Job Description

Strategy
Support the Category Manager in the effective management of strategically significant suppliers and the productive global sourcing of key external workers.
Collect and analyze the spend related to the category

Supplier Qualification
Lead the vendor qualification activities for the vendors identified as strategic in your category.
Negotiation and contractualization of Frame Agreement with T2 suppliers of the category
Support the Category Manager on the contractualization of Frame Agreement with T1 suppliers of the category
Liaise with HR stakeholders and the business to ensure timely definition and implementation of requirements during contract negotiations with owner representatives

Supplier Management
support the Category manager in developing a long-term relationship with the strategic suppliers
Provide constant input to Category Manager to develop and mature the market analysis in line with future projects requirement
Provide support to Project Operations teams when the relationship with the vendor is at risk (eg dispute claims resolution, compliance performance, etc)

Supplier Performance
Monitor Category Agreement performance in line with Category objectives




Ensure that best practices / lessons learned are captured, formalized, shared and implemented for continuous improvement acting as memory keeper.

Reporting
Verify the status of POs and chase for payments.
Prepare weekly progress report on purchasing activities (PR/PO/invoicing/payment status)

Academic: Any Graduate with 4 to 7 years of work experience

Experience :
Familiar with procurement administration and purchasing systems, preferably IFS (AMOS NADIA) and MS applications.
Familiar with purchasing regulations and legislation in the country of operation.
Understanding of service contracts
Fluent in written and spoken English.
Ability to travel internationally including offshore.

Soft skills
Comprehensive understanding of Contingent Workforce Management (CWM) processes, systems, and best practices, especially in a Procure to Pay (P2P) context.
Knowledge of External workforce and risk associated.
Understanding of service contracts and external worker regulations
Labor Law expertise/background
Knowledge of external worker procedures and regulations

📌 Digital Corrosion Engineer Bengaluru
🏢 SBM Offshore
📍 Bengaluru