Bid Support Buyer (Procurement - IT & Telco)

Capgemini; Bengaluru; In loco; INR 1.000.000 - 1.500.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Capgemini in Bengaluru seeks an IT Procurement professional to support bid teams, consolidate procurement inputs, and ensure accurate cost structures. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive supplier engagement and ensure bidder requirements are met.

You will manage end-to-end RFP/RFQ/RFI processes, translate technical scope into procurement actions, and provide rapid responses to bid clarifications while maintaining a global perspective on software, hardware, and services

Competenze

• Strong analytical and commercial skills required.
• Ability to interpret cost models and bid requirements.
• Experience in IT procurement, sourcing, or vendor management.
• Proven stakeholder-management abilities under time pressure.
• Familiarity with IT infrastructure, Telco services, software resale, etc.

Mansioni

• Support bid teams by consolidating procurement inputs across IT Telco categories.
• Review bid documentation to identify procurement needs, dependencies, and risks.
• Ensure accurate cost structures and validate them against procurement benchmarks or existing contracts.
• Launch RFQs to approved suppliers and coordinate responses within tight bid timelines.
• Collect, challenge, and consolidate supplier quotations, ensuring clarity and alignment with bid specifications.
• Work with Category Managers, Procurement Excellence, Finance Controllers, Legal, and Bid Managers to gather required inputs.
• Provide procurement insights during bid reviews and respond rapidly to clarifications.

Conoscenze

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cost model interpretation

Sourcing

Vendor management

Descrizione del lavoro

Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you'd like, where you'll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you'll be able to reimagine what's possible. Join us and help the world's leading organizations

Your role

1. Bid Preparation Procurement Support:
   • Support bid teams by consolidating procurement inputs across IT Telco categories.
   • Review bid documentation to identify procurement needs, dependencies, and risks.
   • Ensure accurate cost structures and validate them against procurement benchmarks or existing contracts.
2. Supplier engagement
   • Launch RFQs to approved suppliers and coordinate responses within tight bid timelines.
   • Support suppliers in understanding scope, timelines, and technical requirements.
   • Collect, challenge, and consolidate supplier quotations, ensuring clarity and alignment with bid specifications.
3. Internal Collaboration Communication
   • Work with Category Managers, Procurement Excellence, Finance Controllers, Legal, and Bid Managers to gather required inputs.
   • Provide procurement insights during bid reviews.
   • Respond rapidly to requests for clarifications from the bid team or stakeholders.

Your profile

• 12 to 18 years experience in IT Procurement, sourcing, category management, or vendor management.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills, with ability to interpret cost models and bid requirements.
• Stakeholder-management abilities-capable of coordinating across multiple teams under time pressure.
• Ability to quickly understand technical scopes (IT infrastructure, Telco services, installation services, software resale, etc.) and translate them into procurement actions.
• Strong understanding of IT procurement lifecycle - demand intake, sourcing, evaluation, negotiation, contracting, and supplier management.
• Ability to run end-to-end RFP/RFQ/RFI processes, including scope definition, commercial analysis, vendor scoring, and executive-ready recommendations
• Knowledge of category strategy development for software (SaaS, licenses, renewals, resale), hardware IT Services
• Familiarity with global procurement processes and tools.

What you’ll love about working here

• Exposure to large, international bids with strategic impact.
• Opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams and global stakeholders.
• A diverse and inclusive culture grounded in innovation and continuous improvement.
• Development opportunities across procurement and commercial domains.