Job Description

A Moving Experience.
Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 3 Years as a Procurement Buyer in a medium or large global enterprise
• Deep Workday ERP purchasing system knowledge (other ERP experience is acceptable)
• Experience reviewing Supplier Purchase Requisitions, issuing Purchase Orders, processing Change Orders, and setting up new Suppliers in Workday
• Skilled at creating and implementing a negotiation strategy
• Proven track record for cost avoidance and reductions
• Working with N. America, Europe, and Asia based company stakeholders and suppliers
• Familiarity with Procurement categories such as IT Software and Hardware, SaaS renewals and contract labor SOWs
• Software tools such as Contract Management System
• Procurement credit card with stakeholders
• Create/improve Procurement training work aids (e.g., screenshots, instructions, video recordings, webinars) for internal customer training

Characteristics

• Effective communications skills with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Aggressive aptitude and attitude to look for and push for cost savings in each purchase
• Comfortable in reporting sourcing activities and savings KPIs to Executives
• Thrives working in a fast paced, global, and multi-time zone environment

Other

• Pune office based
• Flexible to work until 11am EST

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and
www.cerence.com) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world’s leading automakers – from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC – to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 325 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.

As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence’s passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.
All prospective and current Employees need to remain vigilant when it comes to executing security policies in the workplace. This includes:

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  Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarize with the ways to maintain a safe workplace.
• Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity.
• Having respect for corporate security procedures to allow those procedures to be effective.
• Adhering to company's compliance and regulations.
• Encouraging to follow a zero tolerance for workplace violence.