Manager

About the Role

At PwC, procurement professionals focus on purchasing processes and managing supplier relationships to drive cost savings and operational efficiency, enabling the organization to obtain quality goods and services at the best possible price. This role involves executing, managing, and optimizing purchase processes and supplier relationship management. You will be responsible for assisting the organization in obtaining quality goods at the appropriate price, driving cost savings and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the sourcing strategy and manage critical supplier relationships for sourcing goods and services in assigned categories:
• Human Resources, Learning and Development, Professional Services
• Business Services
• Real Estate
• Develop and Implement Category Sourcing Strategy and Plan:
• Responsible for the development and implementation of the category strategy and plan for HC/HR, Learning and Development, and other Non-IT categories.
• Regularly perform strategic analysis of category spend, market segmentation, and market trends.
• Review, update, and refine the strategy and plan in line with PwC’s strategic objectives and changes in market conditions.
• Develop, track, and manage performance of KPIs specific to the category.
• Responsible for risk management in the category.
• Supplier Relationship Management:
• Responsible for leading stakeholders and the category team to identify and annually review and reconfirm the Category Critical Supplier List.
• Manage relationships with Critical Suppliers in a coordinated fashion.
• Regularly report to and engage with senior leadership regarding supplier performance.
• Establish necessary process performance management to review performance against targets, agree on required changes and actions, and follow up to ensure effective actions are taken.
• Responsible for Sourcing Strategy:
• Develop the sourcing strategy in accordance with the category plan.
• Determine the appropriate sourcing technique, which may include direct negotiation, competitive sourcing, RFx.
• Execute or manage the execution of the sourcing event to ensure protection of cost, quality, risk, and value.
• Engage and manage global procurement resources for benchmarking and utilize to India territory advantage.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Identify and manage relationships with key stakeholders for each category.
• Develop and implement an effective governance model to maintain global standards in the management and delivery of the category plan, stakeholder alignment, and consistent communications.
• Contract Negotiation and Management:
• Direct management or oversight of all supply contracts within the category, including the identification of alternative vendors, supplier performance monitoring, reporting, and intervention.
• Lead the creation, negotiation, renewal, and termination of global and regional contracts within the category, working with OGC (Legal).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Familiarity with direct negotiation, competitive sourcing, RFx.
• Experience working with OGC (Legal).

Qualifications

• Experience in executing, managing, and optimizing purchase processes.
• Experience in supplier relationship management.
• Experience in developing and implementing sourcing strategies.
• Experience in category spend analysis, market segmentation, and market trends analysis.
• Experience in developing and managing KPIs.
• Experience in risk management within a category.
• Experience in identifying and managing relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience in developing and implementing governance models.
• Experience in direct management or oversight of supply contracts.
• Experience in contract negotiation, renewal, and termination.
• Experience in engaging and managing global procurement resources.