Sr. Specialist - S&P - Sourcing 4C

Overview

Senior Specialist in Sourcing within Supply Chain Procurement, supporting category teams on indirect sourcing, supplier management and contract activities.

What you'll do

• Conduct tail-spend assessments to identify proactive sourcing opportunities by collaborating with Category Leads to drive savings.
• Assist the Category team to run sourcing events, create RFP documents, coordinate supplier RFIs, analyze responses, and support supplier negotiations and selection where needed.
• Pre-qualify suppliers, evaluate vendor quotations using negotiation and purchasing analysis techniques, and implement contracts with emphasis on quality, price, delivery and service.
• Provide end-to-end contract support to the category team: identify expiring contracts, liaise with stakeholders to extend or terminate, negotiate terms with suppliers, initiate legal contract review based on agreed templates and clauses, and monitor contract compliance.
• Perform spend analysis, maintain reports, and conduct research in support of category plans.
• Work with category leaders to develop alternate sources to single-source relationships, and evaluate incumbent and/or new sources.
• Lead sourcing initiatives for key categories, projects or business units; conduct market analysis to identify potential suppliers, assess risks and develop sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., legal, finance, operations) to align sourcing goals with business needs.
• Identify, evaluate and select qualified suppliers based on capability, cost, quality and service; negotiate contracts and pricing to optimize total cost of ownership; monitor supplier performance using KPIs and support supplier development.
• Lead and manage end-to-end RFI, RFP and RFQ processes; analyze proposals and support final selection with data-driven insights; ensure documentation and bid evaluations comply with internal policies.
• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to draft, review and finalize supplier contracts; ensure adherence to procurement policies, ethical sourcing standards and regulatory requirements; maintain contract records in procurement systems.
• Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities through negotiation, consolidation or alternative sourcing; track and report savings to business leadership; support budgeting and spend analysis.
• Act as a sourcing business partner to internal stakeholders, conduct regular meetings with business units, and provide sourcing expertise and market insights.
• Analyze historical spend data and supplier performance metrics to identify trends, risks and opportunities; maintain and use procurement dashboards and reporting tools (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Power BI).
• Identify and drive improvements in sourcing processes, systems and policies; support implementation of digital sourcing and e-sourcing tools; keep sourcing SOPs and templates updated.

What you'll need

• Experience in indirect sourcing, supplier and stakeholder relationship management.
• Experience handling and managing different commodities such as Professional Services, Marketing, Labor Services, HR, IT and Facility Management.
• Experience working with global stakeholders, suppliers and clients outside India.
• Relevant experience managing or supporting Professional Services, Marketing, HR, IT or Labor Services categories.
• Experience working in a middle office type of set-up: running sourcing events and taking guidance from category leaders.
• Demonstrated professional verbal and written communication and negotiation skills in English (C1 advanced).
• Knowledge of local marketplace, legislation and suppliers.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, PC and database proficiency, strong interpersonal skills and an eye for detail.
• Problem-solving ability, productivity and efficiency while working.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization.
• Degree in Commerce, Economics, Finance, Business Administration or Business Analytics (Bachelor's or Master's).
• Required skills: Banking Capital Markets, Candidate Screening, Category Management, Contract Management, Cost Management, Coupa, Data Analytics, Data Literacy, Data Visualization, Generative AI, Sourcing and Procurement, Sourcing Strategic Thinking, Supplier Management.

Nice to have

• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) from Institute for Supply Management (ISM), or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) from IIM Trichy.

Details

• Location: 1401-GIPL: EFZ, Kharadi Knowledge Park, Pune.
• Work mode: Hybrid.
• Shift: Night shift (India).
• Willing to work in different time zones across multiple regions globally.
• Job type: Regular.