Procurement Practice Associate Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Client Relationship Management
• Pursue and develop seniorlevel stakeholder relationships at priority accounts; support account stakeholder relationship plans
• Understand our contractual obligations with the clients you have oversight for and scope of services provided by the company

Leading Sourcing Function

• Continuously design innovate & improve on the execution of sourcing to lead in the new
• Develop and deploy Sourcing offering deliverables (i.e. process templates tools insights)
• Ensure consistency of sourcing project delivery within designated team by leveraging best practices across the Agile Sourcing organization
• Review operational results and identify opportunities for process changes
• Define and build the sourcing product offering (i.e. operating model organizational design off/nearshore optimization best practices sourcing and buying tools strategic and tactical sourcing approaches key metrics and reports)
• Establish and foster a positive organizational culture for your team
• Collaborate with Strategy & Consulting Account Management Procurement Category Advisory and Procurement Advisory teams for upsell and solution development (i.e. sales tours)

Team Management

• Provide coaching mentoring and guidance to team members on stakeholder and project management with a special emphasis on collaboration customer focus delivery excellence (diligence project management hygiene discipline) and continuous improvement
• Directly manage and develop the capability of the Sourcing Project Managers in our business
• Overall accountability for the sourcing projects and Project Managers within your team
• Accountable for ensuring project staffing meets both skill and cost requirements
• Ensure team members receive necessary training to remain relevant to clients
• Maintain overall team chargeability in line with targets

Leading Complex Sourcing Projects

• Potentially lead medium to high complexity sourcing projects as needed (to understand the requirements and challenges your team members face)
• Make a significant impact from a client satisfaction standpoint with your projects
• Lead teams by example through the delivery of outstanding projects

SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Strategic Sourcing / Category Management
• 3 years supervisory experience
• With stakeholder management experience
• Supported clients in the US / international client or regions not local to the Philippines (required)
• Preferred candidates are those from BPO consulting but NOT required
• College graduate

Remote Work :

No