IT Strategic Sourcing

Responsibilities

Key Scope:

Relationship Management

• Proactively foster effective collaboration and ensure strong communication with key client stakeholders and colleagues in and across the region(s) to deliver defined business goals.
• Develop key client stakeholder matrix per category/location, maintaining regular engagement and driving high levels of client engagement and satisfaction.
• Ensure appropriate supplier relationship management for assigned suppliers.
• Act as key contact person for IT category with expertise on one of sub-categories (HW, SW, SaaS, Network, Telecom, Co-lo) and sourcing initiatives.

Sourcing Planning

• Perform spend and contract analysis to identify sourcing and cost reduction opportunities.
• Ability to formulate category specific cost / license / service models such as. for appropriate business needs.
• Working with clients and colleagues, define and implement IT strategies and sourcing area plans for global and regional strategies.

Management of Sourcing Initiatives

• Lead and execute IT (HW, SW, SaaS, Network, Telecom, Co-lo) sourcing projects from end-to-end in line with agreed timelines and service quality.
• Deliver allocated savings target as assigned to categories and locations though the effective management of sourcing initiatives, with proper tracking and reporting of savings achievements.
• Adhere to defined sourcing policies and processes.
• Ensure a high-level of ethics in supplier and / or client engagements.

Sourcing Support

• Provide sourcing subject matter expertise, solutions and be involved to support client engagements and / or pitches.
• Provide sourcing planning and execution of projects across a dynamic, multi-client environment

Main responsibilities will include:

• Ability to work independently as well as being a team-player as part of a cross functional team.
• Strong sourcing and contracting experience in Knowledge of procurement of the following sub-categories - IT Infrastructure Products and Services, Office IT Products and Services, and Cloud and Datacenter services
• Deep understanding of License Model, Service Models, IT – Applications and InfraStructure
• Ability to negotiate and maintain relationship with the third-party IT vendors like IBM, Oracle, Wipro, and small OEMs etc., who can provide the licenses / services
• Highly competent in negotiations and contract knowledge with a strong ability to converse, negotiate with suppliers (preferably IT vendors) / clients and review contracts in English.
• Strong project management experience.
• Experienced in conducting tenders (request for information/proposal/quotation).
• Cross-category sourcing experience will be advantageous