Job Location: Chennai
Job Summary
Responsible for the overall purchasing and planning of critical materials, equipment and services, typically focusing on a specific commodity or product line. Studies market trends, evaluates suppliers for reliability and complies with company standards. Develops new and “best in class” supply sources at the lowest cost while being consistent with considerations of quality and reliability. Coordinates all purchasing activities ensuring inventory is maintained at planned levels. Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own discipline. Usually determines own work priorities. Acts as resource for colleagues with less experience.
Job Description
Core Responsibilities
As a key member of the Comcast Enterprise Procurement team, you will be responsible to support implementation of procurement policies, best practices and drive compliance, contribute to professional services category management, support strategic procurement operations and perform service management to ensure value delivery from the offshore center, lead stakeholder and supplier relationship and coordinate the innovation efforts, which might involve third party service providers.
The responsibilities will include:
- Contribute to Category management (Professional Services)
- Support Procurement Managers/ Directors with deal and contract execution – collects stakeholder input and conduct deal analysis
- Supports development of procurement strategy and spend management tactics by providing detailed support and spend analytics
- Works with business stakeholders across multiple territories/ Business Units to support procurement strategy development – understanding of business unit needs, the supply market, spend baseline and evolution, and benchmarking
- Build and manage business stakeholder and supplier relationships – interact with key business stakeholders and suppliers to address business needs, supplier issues and continuous improvement opportunities
- Facilitate resolution of escalations – co-ordinate and lead issue resolution/ problem solving and escalate as required to address identified gaps
- Collate information/ data from multiple sources, draft proposal, review with stakeholder and cross-functional teams for alignment and approval
- Translate business needs into sourcing documents such as RFI’s, RFP’s, RFQ’s or SOW’s
- Ensure end to end – sourcing/ strategic procurement process, procurement best practices, deal approval process are compliant
Support Statement of Work (SOW) reviews- Plan, track and manage Statement of work (SOW) reviews across professional services categories (Technology and Consulting services)
- Support mid-year and year-end SOW renewals with BU, Legal, Supplier and Finance Business Operations teams
- Support SOW change orders
- Support commercial and contract negotiations
- Manage consulting intake approval process
- Lead daily scrum call with entire enterprise professional services procurement team to review & track SOW status
Support Master Service Agreement (MSA) / Master Consulting Agreement (MCA) execution- Support MSA execution for the new technology & consulting deals
- Support commercial and contract negotiations
Support Request for Proposal (RFP) process- Support end to end RFP process
- Conduct RFP data analysis to identify RFP outcome and cost saving opportunities – develop a matrix of negotiation scenarios.
Support Reporting and Analytics- Support market intelligence towards technology and consulting service landscape
- Spend and savings analytics and reporting
- Supplier performance reporting
- SOW reporting
- Consulting intake approval reporting
General- Support implementation of procurement policies to minimize operational and financial risk
- Challenge existing practices and lead projects to execute improvement to standardize and streamline processes
- Support strategic procurement operations on global delivery model basis (Beeline, ServiceNow, Smartsheet, Salesforce)
- Other relevant duties as assigned
Location: Chennai
Experience: 5 to 8 years
Employees at all levels are expected to:
- Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
- Own the customer experience – think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
- Know your stuff – be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
- Win as a team – make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
- Be an active part of the Net Promoter System – a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company – by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
- Drive results and growth.
- Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
- Do what’s right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
Disclaimer:
- This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.
Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
5-7 Years
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
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