AddressJob ID:183329
Required Travel :Minimal
Managerial - No
Location: :India- Gurgaon (Amdocs Site)
Who are we
Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and enterprise customers. Our 30,000 employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.3 billion in fiscal 2021. For more information, visit Amdocs at
In one sentence
The Sourcing Manager will be responsible for handling the company's end to end sourcing operations. The successful candidate will be able to appraise and improve our sourcing activities by analyzing the company's spend, supplier partnerships and new opportunities (New Technologies, Vendor Consolidation efforts, Improved Partnerships). You will assist with all business-related activities that Amdocs performs with its suppliers in the Facility & Construction category across India and APAC to optimize costs, service and quality.
What will your job look like
- The Sourcing Manager offers support & expertise to internal stakeholders in Facilities, Legal, Finance etc..
- Perform all sourcing activities including pre-qualification and due-diligence of suppliers, tender management, negotiation & closure of contracts to obtain optimal total cost of ownership (cost, service, quality).
- Work closely with Amdocs global operation units to fully understand their needs from Procurement and acclimate newly acquired companies into Amdocs standards.
- Lead RFP processes, preparation & execution, including all data gathering & analysis to fulfillment of selection processes, (Identify potential vendors, historical cost analysis), strategize cost reduction opportunities.
- You will develop expert knowledge in the relevant procurement category center and work to implement the global category strategy and guidelines.
- You will conduct business review meetings with key stakeholders to assess risk, review future strategies, and identify potential areas of improvement.
- Place purchase orders with suppliers and act as the owner of the entire P2P process, provide reporting for management on Procurement activities and savings.
All you need is...
- Bachelor's Degree plus or equivalent + 10 years of relevant industry experience - in Procurement, vendor management or supply chain management.
- Ability to generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies.
- Be able to analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.
- Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers.
- Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking.
- Cooperation with stakeholders to guarantee agreement on terms and processes.
- Ability to execute and implement the procurement strategy while leading the day-to-day procurement activities.
- Proven work experience in leading diverse contract processes & ability to navigate in complex & global matrix organization.
- Fluent in Englis
- Experience in SAP (PO's, governance and commercial control).
- Travel availability - minimal.
Why you will love this job:
- You will be working within an extremely diverse and multi-cultural environment in a best in class & dynamic organization.
- You will be able to utilize your management expertise to shape procurement strategies in the Americas.
