Assistant Manager - Technology Procurement

About the role

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, contracts, or supply chain management
• Proven experience managing complex technology procurement and strategic sourcing
• Experience leading competitive tendering processes and contract negotiations
• Experience managing suppliers, stakeholders, and cross-functional procurement initiatives
• Experience within large-scale organizations, giga-projects, government entities, or highly regulated environments is preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technology procurement across assigned portfolios, covering sourcing strategy, tendering, negotiations, contract award, supplier management, governance, risk mitigation, and value optimization.
• Lead RFI, RFQ, RFP, ITB and direct-award procurement processes
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies aligned with business and category requirements
• Manage procurement from demand planning through contract award and supplier onboarding
• Lead technical/commercial evaluations, tender clarifications, BAFOs and negotiations
• Manage amendments, renewals, extensions, change requests and claims support
• Monitor procurement schedules and Tender Event Schedules
• Drive cost optimization and commercial value
• Manage supplier performance, disputes and operational escalations
• Review sourcing strategies, tender documentation, evaluations and governance submissions

Skills

• Procurement
• Sourcing
• Contract negotiations
• Tendering
• RFI
• RFQ
• RFP
• ITB
• Supplier management
• Stakeholder management
• Governance
• Cost optimization
• Vendor management
• Demand planning
• Contract award