CoRe Procurement - Category Manager - Real Estate and Office Services - Hyderabad
Manager will be responsible for developing and supporting key internal stakeholder and external supplier relationships in procurement activities across Asia Pacific.
Real Estate and Office Services group manages the procurement strategy and process for Construction, Real Estate/Facilities, Office Services (REOS) products and services for the Deloitte Global Firms' offices.
This position is an opportunity to play an active role in the selection and management of highly visible and critical service providers.
Work you'll do
As a Specialist Manager, Procurement and Category Management on the Real Estate & Office Services (REOS) Category Management team, you will be responsible for:
- Managing relationships with internal stakeholders across Asia Pacific to understand business needs and sourcing demand pipelines
- Engaging with suppliers through structured relationship management activities to support collaboration and service delivery
- Leading sourcing projects, including supplier research, request for information (RFI) assessments, request for proposal (RFP) development, bid execution, and evaluation processes
- Conducting supplier negotiations, analyzing pricing outcomes, and developing award scenarios to support sourcing decisions
- Supporting supplier selection, award decisions, and value capture documentation for completed sourcing events
The team
Enabling Areas (EA) at the U.S. India offices are the support arm of the organization and comprises several groups including Talent, Technology, Finance, Communications, Field Operations, etc. EA gives every client service business unit access to the best and brightest resources when it comes to support services. More specifically, EA enables the business units to solely focus on satisfying clients and developing new products and services to sustain competitive advantage, while they consolidate and standardize a diverse collection of systems, processes, and functions. The team provides a wide array of services to the U.S and India professionals and is continually evaluating and expanding its portfolio.
Location: Hyderabad
Shift Timings: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM IST, with flexibility to extend coverage as needed to support business requirements between 8:00 AM and 11:00 PM IST
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 10+ years of experience in procurement, category management, contracts management, contract administration, or strategic advisory in real estate and office services categories
- Experience supporting procurement and supply chain management operations in a global environment
- Experience with real estate and office services products and services, including construction, facilities management, real estate consulting, office supplies, catering and pantry items, and stationery
- Experience managing multi-step sourcing processes, including supplier selection criteria, request for information (RFI), request for proposal (RFP), bid evaluation, and source recommendation development
- Experience negotiating complex agreements with global suppliers
- Experience in sourcing, contracting, and supplier management
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree focus in business administration, commerce, accounting, or supply chain management
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (MCIPS)
- Experience with Ariba web-based sourcing tools
- Experience with strategic procurement processes in a large, decentralized environment