Assistant Manager - Sourcing

Position Purpose & Summary The incumbent is responsible for entire sourcing for all jewellery products for all category in gold and will be responsible for vendor scouting, selection, on boarding, proto development & replenishment in right quality & cost. External Stakeholders Internal Stakeholders Vendor Partners Third Party Service Providers Existing & Potential Vendor Partners Market Visits Competitor Visits SCM Quality Assurance Merchandising & Design Support teams Process Contribution Process Outcome Performance Measure Strategic Sourcing 1. Strategic Sourcing Framework 2. New Vendor Evaluation 3. Cost Management 4. Vendor Bank Creation ? 100% SLA ? Impact Vs Benefit ? Deployment Assurance Performance Management 1. Lead Time & IH Days Reduction 2. Volume & DDP 3. Vendor Performance Review (Alignment Assurance) 4. Interoperability ? 20% Reduction ? 100% OTIF ? 100% SLA ? 100% SLA ? LT & IH ? DDP & Volume ? Policy Framework Capability/ Capacity Enhancement 1. Identification of Right Cost Vendors 2. New Capability Enhancement 3. Peak Capacity Management 4. New Vendor Scouting ? 100% SLA ? Impact Vs Benefit ? Deployment Assurance Critical Competencies for Success: 1. Strong Negotiation and In??luencing skills to manage the external as well as internal stakeholders. 2. Ability to collaborate closely with other business teams to deliver value to the Aditya Birla Group. Excellent at Stakeholder Management including developing mutually bene??icial long-term relationships. Person Pro??ile A successful candidate should have at least 8 - 10 years of experience in sourcing in the Jewellery industry. 1. A strong background in sourcing, vendor management and business acumen in a leading jewellery organization. Knowledge about Jewellery Mfg., Trends, Category Know How and NPD 2. Speci??ically, the successful candidate should have: Exposure to all the aspects and functions of sourcing. Led & managed the sourcing function in an organization of similar size & scale. Managed the team involving the staf??ing, mentoring and development of the team members. Should have good networking skills. 3. Behavioural Skills: Delivers Results | Interpersonal Effectiveness | Build Effective Teams | In??luence for Impact 4. Educational Quali??ication: Graduate / Postgraduate Qualifications: Graduate Minimum Experience Level: 3-6 Years Report to: SM - SOURCING STUDDED