Sourcing Manager

Role overview

Location

• The description identifies the work location as the Amdocs site in Pune, India.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Economics, Business, Law, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of strategic sourcing and procurement experience in indirect or corporate services categories within a global organization.
• Proven complex-negotiation and measurable-savings track record on high-value deals and renewals.
• Strong RFP/tender experience and technical and commercial proposal evaluation.
• Understanding of contract terms, commercial risk, and end-to-end contract lifecycle management.
• Experience with global stakeholders and suppliers across regions and time zones.
• Excellent written and verbal English, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Able to work independently, manage priorities, and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA preferred.
• Hands-on experience in Professional Services, HR and Benefits, Learning and Development, Marketing, or SaaS.
• CIPS or equivalent procurement certification.
• Procurement systems such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, or similar; strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Exposure to Gen AI procurement automation, including prompt engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full global corporate-services sourcing lifecycle, from requirements and supplier qualification through RFx/tenders, negotiation, award, and contract closure.
• Manage sourcing across Professional Services, HR and Benefits, Learning and Development, IT and SaaS, and Marketing, aligned with global category strategy.
• Negotiate new deals and renewals; benchmark bids to secure savings, better terms, and added value.
• Manage renewals, challenge price increases, secure beneficial multiyear terms, and protect service continuity.
• Manage MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, and order forms with Legal, Finance, and Compliance, covering commercial terms, payments, guarantees, supplier risk, and due diligence.
• Partner with global HR, Finance, Legal, IT, and business leaders; prepare deal reviews and sourcing recommendations for approval.
• Oversee purchase-to-pay, including requisitions, purchase orders, vendor onboarding, and payments.
• Review supplier performance, risks, escalations, market trends, pricing, and supplier innovations.
• Report savings, spend, pipeline, and procurement KPIs; improve workflows using Gen AI tools and templates.

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