Role
- Work closely with various G&A; other service procuring teams to understand their procurement needs
- Develop structure around procurement decisions, ensure mechanisms to provide for transparency in the function like Supplier short list criterions, suppliers short lists, decision matrix for procurement decisions
- Identify suppliers for specific procurement, negotiate and present the cases of best suppliers to the end users and authorized approvers
- Consolidate various ad-hoc procurements into a few comprehensive arrangements – one stop supplier arrangements
- Reduce advance payment requirements through sustained supplier relationships
- Facilitate suppliers to adhere to Morningstar process and systems on procurement and payments
- Build mechanisms to ensure all anti-corruption laws are followed by all stakeholders – internal and external, in letter and spirit
- The position currently is an individual contributor position
Requisites
- Experience of procurement in indirect procurement for 6 – 10 years
- Demonstrated ability in Supplier selection,
development and negotiation
- Should be able to gain insights into the domains of requesting functions and appreciate operating nuances to optimally serve as a support function
- Is able to build create great partnerships with various requesting teams
- Ability to build processes and structure around procurement activities
- Robust negotiation skills, while maintaining quality as well as fairness to all stakeholders
- Integrity is of utmost importance in the role - the role needs to stay above all doubts, by provision of maximum transparency and staying away from conflict of interests
- Ability to bring in out of box solutions
- Understands priorities while not losing long term view
- Pursues results rather than just processes
- Reasonable communications skills, especially on emails
- Prior experience on procurement systems like Coupa etc preferable. Alternative experience with ERPs involving work