Role: SAP Ariba ConsultantYears of Experience: 8+ YearsLocation: Bangalore
Review supplier contracts ensuring any commercial risks are highlighting and communicating to the business and where possible mitigating those risks
Ensuring compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.
Developing procurement plans for assigned commodities and items incorporating negotiation strategies and tactics consistent with the needs of the business
Providing relevant information to management for tracking of cost reductions/savings
Working with category manager for strategic planning for IT hardware and software requirements
Responsible to track, follow up and resolve all appropriate PR and PO issues to ensure process compliance.
Developing strong relationships with local internal customers and serving as the focal point for all procurement and sourcing activities for the local business
Maintain purchase order tracking procedures for statistical submission and evaluation of spend.
Spend Analysis for India & Corporate leaders- proactively providing reports, identifying cost efficiency opportunities and ideas to save Cost / reduce inventory / improve supplier performance.
Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Purchase function in India
Collaboration with Global Team, NTTs Global plants and Global suppliers to achieve cost competitive purchasing within stipulated time line, with good quality
Arrange the sample material for fulfilling the stakeholder requirements..
Providing local Procurement support for the rollout of SAP and Ariba system
Fulfillment in short timeframes for stakeholder requirement