Reporting to the Manager, IT Procurement, the IT Sourcing Lead, Global Procurement - IT Contingent Labor owns the IT contingent labor category end to end, including IT contractors, staff augmentation, extensions and rate management across offshore, nearshore and onshore delivery. The Manager, IT Procurement supports the role on category direction, strategic supplier positions, executive stakeholders and escalations. The role also supports the Manager on IT Professional Services.

This is an individual-contributor role with no direct reports.

1. Category Ownership & Sourcing

- Own the IT contingent labor category: demand intake, supplier panel, rate cards, requisition-to-extension activity and spend visibility; develop the category plan with the Manager.
- Run sourcing events for contractor and staff-augmentation needs, from requirements through market analysis, negotiation and contracting, using rate benchmarking, skill-based pricing and offshore, nearshore and onshore mix analysis.
- Escalate scope, rate, supplier-concentration or risk issues early to the Manager with facts and options.

1. Supplier, Rate & Compliance Management

- Manage IT staffing suppliers, including performance reviews and improvement actions; maintain and enforce rate cards and approved-supplier lists and review exceptions.
- Track long-tenure and extension-heavy engagements and recommend conversion to fixed-scope SOWs where appropriate.
- Negotiate commercial terms and protections within approved authority; obtain Manager approval for strategic or non-standard positions.
- Ensure engagements address worker classification, data access, intellectual property, security and privacy with Legal, HR and Information Security; align with the enterprise contingent labor program owned by Global HR (managed service provider and vendor management system) and escalate boundary questions to the Manager.

1. Stakeholder & Manager Partnership

- Partner with IT delivery leaders and hiring managers on demand, skills,



timing and budget; use agreed intake and handoffs with the Procurement Hub and Go-to-Market team.
- Work with the Manager on category direction, strategic supplier positions, executive stakeholder discussions and escalations.
- Support the Manager on IT Professional Services by preparing rate benchmarks, SOW comparisons, supplier data and standard renewals.

1. Performance & Continuous Improvement

- Track savings and value, rate compliance, extension rates, contract status and supplier risk; document implemented value with stakeholders and Finance; use demand, rate and tenure data to improve forecasting and cycle time.

Candidate Profile
- Manages a recurring, high-volume portfolio and turns stakeholder skill and timing needs into sourcing events, supplier comparisons and practical recommendations.
- Strong analytical, commercial, project-management and communication skills; collaborates across IT, HR, Finance, Legal, Information Security and Privacy with integrity and follow-through.

Basic Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, IT, Engineering or a related discipline. Fluent English required.
- 4-6 years of relevant experience in procurement, sourcing or vendor management, including end-to-end sourcing from requirements through negotiation, contracting and implementation.
- Has sourced or managed IT contingent labor, staff augmentation or IT services suppliers.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with managed service provider or vendor management system programs, IT staffing supplier panels, rate-card benchmarking and worker classification and SOW compliance.
- Familiarity with e-sourcing, contract lifecycle management and spend analytics tools; CIPS, CPSM or PMP certification is beneficial.
- Potential progression to Senior IT Sourcing Lead based on performance against Senior role requirements and standard job evaluation.

Working requirements: Based in Pune, India; flexible schedule for global time zones; travel as required

📌 IT Sourcing Lead, Global Procurement - IT Contingent Labor (Pune)
🏢 Ecolab Global Services
📍 Pune