Sourcing and Procurement Lead -Indirect Spend

Sourcing and Procurement Lead - Indirect Spend

Senior Process Lead

San Jose, CR (Hybrid work model)

In the role of Senior Process Lead in a Procurement service line, you will be required to follow all predefined procedures including buying goods and services on behalf of client’s procurement organization, choosing suppliers, and negotiating prices to ensure that the right amount of the product or service is received when it is needed. Responsible for all activities related to the sourcing and procurement of Commodities and Services in indirect materials. Main responsibilities include but are not limited to identify and implement cost optimization initiatives / projects, negotiations with suppliers on commercials to achieve best price, focusing on KPI delivery by catalogs / contracts creation and management, running sourcing processes such as RFQ / RFP / RFI.

Responsibilities :

• Working closely with Indirect Business Services category Portfolio Leads / Senior Stakeholders (Facilities Management, Insurance, Office supplies & equipment, events) on sourcing strategy creation and implementation
• Identifying and implementing sourcing / cost optimization projects
• Project management / Working on multiple projects at the same time with tight deadlines
• Negotiating with suppliers on contracts / prices / payment terms / catalogs etc. with compliance in place
• Running sourcing processes such as RFQ / RFP / RFI
• Running spend analytics to identify sourcing projects
• Developing savings calculation methodologies and getting signoffs from stakeholders
• Managing professional relationships with stakeholders with good understanding when / how to escalate, how to drive behavior for achieving targets, how to plan and conduct structured follow-up with all stakeholders (including suppliers)
• Risk identification and proactively drive decisions / outcomes
• Runs cross functional sourcing team activities associated with selection processes - maximizing marketplace leverage, determining competitive alternatives, and prioritizing business objectives. Promotes team consensus.
• Managing supplier selection process and achieving cost savings on services projects as part of a highly structured procurement process.
• Identify opportunities to derive PnL savings through supplier aggregation, spend consolidation thereby improving the supplier base
• Prepares issues, analyzes, negotiates, and administers RFIs (Requests for Information), RFPs (Requests for Proposal), SOW (Statements of Work), CR (Change Requests), and terminations
• Manage End to End process, sourcing and procurement roles

Qualifications : Basic :

Preferred :

Work Model :

This role is Hybrid Work model. You will typically be in the office in San Jose, CR one day per week. Should have the flexibility to be onsite, as needed, for meetings, training or when requested.

About Us :

Infosys BPM Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys Limited (NYSE : INFY), provides end-to-end transformative business process management (BPM) services for its clients across the globe.

EOE / Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Nationality

Infosys is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.

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