Specialist, Procurement and Category Management

Specialist, Procurement and Category Management - Hyderabad

About the Role

This position offers an opportunity to apply skills and knowledge in procurement support to stakeholders across Deloitte USI, working under the direction of a Procurement Manager. The role involves becoming an active member of a centralized team focused on the end-to-end strategic sourcing process, supporting procurement category management teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage assigned travel and related services categories under the direction of category leadership.
• Analyze category spend, savings, supply markets, and internal and external trends to support decision-making.
• Maintain tracking and reporting for category activity, contract compliance, and service usage.
• Support supplier and stakeholder management activities, including supplier review meetings and issue resolution.
• Prepare materials for executive briefings and supplier meetings.
• Contribute to process enhancements and program compliance.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience in travel procurement within large corporate environments.
• Experience sourcing, negotiating, and contracting across travel categories, including airlines, hotels, and car rental services.
• Experience managing supplier performance, operational reviews, and service delivery improvement activities.
• Experience preparing executive briefing materials and supplier meeting documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio.
• Experience analyzing spend, savings, and supply market data for procurement categories.
• Experience managing internal stakeholders across seniority levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a global procurement or shared services environment.
• Experience monitoring contract compliance and service usage.
• Experience conducting market research for travel categories and procurement activities.
• Experience managing issue escalation and customer service resolution.
• Experience documenting and improving business processes.
• Experience managing multiple priorities within defined timelines.

Shift Timings: 11 AM to 8 PM / 2 PM to 11 PM