Procurement Senior Specialist

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TheGlobal Procurement Organization(GPO) is in the mid of a transformation that will change the dynamic of how GPO engages with itsstakeholders. This transformation is necessary to keep up with the fast-changing environment develop into a digital organization meet the Boards ambitious growth plans and support SAPs strategy.

The Sourcing Excellence Champions (SEC) team is responsible forsourcing negotiation contracting activitiesand supplier management across the globe. The SEC Team is supporting several categories like Professional Services Marketing and IT Infrastructure Services. TheServices include but not limited to HR related Services Consulting Services Development Marketing Events Advertisement Market Research and Branding.

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist with a background in global procurement and/or Services procurementto join our team inBengaluru. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in global procurement and building relationships with key stakeholders. Furthermore the candidate should work in close collaboration with regional team members from EMEA and NA region.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS:

• Develops supports and implements programs/ strategies to meet GPO saving goals and targets
• Demonstrates good capacity for evaluating suppliers sourcing analyzing proposals and negotiation
• Works independently within given area of responsibility and in collaboration with stakeholder
• Executes complex sourcing projects on a local regional and global level. Prepares the sourcing and contracting based on facts and figures as result of an analysis
• Participate in procurement projects with cross-regional or cross-category focus
• Ensures compliance in relation to SAPs policies and guidelines and works closely with SAP legal audit compliance and data protection team

• Contributes to strategy execution and conduct market analysis and track market trends
• Knows and understands the SAP corporate strategy and the strategy of his/her area of procurement
• Enhance purchasing related processes to best-in-class procurement processes

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• University degree in Business Administration Engineering or a related field; or equivalent experience
• Knowledge in procurement processes analytical skills negotiation and communication skills
• Collaboration and communication skills team player ability to work in virtual international teams
• Project management skills and MS-Office knowledge (MS-Office Word PPT and Excel)
• SAP system knowledge (incl. ARIBA Fieldglass)is a plus
• Languages: English
• Compliance sense with high standard

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 7 years relevant experience in purchasing or tactical procurement within indirect procurement environments ideally in a multinational environment
• Strong categories knowledge upon IT equipment technical consultancy service and HR service

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Requisition ID: 438605 Work Area: Finance Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid