Senior Procurement Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end Source-to-Pay (S2P) activities, including sourcing, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiations, contract review, purchase requisition support, and supplier onboarding.
• Partner with business, IT, finance, legal, and operational stakeholders to understand requirements and execute procurement strategies that deliver value and mitigate risk.
• Lead competitive sourcing events, RFx processes, supplier negotiations, and contract discussions to achieve optimal commercial outcomes.
• Monitor supplier performance, manage supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop procurement analytics, dashboards, spend analyses, savings tracking
• Support procurement governance, records management, audit readiness, and compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and manage procurement, contractual, operational, and supplier-related risks.
• Drive process standardization, automation opportunities, and best-practice procurement methods.
• Collaborate effectively with global stakeholders across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Educational Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Information Technology, Finance, or a related discipline. MBA, PGDM, or equivalent postgraduate qualification is desirable.

Educational Qualifications

Experience

Skills and Competencies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with procurement platforms such as Coupa, Ariba, Oracle, SAP, Ivalua, Jaggaer, or equivalent systems.
• Knowledge of supplier risk management, third-party risk frameworks, ESG and sustainability considerations, and responsible sourcing practices.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable cost savings, value creation, process improvements, and supplier innovation initiatives.
• Understanding of contract lifecycle management, information security requirements, data privacy considerations, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of relevant procurement experience within a technology, IT services, software, product, or multinational corporate environment.
• Proven experience independently managing sourcing projects, commercial negotiations, and contract discussions.
• Experience procuring SaaS, cloud services, software licenses, IT hardware, infrastructure, data center technologies, telecom, or related technology categories.
• Experience working within a global procurement environment and supporting international stakeholders.
• Skills and Competencies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, including engagement with senior leadership and executives.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to build business cases, total cost of ownership analyses, and savings models.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and commercial acumen.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results within demanding timelines.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational capabilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and procurement systems.
• Experience with procurement platforms such as Coupa, Ariba, Oracle, SAP, Ivalua, Jaggaer, or equivalent systems.
• Knowledge of supplier risk management, third-party risk frameworks, ESG and sustainability considerations, and responsible sourcing practices.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable cost savings, value creation, process improvements, and supplier innovation initiatives.
• Understanding of contract lifecycle management, information security requirements, data privacy considerations, and regulatory compliance.