Associate Consultant - Demand & Vendor Management

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.  

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.  

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com

Job description

• You will be #LI-hybrid based in Hyderabad and reporting to your senior. 

• This is individual contributor (Non-Managerial) role 

1. Be a single contact for IT partners to ensure that IT demand is executed in most efficient manner and provide a consistent single contact from business case through termination, including ongoing vendor governance
2. Collect, aggregate, and validate demand for assigned IT products and services
3. Partner with Procurement to conduct deal evaluations of new/renewed arrangements with third parties, this includes demand management, vendor selection, RFP (where appropriate), and contract negotiation
4. Manage internal client relationship by clearly understanding their book of work, and attain a trusted advisor status for commercial activities
5. Develop and maintain demand pipeline, which includes new spend and existing commitments Work closely with Procurement, Architectures, Finance Business Partners, and SAMs (Software Asset Management) to understand impact of vendor strategy

Qualifications

• Technical knowledge of engineering principles, concepts, and methodologies.
• Jr level full time experience or few Internship work experiences from large, international companies and have dealt with or worked for global service providers and/multi-time zone environments
• Some experience integrating data from multiple sources and building dashboards using Tableau, SharePoint, Excel or other methods
• Technical knowledge of engineering principles, concepts, and methodologies and willingness to lean new technologies and apply learning to improve assigned projects

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2024 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site and Glassdoor to understand why. 

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is a critical part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, color, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity. 

Benefits 

Experian care for employee's work life balance, health, safety and wellbeing. To support this endeavor, we offer best-in-class family well-being benefits, enhanced medical benefits and paid time off. 

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