Job Description

Competencies:

• Able to uphold and respect procurement ethics and to conduct activities with integrity.
• A team player who demonstrates patience, flexibility and honesty.
• Be willing and able to meet tight deadlines and work extended hours when required.
• Highly organised and detail oriented
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving Skills
• Multi-tasking and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks
• Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills

Education , Experience and communication skills requirements

• Candidate having engineering degree in IT / Telecom will be preferred. In absence of this, candidate from other streams of graduations / post-graduation / MBA with good hands-on experience in procurement can also be eligible for this position.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in procurement of IT and Telecom requirements preferably of BPO organisations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suit (Word, Excel, Outlook and Ms Teams)
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Should be able to independently manage the global procurement

• Understand business requirements: understand the IT and Telecom Bill of Material (BOM) received from requestor department. Similarly, review of specification of statement of work in case of service requests.

• Proven work experience of handling procurement of Datacenter equipment\'s , Cloud infrastructure, AI Tools , Software Licensing and service contracts

• In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts and negotiation terms

• Collaborate with key persons (internal / external) to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company

• Develop and maintain strong relationship with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance

• Work Collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with purchasing strategy/policy.

• Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors, building and maintaining long-term relationships .

• Aptitude in decision making and working with numbers

• Perform BAU tasks related to approvals, PO release and escalation management

• The candidate once appointed will be expected to understand the procurement policy, authorization matrix, ethics and other policies related to the function to ensure all the due process is followed while negotiating and placement of purchase order.

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