Job description Senior Process Lead - Sourcing In the role of you are responsible for all activities related to the procurement of Commodities and Services. Responsibilities include but are not limited to running strategic sourcing processes (RFQ/RFP/RFI), Agreement/SOW negotiation, strong commercial negotiations, agreement/SOW administration including utilizing sourcing systems, overseeing supplier performance, analyzing financial data, business planning, and administration, catalog/ contract management.Job Responsibilities: Indirect category expertise (IT & Telecom; Workplace; HR Services, etc)Operations & supply chain managementStrong Project Management Interacting with Senior stakeholders and influencing skillsCatalog management/ contract management expertiseSpend analytics to identify sourcing projects.Identify and develop strong sourcing strategies.Strong commercial/ contract negotiations skillsDeveloping Savings calculation methodologies and getting signoffs from stakeholdersProjecting achievable savings and project timelines and achieving the sameCapability to escalate and drive behavior for achieving targetsManage "Change"Risk identification and proactively drive decisions/ outcomesRuns cross functional sourcing team activities associated with selection processes - maximizing marketplace leverage, determining competitive alternatives, and prioritizing business objectives. Promotes team consensus.Manages supplier selection process and achieves cost savings on services projects as part of a highly structured procurement process.Prepares issues, analyzes, negotiates, and administers RFIs (Requests for Information), RFPs (Requests for Proposal), SOW (Statements of Work), CR (Change Requests), and terminations.Negotiation - PricingAbility to negotiate with Suppliers concerning complex contract topics including Indemnification, Direct Damages, Dispute Resolution, Hiring and Tenure, Management Policies and Procedures, Confidentiality Terms and Termination Rights.Working with legal teams of stakeholdersNegotiation - T&C's and PricingPlanned and structured follow-up with all stakeholders (including suppliers)SLA ComplianceProcess ComplianceBringing value through innovative thinkingProcess Reengineering Basic QualificationsBachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. We will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of educationAt least 6 years of related experience Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of sourcing systems Must be extremely proficient with all PC applications – Word, Excel, Power Point, project management tools.Strong project management skillsSourcing techniques - spend analytics, strategic sourcing methodology, saving levers, contracting, catalogue managementExcellent analytical skills, ability to develop, analyze and summarize cost dataFluent in Spanish and is effective with business communication in English. Portuguese language skill is desiredStrong leadership skillsStrong Communication Skills and Customer Services OrientedMust be very organized to assure all tasks are completed in a timely manner based on Client needs and the tasks are recorded, monitored, and closed out in an efficient mannerMust be self-motivated and pro-activeMust be a team playerDegree in related field –Business Administration, Engineering, International CommerceCPM/CPIM/PMP/SAP-SRM certified is a plusAbout Us Infosys BPM Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys Limited (NYSE: INFY), provides end-to-end transformative business process management (BPM) services for its clients across the globe. The company's integrated IT and BPM solutions approach enables it to unlock business value across industries and service lines, and address business challenges for its clients. Utilizing innovative business excellence frameworks, ongoing productivity improvements, process reengineering, automation, and cutting-edge technology platforms, Infosys BPM enables its clients to achieve their cost reduction objectives, improve process efficiencies, enhance effectiveness, and deliver superior customer experience.Infosys BPM has 45 delivery canters in 16 countries spread across 5 continents, with 56, employees from nationalities, as of December, .The company has been consistently ranked among the leading BPM companies globally and has received over 60 awards and recognitions in the last 5 years, from key industry bodies and associations like the Outsourcing Center, SSON, and GSA, among others. Infosys BPM also has very robust people practices, as substantiated by the various HR-specific awards it has won over the years. The company has consistently been ranked among the top employers of choice, on the basis of its industry leading HR best practices. The company's senior leaders contribute widely to industry forums as BPM strategists.EOE/Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/NationalityInfosys is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.
