Specialist

Overview

Procurement specialist supporting indirect spend analytics, RFx sourcing, contract lifecycle management and digital procurement tools within Carrier's Indirect Sourcing and Global Procurement CoE.

What you'll do

• Establish and maintain a database for global and regional indirect spend categories.
• Collect, cleanse, validate and analyze spend data across ERP, procurement, supplier and contract sources.
• Perform spend analysis for RFQ, RFP, lifecycle analysis, savings opportunity assessment and ROI evaluation.
• Develop category reports, dashboards, spend baselines, supplier views and executive-ready analytical insights.
• Identify spend trends, supplier consolidation opportunities, compliance gaps, sourcing levers and value creation opportunities.
• Prepare RFQ, RFP and RFI packages using spend analytics, market research, supplier information and benchmarking inputs.
• Support sourcing event planning, bid documentation, supplier response tracking and comparative analysis.
• Engage internal stakeholders to understand RFx scope of work, business requirements, dependencies and timelines.
• Support lifecycle cost analysis, bid evaluation, supplier scoring, recommendation summaries and sourcing decision support.
• Maintain sourcing trackers, action logs, documentation repositories and approval evidence for audit-ready execution.
• Update and maintain procurement contract databases and contract-related trackers.
• Provide early indicators to Category Leaders for expiring contracts, renewal windows, missing documentation and non-compliance risks.
• Support contract lifecycle analysis, contract repository hygiene, amendment tracking and obligation visibility.
• Coordinate with Legal, Finance, Category Leaders and stakeholders to support contract execution, renewal and compliance follow-up.
• Manage, integrate, upgrade and improve digital procurement tools used for spend intelligence, sourcing support and reporting.
• Support tools such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, Fair Markit, spend analytics platforms and reporting tools, as applicable.
• Work with Digital and Process Improvement teams to identify, prioritize and deploy opportunities to streamline and standardize procurement processes.
• Support requirements gathering, UAT, data validation, reporting enhancements, training material creation and user adoption activities.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to align on deliverables, timelines, ownership, dependencies, risks and open actions.
• Prepare meeting materials, presentation packs, communication notes, training content and status updates.
• Drive follow-through on project milestones, risk mitigation actions, issue resolution and stakeholder commitments.
• Identify opportunities to standardize sourcing support, spend reporting, contract tracking and stakeholder engagement processes.
• Support development of SOPs, playbooks, templates, governance routines and reporting standards.
• Track operational metrics such as RFx cycle time, spend analytics turnaround time, contract expiration visibility and reporting accuracy.

What you'll need

• Practical knowledge of Carrier organization, programs or systems, with the ability to make enhancements and leverage them in daily work.
• University degree or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years prior relevant experience.

Details

• Location: Raheja Mindspace, Cyberabad, Madhapur, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.