Job Description

Job details

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Location:

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Job Category:

Supply Chain & Procurement

Job Number:

WD30241716

Job Title:

Category Buyer, Corporate Services

Location:

Responsibilities and Scope:

The Category Buyer is responsible for assigned category or region/country within APAC. Responsibilities include supplier scouting, selection, supplier management, price & contract negotiation and working capital management. The Category Buyer will develop and deploy sub-category strategy in specified region/country. She/He will be the owner of assigned category or region/country cost reduction goals.

Key Responsibilities:

As sub-category owner, develop category strategy for the responsible categories

As supplier owner, manage the relationship with suppliers properly and perform as the single contact window of supplier in region

As operation Buyer, do daily operation (PR to PO) in compliance with regional or country wise category strategy requirements

Negotiate the long term and spot time contract with suppliers, manage the contract lifecycle and update before contract expired

Manage supplier performance, including project-based cost, on time delivery, quality and service

Drive year-over-year improvement in field spend through supplier negotiation

Drive year-over-year improvement in working capital through supplier DPO management

Drive solution standardization and significantly drive repeat buy percentage increase

Implement E2E process from procurement perspective

Ensure pre-bid support and execution with high efficiency to serve business delivery and growth

Monitor and support procurement productivity improvement projects complete on schedule

Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related Business Degree.

5 years sourcing/procurement experience, preferred in Corporate Services category

Excellent negotiation skills, familiar with contracting

Familiar with cost reduction methods and tools

Good interpersonal skills to enable and manage relationships internally and externally

Adaptable towards a rapidly changing environment

Experience in working in multi-cultural teams

Experience in working in multifunctional development teams

Preferably experience in an innovative but also cost-driven environment

Honest and Integrity

Good at English writing, reading

Willing to travel