Sourcing Associate, Intake Concierge
LinkedIn
Full-time
On-site
Bengaluru Karnataka India
Company Description
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.
Join us to transform the way the world works.
Job Description
At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.
The Sourcing Associate is an entry level sourcing position and will assist category managers across the Global Strategic Sourcing (GSS) organization with data and analytics requests. The associate will need to be proficient in sourcing tools and processes and have a basic understanding of our procurement policy. The individual role requires the associate to execute assigned projects from source to pay with oversight from manager or senior category managers.
The Sourcing Associate must have a general understanding of strategic sourcing practices and process. This associate will assist in contract preparation therefore must have a basic understanding of key negotiation principles. Tasks include but are not limited to preparing category market intelligence, overseeing supplier relationship management activities, data analytics, and relationship management for assigned categories. The Sourcing Associate will support basic data analysis, identify savings opportunities, and leverage market insights to aid in decision making.
This role requires general knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies related to various indirect sourcing categories to develop and support market analysis and lead sourcing events with limited supervision.
Responsibilities:
Solid understanding and ability to communicate sourcing processes and practices with limited guidance for assigned sourcing requests
Draft and review contracts and gain hands on negotiation experience with supervision
Develop supplier business review documents for assigned categories and lead supplier discussions
Actively participate in cross-functional teams (inside and outside Global Strategic Sourcing as supported by leadership
Provides financial and/or market insights and guidance that aids the business in making informed decisions about a supplier’s product and/or service
Conducts detailed cost analysis, proficient in using analytical tools and software for sourcing activities and financial evaluation
Support category managers with contract due diligence including, but not limited to supplier follow-up requests, onboarding activities, and partner team support
Serve as a liaison between internal partner teams and managing ad hoc requests as directed by a category manager
Conduct market research and identify key trends and provide insights to category teams as directed by manager
Draft RF(x) documents with limited supervision from category manager for specified category
Be a champion for change that can act decisively to drive decisions, while demonstrating agility to support the evolution of business needs
Qualifications
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain, Finance or related field
1+ years’ experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or data analytics
Experience with sourcing software and contracting tools (e.g. Coupa, Zip, Contract Lifecycle Management System (CLM) and Oracle)
Preferred Qualifications:
Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities
Basic understanding of strategic sourcing (or procurement) principles
Basic contracting knowledge
Experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (includes college coursework/credit)
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
Suggested Skills:
Cross-team collaboration
Data Analysis
Communication Skills
Additional Information
India Disability Policy
LinkedIn is an equal employment opportunity employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. For more information on our equal opportunity policy, please visit https://legal.linkedin.com/content/dam/legal/Policy_India_EqualOppPWD_9-12-2023.pdf
Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates
Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal.
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.
Join us to transform the way the world works.
Job Description
At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.
The Sourcing Associate is an entry level sourcing position and will assist category managers across the Global Strategic Sourcing (GSS) organization with data and analytics requests. The associate will need to be proficient in sourcing tools and processes and have a basic understanding of our procurement policy. The individual role requires the associate to execute assigned projects from source to pay with oversight from manager or senior category managers.
The Sourcing Associate must have a general understanding of strategic sourcing practices and process. This associate will assist in contract preparation therefore must have a basic understanding of key negotiation principles. Tasks include but are not limited to preparing category market intelligence, overseeing supplier relationship management activities, data analytics, and relationship management for assigned categories. The Sourcing Associate will support basic data analysis, identify savings opportunities, and leverage market insights to aid in decision making.
This role requires general knowledge of strategic sourcing methodologies related to various indirect sourcing categories to develop and support market analysis and lead sourcing events with limited supervision.
Responsibilities:
Solid understanding and ability to communicate sourcing processes and practices with limited guidance for assigned sourcing requests
Draft and review contracts and gain hands on negotiation experience with supervision
Develop supplier business review documents for assigned categories and lead supplier discussions
Actively participate in cross-functional teams (inside and outside Global Strategic Sourcing as supported by leadership
Provides financial and/or market insights and guidance that aids the business in making informed decisions about a supplier’s product and/or service
Conducts detailed cost analysis, proficient in using analytical tools and software for sourcing activities and financial evaluation
Support category managers with contract due diligence including, but not limited to supplier follow-up requests, onboarding activities, and partner team support
Serve as a liaison between internal partner teams and managing ad hoc requests as directed by a category manager
Conduct market research and identify key trends and provide insights to category teams as directed by manager
Draft RF(x) documents with limited supervision from category manager for specified category
Be a champion for change that can act decisively to drive decisions, while demonstrating agility to support the evolution of business needs
Qualifications
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain, Finance or related field
1+ years’ experience in sourcing, procurement, supply chain, or data analytics
Experience with sourcing software and contracting tools (e.g. Coupa, Zip, Contract Lifecycle Management System (CLM) and Oracle)
Preferred Qualifications:
Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities
Basic understanding of strategic sourcing (or procurement) principles
Basic contracting knowledge
Experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (includes college coursework/credit)
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
Suggested Skills:
Cross-team collaboration
Data Analysis
Communication Skills
Additional Information
India Disability Policy
LinkedIn is an equal employment opportunity employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. For more information on our equal opportunity policy, please visit https://legal.linkedin.com/content/dam/legal/Policy_India_EqualOppPWD_9-12-2023.pdf
Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates
Please follow this link to access the document that provides transparency around the way in which LinkedIn handles personal data of employees and job applicants: https://legal.linkedin.com/candidate-portal.