Global Business Support Sen. Specialist - Buyer

Computacenter; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a seasoned IT procurement professional to lead sourcing, vendor negotiations, and contract risk management. You will collaborate with IT, engineering, and finance to forecast technology needs and optimize purchases, ensuring cost-effective, compliant procurements across software, SaaS, cloud, and hardware.

The role emphasizes negotiation prowess, data-driven spend analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to support global technology strategies.

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of procurement experience focused on IT commodities (hardware/software/SaaS).
• Familiarity with software licensing models (per user, enterprise, consumption-based cloud).
• Experience with ERP/Procurement platforms (SAP, Oracle, Coupa, Ariba) and advanced Excel analysis.
• Exceptional negotiation, cross-functional communication, and analytical problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead RFPs and RFQs for software licenses, SaaS, cloud services, and hardware.
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, and SLAs with technology vendors.
• Review vendor terms and identify/mitigate commercial, legal, and data security risks with legal/infosec teams.
• Monitor IT spend against budgets and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Partner with IT, engineering, and finance to forecast technology needs and streamline purchasing.
• Track vendor delivery, performance KPIs, and license renewals.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Cross-functional comms

Data analysis

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Coupa

Ariba

Job description

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Life on the team

While holding the Computacenter flag, flying high, at Business Partner Management, our vision is to continue to ‘be the best’ while enabling success for our customers as a trusted, agile and innovative provider of technology around the world. You will be part of a global team, interacting daily with colleagues across multiple geographies. You will have plenty of opportunities to innovate and excel, while you grow with the team

What you’ll do

• Sourcing & RFx Execution: Lead Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Quotations (RFQs) for software licenses, SaaS platforms, cloud services, and hardware infrastructure.
• Vendor Negotiation: Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, volume discounts, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with technology vendors.
• Contract & Risk Management: Review vendor terms and identify/mitigate commercial, legal, and data security risks in collaboration with legal and infosec teams.
• Spend Tracking & Cost Control: Monitor actual IT spend against planned budgets and identify continuous cost‑saving opportunities.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with internal IT, engineering, and finance teams to forecast technology needs and streamline purchasing requirements.
• Supplier Performance Management: Track vendor delivery, performance KPIs, and license renewals.

What you’ll need

• Experience: 5 to 10 years of tactical or strategic procurement experience, with a core focus on IT commodities (hardware/software/SaaS).
• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with software licensing models (per user, enterprise, consumption-based cloud) and IT infrastructure components.
• Software Proficiency: Experience with ERP/Procurement platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Coupa, or Ariba) and advanced data analysis in Excel.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional negotiation, cross‑functional communication, and analytical problem‑solving abilities.

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers’ infrastructures.

We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.

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