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Sourcing Consultant (Procurement) - Cape TownCompany DescriptionWNS Global Services Inc. (NYSE: WNS) is a global Business Process Management (BPM) leader. WNS offers business value to 400+ global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key industry verticals, including Banking and Financial Services, Consulting and Professional Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Telecommunications, Travel and Utilities. Globally, the groupxe2x80x99s over 41,000+ Professionals serve across 60 delivery centers in 16 countries worldwide, including China, Costa Rica, India, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UK and US.WNS South Africa has been in operation since 2003 and built a reputation as the industry leader for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) in South Africa, with a growing footprint into Africa. We are a strategic partner for delivering a full range of basic to complex processes from our eight delivery centers across South Africa, employing 4000+ people.Why join us?We promise our employees to experience role clarity, coaching and mentoring, professional development and structured career path through our 5 people promises and keeping employee experience at the core. Experience the culture of outperformance, engagement, celebration and also contribute to society through our WNS Cares Foundation, where you have the opportunity to support meaningful initiatives and make an impact in the community.The Sourcing Consultant will execute simple to complex sourcing projects, from start to finish, including but not limited to xe2x80x93 sourcing requests validation per client guidelines, requirements analysis for the bid packages, communicating with client requesters to close any data gaps, prepare and publish the package to the identified suppliers for bidding purposes, following up with suppliers to ensure adequate participation, and summarizing proposals back to the requestor.Key Responsibilities:Provides sourcing services (RFP, RFI, FRQ) to our clients based on predefined service levels, managing simple to complex projects simultaneouslyLead and execute the sourcing process from start to finish, e.g. RFx development, reverse auctions, data analysis etcA strong understanding of the reverse auction methodology and concepts that apply to various sourcing scenarios: Lotting, Pricing, Supplier Communications, stakeholder change management.Collaborate with Client Category Managers and/or SMEs on project strategy and tailor sourcing execution based on direction provided by themEvaluate project scope and determine sourcing approach and methodology to be applied; develop and/or customize various templates including RFx, pricing, and proposal evaluationPerform in depth analysis of proposals submitted, draw conclusions, prepare comprehensive summaries, and present back to the client in a concise mannerDevelop and maintain comprehensive project documentationConduct peer reviews for other team memberxe2x80x99s projects and check for quality, consistency and compliance with sourcing methodology and client specific requirementsQualificationsRelevant tertiary qualificationAdditional InformationExperience Required:3-5 years of experience (2+ years of experience in sourcing & procurement) in initiating, executing, evaluating and managing strategic sourcing activitiesKey Attributes Required:Strong eSourcing skills, including sourcing methodology, eSourcing technology, RFX development and managementStrong customer service orientation including demonstrated issue resolution and relationship management skillsStrong analytical skills and ability to work with data in Excel using pivot tables and various other key Excel functions to analyze, organize and present dataAbility to follow a process based on documented guidelines with minimal supervisionAbility to summarize a large amount of quantitative and qualitative information in support of developing RFx packagesProficiency in eSourcing tools (Coupa, Ariba, Procuri, Iasta, Zycus, ERP eSourcing module)Basic negotiation skills

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