Job Description

Introduction

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Your Role and Responsibilities

The Procurement Professional will oversee and manage procurement processes, ensuring high performance and adherence to SLAs. They will address process issues, mentor team members, and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and stakeholders to optimize sourcing efficiency and contract profitability.



Role & Responsibilities:• Maintain a high level of core performance delivery, ensuring full implementation of documented policies, procedures, and best working practices.
• Serve as the first escalation point for process issues.
• Actively address any people issues and maintain high team morale overall.
• Manage staffing, training, development, and retention of team members; mentor the team in times of need
• Identify any Operations Centre activity that may pose a risk/issue to successful process execution and take steps to mitigate the risks/issues.
• Perform root cause analysis in case of escalations and take steps to improve the robustness of the process.
• Contribute to contract profitability through efficient management of resources and expenses.
• Assume additional responsibilities as assigned by the reporting manager.
• Manage operations of the Helpdesk including support for client procurement applications and Supplier Enablement processes.
• Direct and coach the team of Helpdesk Agents on a need basis towards meeting customer expectations.
• Execute operational plans to ensure all client SLAs are consistently met/exceeded.



Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Any Graduate with 5-8 years of Procurement experience.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyses information skilfully
• Customer Service: Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Meets commitments
• Interpersonal Skills: Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting.
• Verbal Communication: Proven verbal communication skills required; Needs to communicate with Suppliers over the phone as and when required; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions.
• Written Communication: Writes clearly and informatively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Proven experience in sourcing processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
• Thorough understanding of sourcing methodologies.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Sound time-management and organizational skills.



Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Analytical skills: Numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
• Communication skills: Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders, and suppliers.
• Collaboration/teaming techniques.
• Performance in a matrix organization.
• Time management: Prioritizes tasks and achieves set targets.
• Knowledge of Business Organization and Processes, Work instructions.
• Business Control Requirements.
• Customer satisfaction skills/client-facing skills.
• Ability to complete staff-work to a high standard.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Adherence to set timelines and expectations.



About Business UnitThe IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM's financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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