Sourcing and Procurement Analyst (Strategic Sourcing)

What you'll be doing:

• Should be proficient in Strategic Sourcing: Analyzing spend data, creating internal & external category profiles, Market intelligence reports, Opportunity assessments, devising category strategies, identifying sourcing levers for respective market categories, analyzing costing for a product or service, conduct structured supplier negotiations, understand the nuances of contracting and execute the same with suppliers in co-ordination with legal teams, managing statutory compliances and sustainability requirements etc.
• Executing projects through GEP Source to Contract platform, performing procurement risk, governance & compliance activities, supporting procurement operational activities etc.
• Experience working in reputed S2C platforms shall be appreciated specifically GEP S2C.
• Day to day performance of procurement activities, managing workloads and priorities, co-ordinate with the team and escalating/reporting to sourcing & procurement manager on a regular basis.
• Ensure high-quality stakeholder engagement both internal (procurement) & external (suppliers, agencies, business contacts).
• Support Team Lead in managing agreed objectives/deliverables and provide timely & appropriate updates until project closure.
• Collecting, communicating and documenting requirements from stakeholders.
• Execute strategic sourcing projects in co-ordination with category teams and sourcing & procurement manager.
• Analyze buying patterns, volumes to determine appropriate buying channel e.g. catalogue, P-card, PO purchase etc.
• Providing specialist administrative support from beginning to end of a tendering project/RFP ensuring the integrity of the process.
• Keeping an audit trail for each project and ensuring required documentation is in place.
• Providing a professional, efficient and effective response to stakeholders when handling clarification questions and responding to other enquiries.

What you'll need:

• Proficient in strategic sourcing and procurement methodology and process.
• Experience in working on Source2Contract platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to devise and provide insight on spend categories and supply markets based internal & external category profiles.
• Strong procurement operational skills, legal understanding and RFI/RFP activities.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

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