Lead Procurement Contracts [1-year Project-Based]

Provides subject matter expertise for the development of contracts for Strategic, Core, Managed, and Blanket Suppliers with emphasis on compliance. With the guidance and direction from Category Manager, works in synergy with internal stakeholders and proponents to develop and execute negotiation strategies that achieve business objectives. 

Develops and formulates contracts and amendments with appropriate Terms and Conditions (T&C), Service Level Agreements and agreed monitoring indeces, by leveraging corporate standards, policies, templates and best practices.Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders on the contracting terms.Prepares required contractual and agreement background data to support sector contract negotiations of major contracts.Reviews contracts for completeness and collaborates with legal, insurance, risk management and finance to address concerns and risks.Identifies risks and assesses the impact related to contract execution and implementation to avoid unnecessary financial exposure of the company.Ensures that contract is signed by appropriate approving authorities and by vendors.Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders on the renegotiation and modifications of contracts as the need arises, e.g., market changes or supplier requests.Ensures the on-time delivery in full (OTIF) by conducting the sourcing activities in line with Company’s procurement policies, standards and procedures.Implements Demand Planning and Management Process by identifying opportunities for best value transactions, switching to lower cost alternatives and minimizing change orders.Reviews and validates recommended commodity specifications, statement of work, performance terms, acceptance criteria and budget availabilityCoordinates with concerned parties on the resolution of issues related to undelivered PO’s, PO with no exact delivery date, indent deliveries, unserved Purchase Order’s, short shipments, non-TAR trade receivables, settlement of rejection items, among othersMonitors and ensures compliance to international and local agreements and contracts.Collaborates with Legal Department on contract’s terms and conditions, performance standards, warranties, performance bonds and maintenance requirements and negotiates contracting terms with suppliers/vendors.Provides assistance in resolving issues related to implementation of agreements/contracts and coordinates with Contract Management, Category Managers and other concerned stakeholders.Utilizes vendor base and ensures the use of contracts or service agreement for all transactions. Optimize local and international sourcing.Utilizes vendor/service providers’ agreements to increase savings and future negotiating ability.Collaborates with Category Managers in the identification of opportunities for leveraging for local, international and enterprise-wide sourcing opportunities.Collaborates with internal stakeholders and proponents towards the achievement of the service level agreements and monitors compliance through KPI’s.Continuous review and improvement on the processes to reduce cycle time and improve customer satisfaction.Facilitates performance review of vendors and provide input to Category Managers and Contracts Management on vendor performance and performance issues.Executes the implementation of procurement activities through utilization of Vendor Agreements and contracts within the spend threshold and with concurrence from end-users.

 QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidate must possess at least Bachelor's/College Degree in Engineering (Others), Political Science, Business Studies/Administration/Management, Law or equivalent.Preferably 1-4 Yrs Experience in Experience in Vendor Management, Strategic Sourcing, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) processes, Management and Deployment of Procurement processes

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