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- Develop comprehensive understanding of the IT Applications category, contribute to end to end category strategy development and perform analysis to support category strategy work
- Collaborate with user departments for preparing and executing the strategy, innovative analysis and proactively addressing procurement needs
- Identify, lead and execute cost saving initiatives that deliver value in the procurement of goods and services for the company
- Prepare and lead TCO analysis during procurement processes and participate in negotiations
- Manage resources and stakeholders in a sourcing process
- Implementation of category sourcing strategy and skilled approach to vendor management
- Ensure compliance with policies, processes and achieve targets
- Measures to review and assess progress, savings, and targets
- Develop and prepare periodic reports on all procurement activities
- Ensure contract management, implementation and follow-up activities
- Understand supply market and perform thorough supplier prequalification for the category
- Maintain an awareness of latest buying techniques and theories and develop application within the company
- Post contract management activities
- Manage contracts and price book relevant to the category
- Handle dispute with global suppliers
- Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external
- Result oriented, demonstrating excellent collaboration abilities
- Able to work with a high degree of execution power and passion
- Understand the vendor market
- Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
- Experience with data processing tools, e.g. Excel or Tableau
- Demonstrate commitment, maturity, flexibility and speed in response to business and challenges
- Commercial and negotiation skills
- High level of integrity and ethics
- Bachelor degree in Technology, Finance or Business or equivalent. MBA will be preferred.
- More than 5 years in a procurement / contract management / vendor management role preferably with experience in IT Applications area
- Proficient in use of MS Excel, performing data analyses and co-relation and able to produce and draw conclusions based on the analysis
- Broad experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and other applications & other relevant tools, e.g. ThinkCell etc.
- Have deep insight into end to end Sourcing process and strategies.
- Have good presentation and communication skills with proficiency in English with ability to influence colleagues and decision makers
- Relevant Technology background would be an advantage
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