Procurement Practice Manager

Accenture,Gurgaon, India

What are we looking for? • Minimum of 7 years of experience of multiple Logistics categories, including: Courier, distributor, transportation, warehouse management. • Minimum 7 years in a client facing role • Bachelor’s Degree • MBA or Equivalent • Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts related to Logistics materials and services • Ability to interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Formal training and/or experience in strategic sourcing • Proficiency in spreadsheet software (e.g. Microsoft Excel) and presentation software (i.e. Microsoft PowerPoint)
Roles and Responsibilities: • Design and implement cost savings projects across multiple Logistics sub-. • Engage with customers’ senior management team members to drive and communicate progress. • Collaborate with external / internal clients to develop strategic category plans. • Develop and manage sourcing pipeline, continuous improvement initiatives and ensure procurement solutions are addressing related client metrics and contracted SLAs for designated Category. • Implement supplier performance management and contract management metrics and guidance, and manage procurement processes in addition to spend, market intelligence and, financial analyses for designated clients. Assigned to highly or medium complexity situations. • Measure and manage “suppliers’” (aka providers, agencies, etc.) performance relative to contracted service levels • Develop, own, manage and update Category Plans, including sourcing pipeline. • Develop and implement SRM practices specific to client need and supplier development strategy • Implement and support enforcement of buying and contracting processes • Actively monitor and communicate category insights, trends and conduct market research for designated clients throughout contract term. • Establish, maintain and manage relationship with clients (both functional stake holders and procurement) • Effectively raise issues/concerns before they arise and present options for resolution specific to client relationships • Work with Client Delivery to ensure that services are delivered in accordance with contractual / service level obligations • Ensure that services are provided within assigned budgets and timelines; take action necessary to address any issues • Provide input to Accenture best practices

Education: Any Graduation

Tech Lead

Aristocrat, Noida

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Optum ,Noida

Primary Responsibilities:

• Development of Web applications using latest full stack skills on Microsoft JAVA Full Stack (Java, Angular, REST, XML, HTML, AJAX, CSS, etc.) and AI knowledge
• Implementing best engineering practices on CI/CD and automated code reviews
• Drive technical quality and delivery for a scrum team.
• Good hands-on on API Development leveraging Open API standards.
• Reviews and challenges requirements, wireframes, features etc from point of view of business, user or customer, and suggests meaningful changes resulting into better functional design
• Influences team on design, priorities and approach for design and feature/functional areas level
• Component libraries, services, workflows, integration and/or data transformations
  Independently evaluates candidate design options, can compare, contrast the pros & cons before taking design decisions
• Ability to independently code end to end vertical slice functional flow (e.g. UI, Middle ware, Persistence) of user stories that are of large size and complexity
• Writes effective unit test cases and functional test cases, writes and executes the automation of functional test cases
• Feature and component level technical problems e.g
• Writing highly optimized, resource-light and code that scales in linear fashion for large scale data processing or high transaction volumes
• Translating real world business objects into Object models
• Writing reusable set of component libraries that are extensible, with plug-n-play characteristics
• Doing effective RCAs for functional, data, performance or scale related issues in production
• Provide structured resolution fast enough ensuring lower down times, high availability of business-critical products & services

• Advanced Configurations like Security (OAuth2.0 and JWT), Jenkins, Docker, Sonar, Fortify, Azure, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 10+ years experience on full stack Java and Angular based development
• Experience on Cloud computing technologies and AI
• Good hands-on experience on MVC .NET, SOA based applications, applications with high configurability
• Should have solid object-oriented programming skills
• Solid analytical skills and experience on proof of concept development
• Good on design and application architecture principles
• Proven good team player, change/innovation agents and self-starter on different techs
• Ready to take up any technical challenges and should be research oriented
• Knowledge on Azure Cloud and Kubernetes
• Good hands-on on API Development leveraging Open API standards

Preferred Qualification:

• UI Development skills (Angular/React/HTML/CSS/Bootstrap etc.)

India – Free People – Sr Production Coordinator

 URBN, Gurgaon

Role Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and execute Design’s vision through the appropriate allocation of product and the sourcing of materials which deliver the right aesthetic while meeting product margin and timing requirements.
• Develop relationships with supplier base to ensure alignment of category business needs and successful business partnerships. Understand supplier capabilities and advantages, as well as opportunities for improvement.
• Build key relationships between stakeholders to create an environment that drives innovation, product accuracy, speed to market initiatives, improves efficiency, and reduces weeks of supply. Proactively collaborate with internal partners to meet goals.
• Own individual style development, ensuring all styles serve up Design’s vision while also delivering the quality and cost the Brand requires.
• Achieve seasonal calendar actualization as outlined by the Brand Sourcing Director. Analyze and identify opportunities for Merchant to improve adoption rates and approved style count targets as dictated by seasonal line plan. Support Merchant’s business requirements by aligning product category needs, and update and communicate all style, cost, and delivery changes.
• Manage the production time and action (T&A) for outstanding development as needed for successful on-time product delivery. Manage the order placement process, insuring target place dates align with business strategies, and that best possible deliveries are regularly met.
• Review, maintain and analyze all factory and brand reports highlighting areas of opportunity for improvements both internally and externally.
• Manage TOP process/standards including status of vendors with regards to the release shipments prior to TOP approval and make recommendations accordingly. Manage QA process/standards in conjunction with the DC with regards to the release of shipments and make recommendations accordingly.
• Manage Shipping Compliance results in conjunction with the DC to ensure suppliers are following required procedures as detailed in the Routing Guides and train suppliers further that do not meet the requirement consistently.

Role Qualifications:

• Progressive sourcing experience within complex, fast pace apparel environment. Specialty retail and/or direct to consumer experience is preferred.
• A successful track record of building relationships with cross functional partners and offering new and innovative solutions to sourcing issues/challenges.
• Process improvement capabilities including proven examples of implementing operational efficiencies.
• Works with a high sense of integrity and urgency and is motivated by deadlines and new challenges.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English.
• Major in Fashion, Supply Chain, or related field.