Associate Manager, Procurement

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PhonePe is India’s leading digital payments company with 50 crore (500 Million) registered users and 3.7 crore (37 Million) merchants covering over 99% of the postal codes across India. On the back of its leadership in digital payments, PhonePe has expanded into financial services (Insurance, Mutual Funds, Stock Broking, and Lending) as well as adjacent tech-enabled businesses such as Pincode for hyperlocal shopping and Indus App Store which is India's first localized App Store. The PhonePe Group is a portfolio of businesses aligned with the company's vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services.

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Position : AM – Services Procurement

Reporting to : Lead – Services Procurement

Position Overview:

The AM - Services procurement is responsible for being the single point of contact for to manage key external vendors for Facility, CX, HR & other related services contracts.

This person will partner with other functions like HR, Facility, Security and legal to develop sourcing strategy, negotiation tactics and manage contract terms and conditions while minimizing PhonePe liability/exposure.

Additionally, the said position will create metrics for each contract and measure the vendor's and PhonePe’s adherence and performance against those metrics and report the findings to senior leadership.

Responsibilities:

• This role is responsible to drive & support Contract procurement (or) Management activities pertaining to Facility, HR, Admin, CX and Security management
• Understand the techniques and competency to plan, organize and stage meetings, conferences, exhibitions and other tourism related business events from both project management as well as operations perspectives.
• Know and understand of the key management processes and procedures involved in the different hotel, Airlines, and Cab operating departments such as rooms division, sales & marketing and F&B.
• Have a good grasp of attractions and Event management fundamentals.
• For the category (s) resource will be required to drive Category planning, Market research & analysis, savings opportunity identification & spend optimization.
• RFX activities, Supplier selection, Supplier Due diligence, Negotiation, Tactical buying, Contract management (includes creation), Catalogue Management (includes enablement).
• Proven skills in Vendor Profile Evaluation, Performance Assessment and Vendor Management
• Supplier management, Statutory & Regulatory risk management, support audits, management reporting, and independent Stakeholder / Supplier / Client management.
• Ability and network and form high quality working relationships with clients and colleagues
• Strong analytical and data management skills, ideally proven in a Sourcing and Procurement Operations context
• Ability to understand and translate customer requirements and find appropriate solutions with quick turnaround time and meet organizational and client expectations
• Ensure a quick turnaround time for to meet the customer requirements for a PR to PO process.
• Supplier management, Statutory & Regulatory risk management, support audits, management reporting, and independent Stakeholder / Supplier / Client management.
• Negotiations: Finalization of Contracts. National contracts for Volume benefit, integration of services under single vendors, pooling of demand & Increase contract coverage.
• MIS & Controlling (Commercial Functions): Saving details, Contract matrix, Procurement Reports & Adherence analysis.
• Ensuring documentation as per process and controlling procurement resources and activities
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Graduate/ Post Graduate in any discipline. BE in Engineering, MS or MBA, preferred
• 2-4 years of experience working in procurement. Specific experience in Facility & HR procurement is preferred
• Experience working across pan India vendors, multi-cultural awareness and sensitivity, and emerging market awareness and experience
• Demonstrated success required to in defining and implementing a sourcing strategy yielding year over year
• Experience in dealing with large number of suppliers with varied complexity.
• A self-starter and require minimal supervision
• Excellent communication (verbal and Written) and influence skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications
• Knowledge of e-Sourcing modules of SAP / FUSION etc., is desirable
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of management, all functional areas.
• Knowledge of Domestic taxes
  
  

Key Competencies:

• Collaboration: Ability to influence change outside of direct organization. Ability to weigh benefits and risks on behalf of entire company for this area of responsibility
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate and influence at all levels in the organization
• Contract Management: Deliver savings through spend optimization & business process redesign
• Statutory & Regulatory Risk management
• Internal policy Governance, Min Wages & legal documentation, Control and SLA compliance
• Leadership: Demonstrated leadership skills including growth and development of teams
• Business Acumen: Demonstrated strong business and financial understandings
  
  

PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits (Not applicable for Intern or Contract Roles)

• Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
• Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
• Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
• Mobility Benefits - Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
• Retirement Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment
• Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance Policy
  
  

Working at PhonePe is a rewarding experience! Great people, a work environment that thrives on creativity, the opportunity to take on roles beyond a defined job description are just some of the reasons you should work with us. Read more about PhonePe on our blog.

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