Senior Procurement Manager

Sourcing Defines, maintains, and executes sourcing strategies for one or more complex projects and/or purchasing opportunities to ensure optimal cost and sufficient continuity of supply and/or service, collects relevant internal and industry data to understand business requirements, benchmarks data against relevant markets, and shares industry and category expertise across stakeholder teams to develop and execute sourcing strategies. Integrates business specifications for complex purchasing areas into request for information (RFI) and/or request for proposal (RFP) processes. Collaborates cross-functionally to define and manage supplier scorecard criteria (e.g., key performance indicators [KPIs], Service Level Agreements [SLAs]), coordinates supplier performance reviews, and drives corrective actions. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and works closely with suppliers to drive cost competitiveness. This position involves managing/ influencing spending of $100M+ & supports stakeholder procurement requests for purchasing through engagement and leveraging workflow process where applicable to support business requirements; manages the resolution of escalations. Ensures adherence to policy, educates stakeholders and suppliers on policy compliance, and manages the remediation and resolution of sourcing issues. Identifies opportunities to adapt policy as needed to mitigate risk and better enable suppliers to meet business requirements. Ensures consistency, timeliness, quality, and accuracy of deliverables, and ensures Procurement stakeholders are aware of Service Level Agreement (SLA) and/or defined milestones and deliverables terms. Processes or supports stakeholder procurement requests for complex purchasing categories via engagement and/or leveraging workflow process or technology, where applicable in support of product and service requirements. Executes contracts and complies with established control processes to ensure delivery and execution on contracts in alignment with business requirements. Develop and deliver relevant data driven analyses to identify opportunities across a broad range of Procurement solutions for Teams in India. Developing pricing and negotiation strategies for one or more complex purchasing categories, ensures that strategies clearly articulate the tradeoffs, roles, and responsibilities across parties, and gains senior executive support for strategies both internally and externally. Collaborates with suppliers and leads on-boarding, processes. Build and maintain strong relationship with business stakeholders including senior executives in Engineering groups in India. Provide Procurement/Finance, supplier management, and business relationship guidance to business stakeholders in Engineering Teams in India in close collaboration with Corporate Teams. Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 4+ years experience in Data Science/Analytics, Finance, Project Management, Supply Chain, and/or Operations OR Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Business, Finance or related field AND 5+ years experience in Data Science/Analytics, Finance, Project Management, Supply Chain, and/or Operations OR equivalent experience. Proven cross-functional team facilitation experience. Master's degree in engineering, Supply Chain or Finance AND 8+ years' experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation OR Bachelor's degree in engineering, Supply Chain or Finance AND 10+ years' experience in data science/analytics, finance, project management, supply chain, and/or operation Experience working successfully with international businesses, CORP teams and understanding the intricacies and nuances of various cultures and countries. Analytical and strategic problem-solving capabilities in finance and business subjects. Project management Must have worked on large outsourcing contracts in specific technical services category group and experience in modeling outcome-based contracts Ability to drive AI and automation work flows in supplier solutions and deliver efficiencies in books of business. Proficient in building relationships, displays executive presence and has executive presentation experience and Excellent communication skills Ability to drive clarity, create energy, and adapt /deliver results in a fast-paced environment. Customer focused, responsive and action oriented, displaying urgency as required to meet business needs Demonstrated competence in end-to-end financial systems, policies, and functions.