Associate - Procurement Services

hace 2 semanas

San José, Costa Rica WNS Global Services A tiempo completo

Company Description

**WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE**: WNS) is a global Business Process Management (BPM) leader. WNS offers business value to 400+global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals, including Banking and Financial Services, Consulting and Professional Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Telecommunications, Travel and Utilities. WNS Costa Rica - Launched in 2009, the WNS Costa Rica delivery center is fully functional and scalable, We are spread across more than nine countries across North America, South America, and Europe serving various industries like Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, and Insurance with Strong socio-political factors such as political and economic stability, highest literacy rate in the region and a sizeable young and educated population having a strong multi-lingual population with English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, etc.Why Join Us?At WNS, our mission is to enable clients to outperform with our passion for service and innovation. At the heart of each client engagement is our pursuit to understand our client’s business, and create impactful solutions that can drive agility and excellence into their business processes. Our promise of outperformance stems from our deep domain expertise, partnership approach and a global delivery network.Our mission as an organization is guided by our CIRCLE of values: Client First, Integrity, Respect, Collaboration, Learning, Excellence.We promise our employees to experience role clarity, coaching and mentoring, professional development and structured career path through our 5 people promises and keeping employee experience at the core.

**Job Description**:
Job Purpose / SummaryThe Senior Associate, Strategic Sourcing is a member of a client dedicated procurement service delivery team responsible for assisting category managers (client or WNS) with category planning and strategy development, benchmarking, collecting market intelligence, managing stakeholders, and developing project pipelines. He or she will lead the client’s defined strategic sourcing execution process, including building cost models, designing and launching of RFIs/RFPs, evaluating bids, planning and executing negotiation strategies, and making award recommendations. Additionally, this role is responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships. A successful Senior Associate will drive year over year savings while ensuring quality and service level requirements are met.This role frequently interacts with senior members of the client’s organization, so he or she must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable leading and participating in discussions across levels and cultures.In addition to strategic sourcing responsibilities, the Senior Associate may have people management responsibilities for up to 6 team members of various levels ranging from analyst to associate across functions such as sourcing execution, contracting, supplier relationship management, and procurement operations. He or she is also responsible for creating a positive work environment and fostering cross-functional and cross-regional collaboration.

**Qualifications**:
Key Responsibilities / Job Duties
- Developing and executing sourcing strategies through the use of the client’s strategic sourcing process
- Identifying cost savings through negotiations, event driven activities, and alternate sourcing strategies to achieve assigned cost saving goals
- Leading commercial negotiations and drafting contracts
- Supporting category managers in managing overall supplier relationships, including supplier performance, capability development, risk mitigation, cost savings, and quality improvements
- If applicable, managing the team’s objective setting, performance, career growth, training, and competency development - Acting as the escalation point for the source to contract (S2C) team, communicating and resolving operational issues, and escalating to the Regional Delivery Lead or Category Manager as necessaryKnowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Expertise in one or more indirect spend categories (e.g. MRO, Capital, Professional Services, IT, Marketing, Logistics, etc.), including understanding external market dynamics, top suppliers, market trends and highlights, and procurement strategies
- Ability to determine the appropriate procurement strategy for assigned categories and business requirements - Ability to draft simple to complex contractual agreements
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills - Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to provide custom solutions to address the client’s challenges
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously
- Strong leadership skills, including ability to motivate and manage people
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office t

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