6-8 years of relevant experience in sourcing/procurement of various IT services, including strategic supplier selection, contracting, renewals, software strategy life planning and costing, software licensing, software implementation cloud procurement and enterprise architecture
Mandatory experience of driving project management, synergy initiatives, supplier selection, negotiations, purchase order management, contracts negotiation, supplier management, E-Sourcing (Oracle)
Strong understanding of IT services procurement (across applications, infrastructure and cloud), including planning, negotiations and contracting models.
Experience in analyzing in T&M, Managed Services & COE contracts to identify opportunities for savings, revenue assurance.
General understanding of broad IT strategy and sourcing space and working market knowledge (e.g., key vendors, services and technology trends)
Ability to engage and interact independently with client personnel incl. procurement specialists
Willingness to work in a highly demanding and result-oriented team environment and to travel to other offices/client locations for short/long term assignments
Solid problem-solving capabilities with excellent analytical and quantitative skills
Superior written/verbal communications skills
Demonstrated business acumen, ability to grasp technical requirements and communicate effectively with business unit and corporate personnel in order to meet customer expectations.
MNC Large Corporate in IT ITES Telecom industry preferred.