Assistant Manager - Procurement

The Assistant Manager- Procurement for health-care vertical will operate as a support role in Procurement function, managing day-to-day activities as well as managing financial aspects of Procurement projects, including presentations and analysis to senior leadership, and performance measurement.

JOB ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates and analyzes complex spreadsheets, documents, reports and presentations for Procurement initiatives from multiple data sources.
• Examines monthly cost reports and provides explanations for expense variances.
• Submits journal entries for accruals and adjustments during month-end close.
• Helps to develop and implement strategic processes to support organizational objectives through data analytics and cross-functional collaboration.
• Conducts data analysis and obtains stakeholder/user feedback to execute process improvement as opportunities arise.
• Communicates strategies and results through recurring reporting to leadership.
• Manages and develops others.
• Supports commodity managers in assisting with RFIs, RFPs, financial and performance clauses, metrics, terms and rebates/penalties to ensure the best bid among various vendors
• Conducts post-implementation analysis to identify problems.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Proficient in procurement management, market research and process improvement.
• Experienced in gathering data and benchmarking to support business cases (quantitative and qualitative)
• Exemplifies cross-functional collaboration, team building, and project management skills to support organizational projects
• Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate report generation
• Understands intermediate impact of technology on business, services and processes; identifies technological barriers; maintains appropriate technological knowledge
• Strong communication skills
• Analytical support experience
• Strong Microsoft Suite skills (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.

Educational Qualifications:

B. Com / M.Com / MBA Finance

Relevant Experience:

• 3-5 Years of experience
• Experience with vendor sourcing - Preferred
• Experience with negotiations - Preferred
• Experience with contract management - Preferred
• Experience with AP processes – Preferred