Senior Manager-Strategic Procurement

Job description

**Must Haves:** - Should have experience in managing India Procurement - Should have strong experience with strategic sourcing - 10-12 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement and contract lifecycle management. - Advanced contract negotiation, robust financial/spend data analysis, and strong cross-cultural communication - Proficiency in Oracle Procurement Module, Power BI, Contract Lifecycle Management module **Role & responsibilities** - **Vendor & Contract Management:** Lead end-to-end contract negotiations, track supplier performance reviews, and conduct continuous vendor performance programs. End to end knowledge of contract management and thorough with source to contract process. - **Strategic Sourcing:** Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies for indirect spend to optimize costs and quality. Total cost of ownership led negotiations will be critical for this role. - **Data Analysis:** Use spend data analysis techniques to interpret data results, identify trends, and locate new cost improvement opportunities. - **Stakeholder Engagement:** Act as an enabler to cross-functional stakeholdersincluding Legal, Finance, and Riskto align purchasing decisions with procurement policies. - **Visualization & Reporting:** Create intuitive visual representations using tools to make data accessible for senior management. - **Process Collaboration:** Work closely with management and cross-functional teams to ensure source to contract process is being followed in line with approved procurement policy. - **Risk & Compliance:** Ensure supply base resilience and adherence to rigorous third-party risk management (TPRM) enterprise frameworks - **Process & Technology Governance:** Drive the adoption of modern procurement platforms (Digital RFQ/Sourcing request tools or to automate workflows and elevate data-driven buying) - **Lifecycle Expertise:** Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end **Source-to-Pay (S2P)** or Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes. - **Shared Service Exposure:** Experience defining standard operating procedures (SOPs), workflows, and guidelines across multiple decentralized business units or regions. - **Program Governance:** Value tracking, risk identification, and performance management frameworks. - **Tech Stack Proficiency:** Hands-on capability with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and e-procurement platforms like Oracle, **Suitable candidates can share their resume at mtanwar@r1rcm.com** **HR : Mansi Tanwar**