Manager - Procurement

Capita; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement firm is seeking a Manager - Procurement in Pune, India. You will be responsible for managing a substantial spend across various sectors, developing strategic relationships with suppliers, and ensuring effective supplier management. This role offers a chance to drive innovations in the supply chain and contribute significantly to the company's performance. Candidates should have strong negotiation skills and commercial awareness, alongside the ability to lead procurement initiatives effectively.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of commercial and contract management trends.
• Experience managing subcategory spend across various domains.
• Ability to develop and manage relationships with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Manage up to £50m spend across multiple sectors.
• Develop category strategy in collaboration with the Category Head.
• Lead cost management exercises to identify savings opportunities.

Skills

Supplier Relationship Management

Negotiation

Commercial Awareness

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

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Job Title

Manager - Procurement

Job Description

As a member of the Capita Procurement Team your objectives are to help deliver the Category Team’s capability, ensuring consistent and effective sourcing (external and internal); risk management and innovation to simplify the supply chain. As Category Manager you will manage a subcategory spend across the Group that has critical business impact.

You will manage spend up to £50m which may cover spend across IT, Human Resources, Professional Services, Telecoms and Facilities Management. Managing value delivery, on‑going performance and the risk represented by the substantial supply base is of critical importance.

• Work with cross‑functional teams and work with sourcing and commercial managers through the sourcing process to deliver results that deliver commercial advantage for Capita.
• Work with the Category Head to develop and deliver a clear category strategy for the Group.
• Responsible for ensuring suppliers provide value for money and business benefit to the company, including innovative proposals.
• Expected to have strong knowledge of commercial and contract management trends in the respective supply markets to apply best practice to supplier management.
• Develop relationships with existing suppliers that leverage spend to reduce costs whilst delivering innovation and benefit to our business.
• Develop new strategic relationships with new suppliers and partners to meet customer needs and requirements that allow us to differentiate Capita in the market.
• Lead cost‑management exercises to identify waste and drive immediate savings in external costs.
• Identify opportunities to exploit economies of scale (group leverage, standardization, normalisation of suppliers, etc.).
• Working with Business Partners and stakeholders to gain an in‑depth understanding of the industry and related Divisional business models is essential.
• Working with our shared services organisation to help set up and enhance the team’s buying capabilities to support the wider category spend strategy.

Key Accountabilities

• Work with the Category Head to deliver a long‑term Category vision, with a clear strategy and operating plan, supporting the Category Team’s objectives to the Capita Group, business strategy and improving the measurable contribution of the Team to business performance.
• Direct accountability and responsibility for the development and delivery of the relevant sub‑Category Strategies.
• Implement Supplier Relationship Management as an effective and efficient process, ensuring compliance with all policies, minimum standards and governance/risk mechanisms.
• Work with staff within the Divisions to ensure all procurement activity aligns as effectively as possible to corporate goals and deliver continuous improvement and innovation.
• Have insight and understanding of business requirements and relevant supply market developments on a 1‑3 year horizon.
• Results and Performance: Be accountable for the quality and effectiveness of delivery measured by an agreed balanced scorecard to achieve service and financial outcomes.
• Represent the company in the markets they operate, building the external profile of Capita and of the company as a ‘customer’ of choice for key suppliers.
• Fully understand the Divisional business model, how the various businesses deliver value to customers and how that service is supported cost‑effectively by third‑party providers.

Key Activities

• Run procurement projects through the Capita procurement process ensuring a high quality of delivery and adherence to plan realising strong commercial results.
• Carry out supplier negotiations through a structured and well‑documented process.
• Challenge current sourcing strategies and work with the category teams to constantly improve the supply chain and ensure it adapts to challenging and changing market conditions.
• Carry out weekly reviews with Category Managers to review status on current procurement activities.
• Review Divisional spend performance (such as level of contractual coverage and maverick spend) and agree priorities with the Category Head.
• Provide support to Managers around processes, market knowledge, analytics and technical understanding of the products.
• Run Supplier management reviews with divisional managers to assess Supplier quality of service, contract compliance and potential future opportunities.
• Liaise with, and involve, other Category Managers to achieve corporate objectives.

Location

Pune, India

Time Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Purchasing and Supply Chain

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting