Role & responsibilities
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for Strategic Sourcing & supply chain planning for PAN India based locations for Item categories (Capex, IT accessories; chemicals; consumables; marcom, Real Estate, Leasehold Improvement)
- Sourcing of Capex, Real Estate, Chemicals, PPE, Gas, Marcom, HR support
- Commercial evaluation; Negotiation, Finalization of Contracts with vendors
- Review & approval of catalogue in ERP for category of vendors
- Vendor Management Vendor Induction, review vendors performance w.r.t. best possible costs, on time delivery, right quality.
- Ensuring cost reduction and managing supply security
- Alternate Vendor Development; vendor consolidation
- Freezing rate contracts with vendors to enhance catalogue utilization
- Ensure service level satisfaction to end customer
- Addressing issues raised by internal customers (end-users) / external customers (Vendors) & providing appropriate solutions.
- Vendor Appraisal & Review: -
- Circulating the Supplier Appraisal Forms to requester and collate ratings
- Compiling supplier evaluation data received from requestor
- Review of supplier evaluation data with buyer to take further action with vendor as per technical rating given by the user.
- Review of Contracts to upload in GEP and collaborate with transaction colleague
- Co-ordination with respective buyers for updating tracker
- Single Sourcing
- Approved supplier listing
- Extending support for import clearance & export of goods in co-ordination with CHA for marketing samples, Chemicals (as in case needed).
- Managing vendors payment & resolve any issues in terms of payment reconciliation in co-ordination with accounts payable team.
- Vendors Advance Tracking & reconciliation with accounts payables team
Preferred candidate profile
Business Partner Support:
- Good knowledge on product & market dynamics.
- Good analytical / reasoning ability.
- Upfront flagging of risks due to delays / deviations.
- Able to work independently and coordinate complex activities simultaneously.
- Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and presentation skills (all levels)
- Flexible approach to work efficiently with erratic requirements received from end-users
- Adherence to company procurement policy, Delegation of authority and procedures
- Adherence to monthly savings reporting calendar and reporting of opex, local rebate
- Managing interaction with internal auditors, business manager, lab managers
- Managing pricing, update of catalogues and transaction clearances in ERP (Oracle)
- Cost optimization, vendor consolidation
- Excellent Negotiation skills
- Good stakeholder management skills
