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Excellent understanding of end-to-end sourcing lifecycle for procurement of IT services spanning strategic sourcing, vendor evaluation and selection and vendor management
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Experience in assisting global clients with large scale sourcing and procurement of IT services and products which is inclusive of Applications implementation and management, IT Infrastructure transformation and management, Cloud procurement, Business Process Outsourcing services, Hardware, Software and Telecom etc.
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Comfortable in carrying out a detailed contract inventory analysis, to draw out insights and observations from Services contracts, Software contracts, Hardware contracts, Cloud and Telecom contracts to identify cost optimization opportunities to reduce contract value leakage
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Experience in contract life cycle management and providing key recommendations for optimizing contracts around IT services, Applications, IT Infrastructure, BPO, Software and Hardware contracts
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Hands-on experience in using contract lifecycle management tools for IT services and for Software and Hardware assets e.g. Ariba, Coupa etc.
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An Engineering degree, with preferably an MBA, with more than 3 years of experience within the sourcing and vendor ecosystems consulting domain in Tier 1 firms.
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IT certifications such as ITILv3, ITIL4, Cloud certifications (from large Hyperscalers - AWS, Azure, GCP).
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Impactful client presentation capabilities, strong problem-solving skills and story-telling techniques.
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Analytical, self-starter, results-driven and a solutions-oriented approach.
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Experience of working within a global team and an exposure of working with international clients.
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A quick learner with a no-limits mindset.