Contract Management

Responsible to drive cost efficiency to meet the Financial (Budget) Target for the calendar year

• Managing the annual spend of $ 800 Million for Procuring/renewing the software licenses & professional services

• Identifying cost savings opportunities and assists in achieving yearly cost reduction targets set by the Management.

• Managing the software license and professional service requests on daily basis

• Acted as a subject matter expert in end to end purchasing processes

• Reviewing, submitting and approving the requisition requirements in the CAP Tool to initiate the approval flow for the automated/manual generation of purchase

orders

• Liaising with requesters/suppliers/category managers for additional information or any questions

• Ensuring the use of correct legal entities, cost centers, internal orders, general ledger codes, etc.

• Manage outbound and inbound calls with vendors/partners regarding renewal quotes, products & pricing

• Providing Administrative support in contract management by maintaining the database of all supplier contract agreements

• Validating all the aspects of contracts / quotes to ensure compliance and verify standard costs and investigating the variances with the actual costs

• Anticipating the Supplier information and Shopping Cart approval issues and initiating the necessary actions to ensure that the purchase orders (POs) are processed

and issued efficiently

• Ensuring that a PO is created correctly (Vendor info, material, currencies, quantity, etc.) and collaborate with the PO Team for any issues related to PO creation

• Expediting the delivery of licenses/services by contacting the suppliers.

• Supporting in new supplier setups or extensions

• Maintaining accurate vendor master record including licenses, software expi