Senior Manager - Strategic Sourcing / Category Management

TCS Hiring for Senior Manager - Strategic Sourcing / Category Management

Role: Senior Manager - Strategic Sourcing / Category Management

Experience: 12 - 15 Years

Job Location: NCR / Bangalore / Hyderabad

Mandatory Requirements (How to Generate Your EPCN)

EPCN number is mandatory for interview eligibility.

Step 1: Visit: https://ibegin.tcs.com/iBegin/

Step 2: Click on Login

Step 3: Click on New User (Register with Us)

Step 4: Select "BPO" under Areas of Interest and complete the registration process

Step 5: Upon successful registration, a TCS EP Number will be generated
Format: EP2025XXXX

Step 6: You will receive the EP Number on your registered personal email ID

Eligibility

Minimum 15 years of regular full-time education (10+2+3)

Candidates must have a valid EP Number

12-15 years of relevant experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Category Management, Software Licensing, SaaS, and AI Procurement

Skills

Primary Skills:

• Senior Procurement
• Strategic Sourcing
• Category Management

Secondary Skills:

• Software Procurement
• SaaS Licensing & Commercials
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• AI Platforms & AI-enabled Applications
• Vendor Management
• Commercial Negotiations
• Stakeholder Management
• Contract Management
• Market Intelligence
• Cost Optimization

Job Description

We are seeking a senior-level sourcing professional to support enterprise software and AI initiatives, with a primary focus on Artificial Intelligence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary sourcing partner for AI initiatives, collaborating with IT, Legal, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Finance, and business stakeholders.
• Lead complex sourcing events and negotiations for software and AI solutions, including enterprise licenses, subscriptions, consumption-based, credit-based, API, compute, storage, and hybrid pricing models.
• Develop commercial strategies and total-cost models to improve pricing, usage transparency, demand forecasting, scalability, renewal controls, flexibility, and protection from overages or vendor lock-in.
• Leverage software and AI market intelligence to shape supplier strategies, evaluate emerging providers and commercial models, and identify opportunities for consolidation, optimization, and innovation.
• Manage cross-functional strategy development and implementation, ensuring stakeholder alignment on priorities, governance, decision criteria, and measurable business outcomes.
• Create impactful PowerPoint presentations that communicate category strategy, market insights, business cases, negotiation positions, and executive recommendations.
• Educate stakeholders on software licensing, SaaS economics, AI sourcing considerations, consumption-based models, and supplier risks to enhance decision-making and strategy adoption.