Senior Specialist, Professional Services - Indirect Procurement

This role is responsible for supporting the sourcing, procurement, and supplier management activities for professional services categories to ensure the delivery of cost-effective, compliant, and value-driven procurement outcomes. The role supports supplier evaluations, sourcing initiatives, contract administration, commercial assessments, and stakeholder engagement while ensuring alignment with business requirements, governance standards, and procurement best practices.

• Analyse market trends, supplier capabilities, industry developments, and commercial conditions related to professional services categories to support sourcing decisions.
• Gather business requirements, supplier information, market intelligence, and commercial data to support procurement activities and category planning.
• Coordinate supplier sourcing, qualification, evaluation, and onboarding activities to ensure alignment with business and procurement requirements.
• Prepare RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, evaluation documentation, supplier assessments, and procurement recommendations in coordination with stakeholders.
• Clarify scope of work, service requirements, technical specifications, and evaluation criteria with business stakeholders and suppliers.
• Develop sourcing plans, procurement timelines, supplier evaluation frameworks, and commercial recommendations to support procurement objectives.
• Track sourcing activities, procurement progress, supplier responses, contract status, and award recommendations and prepare status updates for stakeholders.
• Coordinate commercial discussions, negotiations, and procurement activities with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support effective sourcing outcomes.
• Prepare techno-commercial evaluations, supplier comparison analyses, award recommendations, and approval documentation for governance reviews.
• Coordinate contract preparation, supplier onboarding, and procurement documentation activities with Legal, Finance, and relevant stakeholders.
• Perform supplier performance reviews and analyse service delivery, contractual compliance, and supplier effectiveness against agreed requirements.
• Apply procurement policies, sourcing procedures, governance requirements, and Delegation of Authority (DOA) controls throughout procurement activities.
• Facilitate collaboration between business functions, suppliers, Legal, Finance, and Procurement teams to support procurement execution and issue resolution.
• Organize procurement documentation, supplier records, contract files, and sourcing information to support governance, reporting, and audit requirements.
• Keep procurement records, supplier information, contracts, evaluation reports, and sourcing documentation accurate and up to date.

• Education :
  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Law, or any related field.
• Experience:
  
  3 years minimum in a relevant field