Lead - Commodities Procurement (Agri)

Job Description

Role & responsibilities 1. Planning and leading sourcing and commercial activities to maximise the value proposition across assigned commodities / suppliers, ensuring adequate levels of contractual coverage are in place with the aim of optimizing commercial advantage, mitigating commercial risk, providing security of supply and acceptable levels of liability 2. Lead the development & execution of global commodity strategies to ensure the optimal framework and negotiated rates for the commodities 3. Develop negotiation strategies and drive negotiations to achieve stated goals and objectives in accordance with the strategy, drive supplier selection, development, and overall supplier management 4. Work with regional Sourcing Teams, Engineering, Product Management and Business leadership to achieve best cost and value 5. Develops & manages supplier contract database and all pertinent supplier related legal documents like NDAs, joint development agreement 6. Perform cost and scenario analysis, do supplier benchmarking Preferred Candidate Profile 1. In Depth exposure to FMCG commodities market & 2. Handled high volume commodities 3. SAP knowlegde must have 4. Market dynamics understanding - Self-starter who can understand, formulate and execute business plans accurately. He/She needs to understand market flow, company strategy and how to implement it independently. - Visionary, he should be able to visualize what he and the company wants for the brand in future. He/She should be able to communicate the vision to others and also inspire others to share it with him/her - Problem Solver, with limited supervision who can take critical decisions - Build relationships with good networks and contacts to gain support from all levels of company, customers and people - Focus on identification of needs and delivering results is the base of every function. The person should think and maximize efforts in the requisite direction to deliver the best results