IT Procurement Lead
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Business Performance
- Drive cost savings and value creation through strategic sourcing, effective negotiations, and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis.
- Monitor and improve IT procurement KPIs such as procurement cycle time, cost avoidance, and compliance levels through data-driven insights and reporting.
- Ensure timely renewal of AMCs, AMS contracts, and software licenses through effective contract lifecycle planning and vendor coordination.
- Support IT budgeting and planning by providing accurate spend forecasts and procurement analytics.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to capture requirements and align procurement strategies with business objectives.
- Identify opportunities for vendor consolidation, standardization, and process automation to enhance operational efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with organizational procurement policies, audit requirements, and information security standards.
- Manage vendor escalations effectively, ensuring timely resolution of critical issues.
- Prepare and present procurement performance reports and MIS dashboards to management.
- Continuously identify and implement cost optimization, value improvement initiatives, cost avoidance within IT procurement.
- Customer and Partner Relations
- Act as the primary liaison between IT Procurement and internal stakeholders (IT, Finance, Legal, and Business Units), ensuring clear communication and alignment.
- Translate business requirements into effective sourcing strategies and procurement actions.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors, OEMs, and service providers to support long-term value creation.
- Monitor vendor performance against SLAs, warranties, and contractual obligations, ensuring accountability and compliance.
- Conduct periodic vendor performance reviews and evaluations to drive continuous improvement.
- Procurement Execution
- Lead end-to-end sourcing activities including RFPs, RFQs, bid evaluations, commercial negotiations, and contract awards.
- Manage procurement across IT categories including infrastructure, networking, end-user computing, cybersecurity solutions, and enterprise software.
- Support procurement of cloud services and subscription-based models, with an understanding of consumption-based pricing structures.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts in collaboration with legal and IT teams, ensuring risk mitigation and commercial effectiveness.
- Ensure adherence to procurement processes, documentation standards, and audit requirements.
- People Management
- Support team members in daily procurement operations and ensure adherence to policies.
- Foster a team-oriented environment, promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Promote accountability, integrity, and continuous improvement in all procurement activities.
- Improvement/Innovation
- Contribute to the implementation of best practices in IT procurement, sourcing, and vendor governance.
- Support procurement automation and IT digital transformation initiatives, including the effective use of ERP and procurement tools, as well as enabling group-wide procurement synergies.
- Benchmark vendor pricing, contract terms, and procurement practices to identify improvement opportunities and enhance competitiveness.
Key Performance Areas (KPAs
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- Ensure timely procurement of IT products and services applying to TCO.
- Improved end-user satisfaction and system adoption rates.
- IT procurement proce
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