Zscaler Looking for Manager, Purchasing- Systems & IT at Pune, Maharashtra Full Time

Traditional security companies are becoming less relevant as cloud adoption and digital transformation become the norm in every market industry and in every market segmentation. Zscaler has been a leader in Gartner’s MQ for 10 consecutive years and has helped shape the emerging SASE category (a true category creator). We are well positioned to dominate this massively growing cloud security market.

The Zscaler Sales Culture

Winning Technology and Products -We offer the best technology and products for the cloud first world. We pioneered cloud security and continue to grow our 70B + TAM by releasing new products every year.

Investing in People – A well-funded and world-class Sales Strategy and Enablement Team to help you succeed. Sales process, practical methods and training to help you ramp faster and close larger deals as companies accelerate their move to the cloud.

Supportive Leadership – An industry leading leadership team with strong values, off the chart business acumen that will help you succeed quickly, while providing mentorship and career growth.

Competitive; We Play to Win – We are playing in a rapidly growing TAM and huge market mega-shifts that leads directly to Zscaler; tracking a growth path similar to Salesforce, Workday, & ServiceNow.

Job Description

Execute world-wide purchasing strategy for IT products & services as mentioned above in line with Zscaler’ s international footprint and growth requirements.

Be the lead contact for suppliers in these categories, working in close partnership with internal teams.

Partner with key internal IT, Engineering & Customer support stakeholders to understand their requirements and establish approved vendor list for increased efficiencies and cost.

Advises end users of preferred and most cost-effective suppliers.

Ensures that end-user requirements are sufficiently detailed in an appropriate format for sourcing.

Strategic price and contract negotiations. Manage negotiations, pricing, quality & availability. Research market intelligence & make strategic recommendations for purchasing components

Benchmark suppliers against metrics to assure logistic and cost performance

Develop and maintain a portfolio of “best in class” suppliers and assess supplier availability

Lead contract negotiations and manage the competitive bidding process for identified opportunities

Partner with Legal to ensure all vendor contracts are current and compliant

Establishes and maintains a needs-based segmented supply base.

Ensures that local sourcing practices and processes conform to global procurement policies.

Identifies potential contract changes/additions and liaises with the supply chain’s contract management function to ensure contracts are revised accordingly.

Builds cost models to resolve “should” cost and total cost of ownership (TCO) vital to conduct supplier negotiations.

Addresses performance issues with suppliers where appropriate.

Keeps end-users advised regarding risks or issues involving their requirements and the influences that external forces could have on their situation.

Identifies benchmarking opportunities.

Qualifications

Seasoned Procurement skill set required; i.e. analytics, buy strategies and tactical implementation

Demonstrate knowledge in procurement for IT hardware, software, Telecom & end user compute spend. Experience with software licensing, maintenance services, subscription fees, and support services also required. Experience with both IT operations and strategic sourcing a must, in addition to negotiating & contracting with market leading IT companies.

Analytical thinking – Ability to quickly analyze data and transform it into meaningful insight

Strong Interpersonal skills – ability to work effectively as part of a team in an unstructured environment; comfortable and effective in influencing at all levels; ability to tactfully give/receive constructive feedback

Creative – Inquisitive attitude, can identify new and better ways; active external learner that takes advantage of ideas, best practices, and solutions developed elsewhere

Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and other colleagues, and demonstrate initiative, mature judgment, superior customer service orientation, and the ability to anticipate the needs of the organization

Execution – persistent drive for results utilizing sound project management, organizational and problem-solving skills

Attention to detail, organized and thorough with desire for continuous improvement

Must be a “self-starter” with a can-do attitude and a serious desire to have a positive impact on our company

Strong day-to-day project management skills

Educational Background and experience

Must hold degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent from a reputed institute

At least 8-10 years of hands-on working experience in procurement of IT product & services and showing consistent progression preferably with MNC or large domestic group having presence across different counties

Open to working during EMEA & US Shift timings

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Why Zscaler?

People who excel at Zscaler are smart, motivated and share our values. Ask yourself: Do you want to team with the best talent in the industry? Do you want to work on disruptive technology? Do you thrive in a fluid work environment? Do you appreciate a company culture that enables individual and group success and celebrates achievement? If you said yes, we’d love to talk to you about joining our award-winning team.

Additional information about Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS ) is available at https://www.zscaler.com.

Zscaler is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected]. This email address is used specifically for accommodation requests only, and resumes, CV’s, or questions other than accommodations will not be replied to or accepted.