Techno-Commercial Manager - IT

Job Role - Planning and Procurement of Enterprise Softwares & Services

Job Responsibilities -

1. Understand Business Needs, explore potential solutions (softwares, tools, services etc.) and identify best-fit solution (softwares, tools, services etc.) with respect to business requirements

2. Cordinate with vendors to conduct POCs and Pilot of solutions/new emerging technologies.

3. Manage end-to-end procurement process, including supplier identification, selection, contract negotiation, purchase execution.

4. Manage end to end vendor lifecycle which includes vendor onboarding, vendor performance monitoring, vendor risk and compliance management, vendor payment management and vendor exit management.

5. Ensure compliance with contractual agreements and service level expectations. Define, manage, monitor and report service level agreements.

6. Ensure timely renewal of enterprise software agreements and service contracts

7. Preparing the request for information (RFI) document for bidder evaluation

8. Drafting RFPs for IT Sofwares, Services and Contracts

9. Technical and Commerical bid evaluation

10. Conducting fact-based negotiations with shortlisted bidders

11. Manage and optimize vendors contracts to achieve favorable terms, including price, quality, delivery, and payment.

12. Conduct market research to identify potential vendors and stay updated on industry trends and advancements.

Educational Qualifications - BTech / BE

Work Experience - 3 years (min) to 7 years (Max)

Competencies/ Skills -

Good Aptitude and Assertiveness

Good Presentation and Communication skils

Good knowdledge of licensing models (on-premise and cloud)

Good knowledge of Enterprise Software Licensing (i.e. Microsoft/ Oracle/ SAP/ Mulesoft/Vmware/Citrix/Adobe etc,)

Good knowledge of Contract Management

Contract Negotiations & Vendor Management

Good understanding of IT and cybersecurity trends.

Ability to work collaboratively across teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.