Procurement Practice Specialist

Skill required: Procurement Operations - Procurement Management
Designation: Procurement Practice Specialist
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:7 to 11 years
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What would you do? Collaborate with external / internal clients to execute procurement operations such as, Catalog Management, Contract Enablement, Supplier Onboarding, End User and Supplier Support and Training. Develop and manage PES operations pipeline, continuous improvement initiatives and ensure procurement solutions are addressing related client metrics and Contented SLAs for designated service. You will be working as a part of Procurement management team which uses a systematic approach for buying all the goods and services needed for a company to stay sustainable. They are involved in the identification of need, finding and qualifying the suppliers, requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results. A systematic approach used for buying all the goods and services needed for a particular project or for the company generally to stay sustainable. It consists of: the identification of need; finding and qualifying the suppliers; requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results; and contract close.
What are we looking for? • Root Cause Analysis • Excellent Communication Skills • MS Excel (Advanced Excel) • Dashboards and Reporting • Experience in electronic Content enablement and admiration activities • Demonstrated proficiency in partnering with cross functional key stakeholders across the business • Self-directed, flexible and able to work independently • Demonstrated experience with coaching and mentoring team members to drive project initiatives • Attention to detail, ability to multi-task and strong organizational skills
Roles and Responsibilities: •• The Team lead will demonstrate the ability to support multiple projects, offer solutions and escalate issues and manage the enablement according to the project plan • Drive content deployment for Contents and maintenance of content as well as management of content staging processes (includes collection, preparation, review, approval and publishing) • Responsible for administration / maintenance of Contents for all categories and applicable suppliers • Alignment and coordination with clients regarding Content content and ongoing content maintenance; educate and communicate clients with Content enablement process, requirements, timelines and readiness • Act in the role of subject matter expert and provide guidance and direction regarding SAP Ariba/COUPA for downstream and upstream Content enablement activities; understand and convey the differences, types, importance and benefits of each to stakeholders • Act as primary conduit for P2P Content enablement linked to the Client Team • Work with Client Delivery to ensure that services are delivered in accordance with Contentual service level obligations • Assist in troubleshooting and analysis of errors • Reporting on status of enablement internally and to the clients • Delivers high-quality, on-time implementation services on Content enablement and administration activities to clients utilizing the Ariba/Coupa Network and liaise with SPLs • Responsible for creation of Content Enablement specific education materials and responsible to update the existing documents to capture process changesAny Graduation

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