Strategic Sourcing Specialist Ref: JS0511L123

One of our Clients is seeking Strategic Sourcing Specialist for the following role
POSITION TITLE	Strategic Sourcing Specialist
POSITION BASED IN	Karachi - Pakistan
CLIENT'S DETAIL	MNC Information Technology Conglomerate
GENDER	Equal Opportunity Employer
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION / EXPERIENCE	·         MBA major in Finance / Marketing with a degree in Engineering with 3-5 years related experience. ·         Experience of IT & Telecommunication Industry would be an added advantage. – Preferable ·         Sourcing experience in leading contracting teams and categories related to IT/Data Centers, Technology Ventures, HR, Travel is a plus ·         Self Confident, Credible and Persuasive Leader ·         Self starter/highly pro-active ·         Has demonstrated clear examples of achieving tangible results
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES	·         Responsible to support company internal and external requirements for hardware, software and services by selecting core and/or leveraged suppliers that provide optimal cost, quality and delivery. ·         Understand the cost elements in supplier prices. ·         Benchmark unique supplier costs/prices and/or associated royalties. ·         Negotiate competitive costs/prices. ·         Demonstrate understanding of company contract terms and conditions. ·         Develop unique terms and conditions for supplier agreements in support of company customer contracts. ·         Analyze, determine and stipulate flow-down and flow-up terms and conditions between customer and supplier agreements when procuring goods and services for resale to a customer. ·         Proactively influence suppliers and development. ·         Ensure availability of technologies to support new product road maps. ·         Identify, evaluate, and promote new suppliers that enhance company’s competitive position. ·         Collect, analyze, and utilize competitive information to influence technology selection and procurement processes. ·         Understand variety of analytical approaches to determine how well positioned a company is to compete in the marketplace. ·         Articulate and combine both internal/external perspectives of the customer's competitive position. ·         Understand business analysis reports such as Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). ·         Perform analysis of supplier product(s), technology, capabilities and competitive market position. ·         Perform and present fair value analysis using accepted value determination techniques. Evaluate and provide team analysis.
Please send your resume at jobs@eswpak.com before May 25, 2011 in WORD FORMAT .Incomplete or Irrelevant CVs will not be entertained. Please mark the title of the designation and the preferred city applying for in the Subject line