Procurement Sourcing Professional

Introduction

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Should have worked on high value large spend projects
• Execute sourcing activities (RFQ/RFP/RFI) under guidance, ensuring timely supplier response and compliance.
• Support category managers and sourcing leads with data analysis, supplier evaluations, and contract preparations.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs and communicate sourcing timelines.
• Assist in supplier negotiations and ensure pricing, delivery, and quality align with expectations.
• Maintain procurement documentation including quotes, contracts, and supplier communication records.
• Track sourcing KPIs and savings metrics and prepare reports for leadership review.
• Use procurement tools (e.g., Ariba, Coupa, SAP) to manage transactions and workflows.
• Support audits and ensure adherence to internal sourcing policies and compliance requirements.
• E2E Sourcing Experience: Manage the complete sourcing process – from business requirement intake through supplier selection, negotiation, contracting, and PO issuance.
• Category Expertise: Lead sourcing initiatives across Marketing, Corporate Services, and IT (hardware/software/services).
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, provide sourcing guidance, and drive alignment.
• Competitive Sourcing Events: Conduct 3-bid-and-buy processes, RFx, e-auctions, and other competitive sourcing events as required.
• Supplier Negotiation: Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, and value-adds to deliver optimal outcomes.
• Contracting: Review, draft, and finalize contracts in collaboration with legal and risk teams. Ensure contracts meet compliance, quality, and business requirements.
• Cost and Risk Optimization: Analyse spend, identify saving opportunities, and implement sourcing strategies that mitigate risk and maximize value.
• Compliance and Governance: Ensure adherence to internal procurement policies, controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Market Intelligence: Stay updated on market trends and supplier landscape for assigned categories.
  

Preferred Education

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Experience Needed: 7-9 years with a strong knowledge and proven experience of E2E Sourcing
• Apply analytical skills, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
• Apply communication skills, able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers.
• Apply collaboration/teaming techniques.
• Perform in matrix organization.
• Perform time management, priorities tasks and achieve set targets.
• Apply Knowledge of Business Organization and Processes, Work instructions.
• Apply Business Control Requirements.
• Apply customer satisfaction skills / client facing skills.
• Ability to complete staff-work to a high standard.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• System Requirement
• ERP: Ariba, Service Now, Coupa
• MS Office
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Experience in managing global sourcing initiatives.
• Exposure to procurement ERP, CLM & Technology Insights.
• Knowledge of procurement analytics or category strategy development.
• Certification in procurement/supply chain (e.g., CIPS, CPSM).
• Experience working in global sourcing environments and matrix organizations.
• Client facing experience across APAC, EU & North America regions