Samson M
Procurement Manager
Join Date
October 2019
Country
Gender
Male
Age
Not Specified
About Samson M
Companies & Work
Levi Strauss & Co
egion: US, Asia Pac , Europe, UAE
Accountable for management of indirect spend of 190M USD and delivery of strategic initiatives contributing to the achievement of individual and GSS team targets
Execute procurement activities in line with business needs –supply market analyses, price / service-level benchmarking, sourcing events, supplier negotiations and ongoing supplier relationship management
Manage procurement and sourcing processes and negotiating cost and deliverables, ensuring LS&Co. is competitive in the marketplace and limiting risk
Indirect Category sourcing across US, Asia Pac , Europe, UAE and various categories of spend such as, IT- Hardware, Software, Telecom, IT Professional Services, HR, Professional Services, IT, Marketing, Distribution & Logistics and Facilities
Build and maintain cross functional stakeholder relationships and Support and drive supplier diversity efforts globally
Partner with Finance, Legal, risk and compliance to ensure value from sourcing activities is properly captured by the organization
Develop strategy that aligns to global category manager strategy
Solid business judgement, including the ability to anticipate the impact of decisions & initiatives
Utilization of Sourcing Tools: Scan Market, Provalido, Coupa and Sievo- Embed E-auction and RFX technology in sourcing process
Worked on business process improvement and/or strategy projects
Mashreq Bank
Supervising team of 3 members in areas of Global Procurement, Vendor Management, Contract Management, and Demand Management.
As part of the Global Procurement department handling day-to-day requirements of the Mashreq Bank global
Total Annual spend handled is approx. 200~ million dollars and Total Saving approx. – 23.5~ million US
Identify and develop vendors across IT categories- Hardware, IT Professional Services, Telecom, Software, especially with a focus on developing partners who can drive innovation and significant cost savings
Execution of high-value, complex sourcing activities in the bank.
Responsible to drive end to end activities which includes establishing sourcing strategies building and managing the Rfx, developing the TCO model, and conducting contractual and commercial negotiation
Managing the IT sourcing projects and understanding the business requirements and executing the sourcing strategies. Work with various stakeholders from business units, IT, legal, risk assessment, and compliance for the execution of sourcing projects
Float eTender and eAuction and prepare commercial pricing comparison report
Responsible for day-to-day operations of the most complex, long-term suppliers. Negotiates and completes contracts with highly complex and critical suppliers.
Manage vendors to ensure service reliability and quality. Develop and utilize metrics to measure operational readiness and procurement performance and QBR with internal stakeholders and Project Teams
Partner with internal customers to positively influence spending decisions. Develop and implement plans to achieve annual cost savings. Help coordinate and establish required legal documentation. Issue appropriate Purchase Orders.
Update the ROA , workflow, and Demand management of various goods and services for CPD's reporting to Management.
SABRE
Region: US/EMEA/APAC region
Supervised team of 5 FTE+2 Contractors members in areas of Global Procurement, Procure-to-pay operations, Contract Management, and Vendor Management.
Total Annual spend handled in Sabre is approx. 300~ million dollars and Total Saving approx. – 21.5~ million US
Directing & outlining sourcing and procurement plans/activities in coordination & alignment with corporate procurement in the U.S.
Overseeing the strategic sourcing processes for assigned initiatives/categories
Managing RFP/bid process including pre-bid/proposal meetings, walk-throughs, bid openings, bid tabulation, and bid reviews Coordinating across global locations and cross-enterprise sourcing activities
Redirecting sourcing strategies, supplier selections, and sourcing decisions by delivering local market and supplier insights to corporate procurement and internal stakeholders
Risk Management & Negotiation
Driving cost savings & risk mitigation in sourcing related activities
Spearheading fact-based negotiations while finalizing complex contracts with minimal support from Sabre Legal by utilizing approved terms & conditions
Coordinating with stakeholders including Legal, Risk, Finance business unit leadership to get consent on acceptable risk levels and contract language
Enhancing tools Track Savings and processes through constructive feedback and participation
Deploying procurement tools and processes to supervise procurement operations
Global Category Plan/strategies aligned as per organization goals
Achievements
Led the new Sabre offices facility requirements and build-out projects (GNOC (Data Center) and office spaces)
Mercedes Benz Research & Development India Pvt. Ltd
Region: EMEA/APAC region
Supervised team of 3 members in Strategic Sourcing, vendor management, and contract management
Maintaining relationships with suppliers while continually scouting for additional vendors
Categories:-IT Hardware, Professional Services, Training, and Marketing
Supervised company's external suppliers for local/foreign services and operations
Management Executing RFQ/RFP
Played a key role in coordinating with potential suppliers about evaluations, improvements, and follow-up for RFs Procured potential suppliers while receiving and consolidating the offers from them for RFs
Negotiation with suppliers
Enhanced the quality of the product/service by controlling the prices offered by suppliers, their performance, and price breakdowns, payment terms and conditions, IP rights, and other contractual obligations
Purchase Orders
Procured approvals and signatures of an authorized person for purchase orders
Resolved all the issues related to getting tax, payment, legal issues and environment
Vendor Management
Supplier enablement/Supplier onboarding activities and vendor due diligence
Oracle
Region: AMER/EMEA/APAC Region
Work closely with the projects team to understand details of business requirements
Rolling out structured RFPs as per business requirement in the Professional Services category
Examined legal aspects of the Professional Services and Cloud Consulting deals and drafted applicable agreements, amendments, and sales order form, exhibits (Time and Material, Fixed Price and Combo Exhibit) as applicable Led & managed contract drafting process for non-negotiated documents
Managed all sourcing/transactional contracts entered by the company, specially assigned to examine the prospective risk areas and develop a strategic
Conducted market research to evaluate suppliers, contract negotiation, and pricing
Administered Echo Sign and getting a contract signed by both the parties through echo sign portal, validate contracts, agreement, purchase requisitions and statement of work
Conducted internal audit to ensure 100% efficient running of the team
Coordinated with product development to ensure the timely delivery of products/services by vendor base Deployed cross reduction projects by establishing framework agreements
Create purchase orders and tally these with supply requests and orders
DELLEMC
Region: APAC Region
Negotiated with vendors on Hardware, Software, Non- IT categories – HR, marketing, financial services, MRO, facilities, and events
Created RFQ documents, evaluated supplier proposals (cost, timing, risk, etc.), supplier recommendations, and qualification to deliver a successful project
Trained new resources in the team and guided them to be a Process Expert
Monitored the supplier’s performance by deploying quality parameters and corrective actions for rejection reduction for site activities
Monitored expenses as per the cost center for all the business units to deploy cost-saving strategies to achieve company goals Obtained cost-effective pricing for goods through research on new vendors and partners
Optimized savings tracking and category management to meet initial savings expectations and to identify and capture additional, savings opportunities
Education
VTU
MBA, Finance and International Business
