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Responsibility

Responsible for developing and executing category sourcing strategies for indirect Business Services & IT Infrastructure (Hardware, Software & Telecom) commodity). Ensure contracting and procurement standards are maintained throughout the portfolio. Responsible to manage the commodities and specialized in HR (HR Recruiting, HR Operations), Events, Communication, marketing, Hardware, Software and Telecom.

Will lead the commodity strategy for identified project management categories by:

Developing category strategy:

•Gather spend data and business requirements plans

•Analyze spend profiles and assess opportunities

•Gather and analyze market intelligence; Assess Category Risk

•Identify and map stakeholders and define category performance metrics; Develop and socialize Category Strategy, obtain stakeholder acceptance

Provides business clients with timely access to leading edge technologies, products and services to generate value and competitive advantage (i.e. cost efficiency, productivity, responsiveness and flexibility).

Setting sourcing strategy:

•Validate scope of work with stakeholders;

•Determine sourcing options, multi-account RFQ, RFP and RFI exercise. Analyzes commodity and service requirements, creates RFPs and reviews and analyze bids.

•Validate category sourcing plans and priorities;

Define sourcing strategy and confirm with stakeholders

Sourcing execution:

•Develop & execute sourcing plan

•Evaluate Responses or Progress; Validate results with stakeholders

•Prepare Award Recommendation

•Negotiate contract Terms/Pricing

•Extract and report value

Source to Contract:

•Initiate / Administer Contracting Activity

•Conduct Change Management Activities, Kick-off meeting, etc.

•Initiate Supplier Management program for identified categories

•On-board suppliers and set expectations, Work with legal on contract alignment

•Manage adherence to contract

•Service as escalation point, and manage resolution process

•Gather performance feedback, analyze data

•Lead Management Reviews, monitor KPIs and assist on supplier risk

•Document and share lessons learned