycle
• Act as first-line support for internal procurement inquiries and escalate as needed
• Present strategies to leadership to gain buy-in
• Analyze spend and contract data to identify savings, consolidation opportunities, and supplier risk
• Leverage CLM analytics tools to build and maintain contracts database

What you'll need

• 6-8+ years of stakeholder-facing strategic procurement, commercial contracting, or supplier negotiation experience
• Experience working in a lean, fast-moving company where you are responsible for most aspects of the S2C and R2P processes, including negotiating SaaS deals
• Builds trust and influence with all stakeholders, including finance, legal, operations, product, and tech
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Demonstrated ability to understand business requirements and convert them into a strong sourcing and negotiation plan
• Strong analytical skills (Excel), spend analytics and ability to leverage AI tools to simplify work
• Proficiency in Source-to-Pay platforms, CLM and other procurement-related tools (such as Coupa, Ironclad, NetSuite, Zip)

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India