Job Description

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Strategic Sourcing Experience is must.
Key Responsibilities to be handled:

End to end Procurement & Strategic/Tactical Sourcing;

- Ensuring timely availability of quality materials

- Negotiation with suppliers based on forecast

- Developing Strategy documents for Key categories & Risk Mitigation Strategy for Long Lead-time & Single source Material

- Identifying opportunity for Contract/Auctions within Category and Running RFx events for managing the categories and ensuring Coverage.

Supplier Relationship Management:

- Managing relationship with existing suppliers

- Legal interface with suppliers for executing contracts

- New supplier development on need basis

CoGS improvement & Working capital:

- Execution of CoGS improvement projects in line with long term strategy for the key RM

- Management of inventory and payables to meet Working capital target

Required Skill set:

Ideal Candidate:

- BE / B.Tech with MBA from premiere institute with experience of 6 to 10 years in Strategic Sourcing / Category Management

- Should have knowledge and experience of Strategic Sourcing, Tactical Procurement

- Should have exposure to China & South East Asian Country

- Should have a strong negotiation skill, stakeholder management, Good Team Player, Ability to see the big picture, Customer focus, Communication and inter- personal skills

- Knowledge of Sourcing Tools like PRM360/iValua/SAP Ariba/Coupa/Bob-e

- Working Knowledge of Procurement Analytics

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