Luis V James

About Luis V James

Experienced Manager of IT Procurement with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in IT Procurement, Pre-Sales and Training Administrator.

Experience

1. Manager - Global Procurement Services

   HCLTech

   Mar 2015 — Present

   Presently associated with HCL’s Global Technology Sourcing as Manager. My roles in current profile are:* Managing End to End Procurement for Large accounts of HCL* End to End Transition Management of newly added customer* Bid Management – RFP/RFICoordinating with all the internal stakeholders (Sales, Solutions, Finance, & Operations) to capture the accurate requirements for the Bid which includes different tracks such as Compute, Hosting, Security, Backup & Storage etc.Understanding the customer and project requirements and making sourcing strategies to meet those timelinesCommunicating with all existing HCL partners and other vendors to get the best negotiated quotations for each stage of the bid, i.e. RFI, RFP, BAFO & LAFOPartner Performance Management and Analysis for utilizing Partner’s core strength* Steady State AccountsManaging the day to day operational transactions and escalations and taking necessary actions as per contractual agreementsManaging the complete Supply Chain management, starting from Evaluating the Internal Requirement, Vendor Selection, Negotiation, Facilitating PO Creation, Delivery Tracking, Payment to Vendor for Europe/UK Region

Education

• National Institute of Management

  Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, General

  2002 — 2005

• D A V School Yusaf Sarai

  12th, Science

  1985 — 1999