Sourcing Senior Manager at Baker Hughes driving strategic sourcing partnerships for integrated projects. Enhancing competitiveness in global energy markets with key suppliers and commercial teams.
About the role
- Sourcing Technology Services role at Chain IQ focusing on fostering client relationships and executing sourcing initiatives for procurement. Delivering savings targets and maintaining supplier relations.
Responsibilities
- Proactively foster effective collaboration and ensure strong communication with key client stakeholders and colleagues in and across the region(s) to deliver defined business goals
- Develop key client stakeholder matrix per category/location, maintaining regular engagement and driving high levels of client engagement and satisfaction
- Ensure appropriate supplier relationship management for assigned suppliers
- Act as key contact person for IT category with expertise on one of sub-categories (HW, SW, SaaS, Network, Telecom, Co-lo) and sourcing initiatives
- Perform spend and contract analysis to identify sourcing and cost reduction opportunities
- Ability to formulate category specific cost / license / service models such as for appropriate business needs
- Work with clients and colleagues, define and implement IT strategies and sourcing area plans for global and regional strategies
- Execute IT (HW, SW, SaaS, Network, Telecom, Co-lo) sourcing projects from end-to-end in line with agreed timelines and service quality
- Deliver allocated savings target as assigned to categories and locations though the effective management of sourcing initiatives, with proper tracking and reporting of savings achievements
- Adhere to defined sourcing policies and processes
- Ensure a high-level of ethics in supplier and / or client engagements
- Provide sourcing subject matter expertise, solutions and be involved to support client engagements and / or pitches
- Provide sourcing planning and execution of projects across a dynamic, multi-client environment
Requirements
- University degree (ideally in economics or Supply Management and/or Legal) or industry experience equivalent
- Additional Sourcing/Procurement certification will be advantageous
- Strong oral and written English and Simplified Chinese (preferred)
- A minimum of 4 to 8 years’ experience and demonstrable success in Tactical sourcing ideally gained in an international environment
- Excellent communication (written, verbal) and interpersonal skills to positively influence people to make the appropriate decisions for the client(s) and resolve conflicts effectively
- Ability to work independently as well as being a team-player as part of a cross functional team
- Strong sourcing and contracting experience in Knowledge of procurement of the following sub-categories - IT Infrastructure Products and Services, Office IT Products and Services, and Cloud and Datacenter services
- Good understanding of License Model, Service Models, IT – Applications and Infrastructure
- Ability to negotiate and maintain relationship with the third-party IT vendors like IBM, Oracle, Wipro, and small OEMs etc., who can provide the licenses / services
- Highly competent in negotiations and contract knowledge with a strong ability to converse, negotiate with suppliers (preferably IT vendors) / clients and review contracts in English
- Experienced in conducting tenders (request for information/proposal/quotation)
Benefits
- Dynamic and international environment
- High performance with real purpose
- Great Place to Work-certified
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