Associate - Procurement Services

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading Business Process Management (BPM) company. We combine our deep industry knowledge with technology and analytics expertise to co-create innovative, digital-led transformational solutions with clients across 10 industries. We enable businesses in Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Healthcare, and Utilities to re-imagine their digital future and transform their outcomes with operational excellence.We deliver an entire spectrum of BPM services in finance and accounting, procurement, customer interaction services and human resources leveraging collaborative models that are tailored to address the unique business challenges of each client. We co-create and execute the future vision of 400+ clients with the help of our 44,000+ employees.

WNS Denali is a procurement-focused, technology-agnostic managed services provider that enables organizations to win at procurement: influence more spend through Category Management and transition to a New Procurement Operating Model. We support Global 1000 companies by offering an array of best-in-class procurement solutions, including Category Management, Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, Contract and Supplier Management, Tactical and Transactional Procurement, and Accounts Payable. We bring deep Category expertise extending across various direct and indirect spend categories.Job DescriptionSound understanding IT - Technology Procurement category.• Category: IT • Sub-Categories: Software, Hardware, Telecom, SecurityThe Associate will execute services in a Sourcing to Contracting (S2C) project, in most cases from start to finish, including but not limited to – sourcing requests validation per client guidelines, requirements analysis for the bid packages, communicating with client requesters to close any data gaps, prepare and publish the package to the identified suppliers for bidding purposes, following up with suppliers to ensure adequate participation, and summarizing proposals back to the requestor. His responsibilities include:The Sourcing Consultant will execute services for a sourcing project, in most cases from start to finish, including but not limited to – sourcing requests validation per FAB’s guidelines, requirements analysis for the bid packages, communicating with FAB requesters to close any data gaps, • Graduate with 5+ years of experience in initiating, executing, evaluating, and managing strategic sourcing activities.• Provides sourcing services (RFP, RFI, RFQ) to our clients based on predefined service levels, managing simple projects simultaneously• Execute the sourcing process from start to finish, e.g., RFx development, Auctions, Forward, reverse auctions, data analysis• Understanding of the reverse auction methodology and concepts that apply to various sourcing scenarios: Lotting, Pricing, Supplier Communications, stakeholder change management. • Evaluate project scope, risk, and determine sourcing approach and methodology to be applied; develop and/or customize various templates including RFx, pricing, and proposal evaluation• Perform in depth analysis of proposals submitted, draw conclusions, prepare comprehensive summaries, and present back to the client in a concise manner.• Develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation.• Conduct peer reviews for other team member’s projects and check for quality, consistency, and compliance with sourcing methodology • Able to independently manage contracts like MSA, SOW, NDA, CO etc. drafting, negotiation, reviewing and readiness for signing/executing. Strong understanding of contract life cycle management. • Experience with BANK stakeholders or in Banking related Procurement environment will be an added advantage.

• Strong customer service orientation• Strong analytical skills• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (internally, with client stakeholders, and the supplier community)• Ability to follow a process based on documented guidelines• General knowledge and understanding of sourcing/procurement fundamentals (e.g., basic proficiency in pricing structures, organization of project deliverables, RFx formats, survey development)• Strong team player• Ability to navigate client systems to obtain required data• General project management proficiency (e.g., understands project management basics)• Strong Excel skills, including working knowledge of filters, sorting, pivot tables, basic formulas, advanced formatting techniques, and advance data manipulation skills• Proficiency in MS communication tools: MS Word, Outlook, Teams Meeting• Proficiency in Sourcing tools (Ariba, Procurri, Corcentric, Zycus, iValua, Coupa, ERP eSourcing modules.• Creating productivity and transactional reports on quotidian basis and sharing with managers.• Updating contract information on ProjecTrac.This is 100% Work from Office engagement using client infrastructure and environment provisioned by WNS at Chennai Delivery Center.Shift timings is 9 AM to 6:30 PM. Job Location is Chennai. Local candidates are preferred. No relocation benefits will be provided.Flexible with work hours and should be able to extend and support as and when required.Educational Qualifications• Bachelor’s Degree• 5+ years of work experience in operational, procurement or sourcing, and a minimum of 3 years of contract management experience.• Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) and/or Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) preferredWork Location:Chennai:WNS Global Services (P) Ltd Block 10, DLF IT Park, 10th Floor 1/124 Shivaji Gardens, Moonlight Stop, RamapuramNandambakkam Post, Chennai, Tamil Nadu – 600089