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Najat S.NS

Najat S.

Procurement and Finance Consultant

€250/day
Dublin, IE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Najat

Hi,
I am a performance driven yet result oriented finance and procurement professional with more than 15 years of experience. Throughout my career, I have contributed to positive business results through effective organization, prioritization, and follow-through of key organizational projects. My strengths and qualifications are an ideal in the given marketplace. While I am independently motivated, I appreciate collective efforts and collaborate productively within group settings.
I am competent in financial skills like recording of transaction, analysis of results, sharing variance analysis and detailed reporting, with proficiency in project management. Managing from Accounts payables to reconciliation of balance sheet items could be part of my daily routine on this freelance world. My degree into MBA in finance has an added advantage to such roles.
In Procurement domain, I have gained extensive results in negotiating large deals and leading projects worth over £100m. On day-to-day basis, I have led teams in both procurement and finance. I have negotiated deal with vendors in Asia, middle east, Europe and Americas. Having seen these multi country sourcing, cultural and supplier dynamics, I find my self better equipped to deal with any geographical boundaries.
My role as Global Category manage has helped me gain extensive exposure to telecom procurement- B2B including MPLS, SDWAN, Sub Se capacities, Data Centers, and Dark Fiber space. I am also an avid user of ERP suits like Oracle, SAP & Ariba. I have extensive working experience of using AI enabled digital tools like Globality, Fairmarkit, Risk Methods, Apptio to name a few. I am accredited to CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply), a global professional body working for the procurement and supply profession in many regions of the world. I am holding an MCIPS degree with CIPS.
I have worked with Fortune 500 companies including GE, HEWITT, ACCENTURE AND BT.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Hindi

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • BT Sourced
    Global Procurement Manager - Connectivity Category
    December 2021 - Today (4 years and 6 months)
    Dublin City, Co. Dublin, Ireland
    . Overseeing global projects and coordinating with regional leads to deliver the results committed during the annual operating plans.
    • Supporting connectivity procurement strategy and planning, assessing objective achievements, and implementing necessary service improvements. Supporting total cost of ownership of GBP 500m+
    • Developing procurement plans based on service need and spend analysis, maximising cost-effective connectivity solutions and increasing purchase power.
    • Advocating digital sourcing tools like Ariba, Suplari, Cirtuo, Globality and Artificial intelligence enabled tools for better sourcing activities, management and results.
    • Building positive, productive relationships with stakeholders, communicating connectivity updates, and seeking mutually beneficial outcomes
  • BT
    Senior Procurement Manager
    July 2010 - December 2021 (11 years and 5 months)

    • Planning, forecasting and managing 3rd Party supplier spend for AMEA within budget
    • Analysing business processes, conducting benchmarking study / trend analysis and using various business tools to assist critical decision-making process
    • Selected, trained and performance-managed staff to build results-focused team.
    • Spearheaded contract negotiation to obtain favourable terms for quality, cost and delivery requirements.
  • Accenture
    Team Lead
    August 2008 - June 2010 (1 year and 10 months)
    Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    • Assessment of monthly tracking of expense items, financial data & trends and providing senior management with analysis & reports that support long term/short term business planning
    • Analysing business processes, trend analysis and using various business tools to assist the critical decision-making process
    • Preparing allocation journals for Accruals, prepaid and current/recurring financial transactions
    • Conduct and prepare Mid-year and Annual appraisal reviews for the entire team and provide individual feedbacks to the team members.

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Education

  • Chartered Procurement and Supply Professional, Purchasing, Procurement/ Acquisitions and Contracts Management
    CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
    2021
    Chartered Procurement and Supply Professional, Purchasing, Procurement/ Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • Master of Business
    Pondicherry University
    2013
    Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance

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