Sourcing RFx Tactical Buyer

Introduction

As a Sourcing RFx Tactical Buyer, you will be directly engaging with the IBM & Client Sourcing Team under the CPO organization of a Global Healthcare Life science client based out of North America. This role will be aligned cross category across Direct, Indirect, Enterprise, and R&D and involves transactional and administrative support across sourcing towers. You will be responsible for executing low-complexity tasks such as tactical buying, supplier negotiation support, reporting, contract management and sourcing execution. This role requires 6–10 years of experience in procurement operations.

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Understand end-to-end sourcing RFx procurement lifecycle
• Document processes with flowcharts and workflow mapping
• Work with client focal points to obtain process content
• Maintain version control and compliance documentation
• Support release management of process documents
• Provide training and refresher sessions
• Formulate strategies to move up the value chain
• Contribute to engagement profitability
• Ensure audit readiness of process documents
• Work with stakeholders and management efficiently
• Positive attitude, planning, curiosity, self-discipline
• Category execution (low clip & tactical buying tasks)
• Localization for global agreements (execution level)
• Contract management and administration
• Sourcing / RFx management (client engagement, supplier scoring, event outcomes)
• NDA / CDA negotiation
• Cost modeling (simple and intermediate models)
• Supplier performance management (client interaction)
• Scorecard creation and calculations
• Financial health reporting (complex queries)
• Market intelligence and supplier identification (varying complexity)
• Back-office escalations and support

Policies, Procedures and Program Management

Category Management and Sourcing Execution

Sourcing Execution

Contract and Compliance Administration

Category Buying Desk

Cost Modelling and Supplier Performance

Other Middle Office Activities

Escalation and Request Management

Work the shift hours to support North America time zone (6 : 30 pm IST to 3 : 30 am IST / 7.30 pm to 4.30 am IST)

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

Skills Required

Contract Negotiation, Market Intelligence, Sourcing Strategy