• Manage and execute sourcing strategies for specific categories through technical/functional knowledge, in support of the business’ short-term and long-term plans. Has understanding of key strategic sourcing functions (supplier selection, market intelligence, business partner management, contract management, negotiations, SRM, etc.)
• Build and strengthen business partner relationships: successfully partner across functions and levels with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, agencies and colleagues to achieve results
• Balance speed and urgency with cost savings in vendor negotiations
• External Focus: Develop category knowledge and regularly leverage industry experts, associations, peers and stakeholders to identify and benchmark best practices
• Achieve defined category performance targets; hold vendors accountable to performance agreements and implement course corrections and mitigation strategies as needed
• Engages and establishes partnerships across Brands to collaborate, influence, and execute sourcing strategy
• Apply resourcefulness, collaboration and influencing skills to implementation services of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS contracts, which may cross business partner departments and may overlap with other sourcing categories
Skills:
• Business Acumen: category knowledge in the following categories (i.e. IT Professional Services, IT Outsourcing, Software Implementation, IT hardware etc).
• Strong Ecommunication and Interpersonal skills. Proven related retail experience is an added advantage
• Sourcing Capability: manage, plan, and execute sourcing strategy to drive short and long-term results by leveraging market knowledge and collaboration and influencing with stakeholders. Excellent prioritization skills with ability to adapt to change quickly.
Bachelors
B.E
Business Accumen of T Professional Services,IT Outsourcing,Software Implementation,IT hardware ,
IT-Software- Software services
