Lead Buyer - RFX & Contract Administration, Timisoara

Buyer RFX & Contract Admin

We are excited to offer you this new opportunity within Wipro Technologies, one of the biggest brands in the industry at this moment with a well-established history in various domains.

As part of this project and a new team, your role as a Buyer RFX & Contract Admin will be to build and co-manage a strong relationship with our client organization and perform based on defined SLA and KPIs, within energy and utility client industry.

*Working days Sunday to Thursday; 07:00 AM- 04:00 PM

Responsibilities:

• Ensure on-time processing of RFx and Contract Management activity
• Support Team Lead activities, including workload coordination, operational monitoring, and stakeholder communication when required.

• Provides support on special cases and monitors root-causes for such cases.

• Oversee the SLA & overall deliverables management;

• Assisting to generate savings;

• Usage of relevant client systems: MS Ofice, SAP, Ariba eSourcing, Agora, Sequana, Service Now in line with activity specifics.

• Act as first point of contact (POC) for agents and categories for process activities and categories in scope, also as an advisor for complex cases.

• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to resolve complex sourcing, contracting, and process-related issues.

• Deliver different reports (regular and ad-hoc).

• Controls exceptions and identifies errors and deviations from policies at process level.

• Regularly informs superior of status of process, queues and specific performance parameters.

• Reports on backlog status with regular frequency and any escalations promptly.

• Offers support for the quality assurance process and analyzes quality issues reported.

• Lead coaching, and knowledge transfer activities for new joiners and existing team members.

• Manage exceptional/specific transactions/task (request allocation to the team members, for request coming via dedicated GMB; recurrent category meeting hosting & MOM preparation and distribution; following up of action points; specific category procedures/guideline/docs maintenance/update)

• Participation in process calls with stakeholders and TL, WS Lead and documenting/sharing of key points/takeout/MOM (when required)

• Back-up for team lead activities (for category in scope)

• Driving/supporting standardization/harmonization.

• Process improvement initiation

What will you bring?

• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders across different organizational levels
• Solid understanding of, RFx, and Contract Management processes, with the ability to provide guidance and support to team members on process-related topics.
• Experience acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) or process focal point, supporting team members in resolving complex operational issues and escalations.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills, including reporting, performance tracking, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience driving process standardization, documentation, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience of working on SAP, or Oracle, or ARIBA, or COUPA;
• Procurement experience of 4-6 years, including exposure to RFx management, contract administration, supplier engagement, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Team Leads, Workstream Leads, and client stakeholders to support business objectives and continuous process improvement.

Benefits for working with us:

• Competitive salary with attractive set of social benefits:
• Private Pension Plan;
• Monthly Benefit budget;
• Medical insurance;
• Life insurance;
• Christmas bonus;
• Childbirth allowance;
• Relocation package for candidates willing to relocate;
• Great career opportunity to work for one of the biggest brands in the world in a unique work environment;
• Personal development in a multinational working environment through nice extracurricular activities with the team;
• Platform to actively participate and make an impact through Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects;
• Professional development through a variety of training programs (hard/soft skills within WILearn/Udemy platforms);
• Extra annual leave days depending on tenure within Wipro;
• BOOKSTER opportunities;
• Nice designed and central business office;
• Fruits, coffee and tea on the house;
• Winner Circle Points (WCP) & Long service award (LSA) platforms which offers the possibility of both non-monetary and monetary recognition;
• Employee Assistance program;
• Employee Referral Program with attractive incentive schemes
• The promise of an enjoyable first impression after discussing with any of our recruitment colleagues.

This position offers a chance to be part of a forward-thinking company that values innovation and a progressive approach to technology. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply and join the team where they can make a significant impact.

Wipro is an advocate for positive change and conscious inclusion. As a global employer, we strive to create a diverse Wipro community by remaining committed to the development of our culture, diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome all applicants.