Job Description

Years of Experience

14 - 20 years

Workplace Type

On-site

Seniority Type

Senior

Industry

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

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Skills

Indirect SourcingProcurementCategory PlansInternal CustomersSupplier Contract AgreementStrategic PlanningInternal Control

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Gurleen Chopra

Talent Advocate at WhiteCrow

Description

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Supervises sourcing team in a unit
• Is a key counterpart to other functions in the unit
• Drives availability, quality and cost development of materials and services for a unit
• Coaches other business functions on optimization of spend
• Facilities cross-functional cost and spend reviews in the unit
• Represents Sourcing towards the unit\'s management team
• Acts as contract owner for selected suppliers
• Manages escalated supplier issues within the unit
• Addresses local sourcing needs within Area (FL) or KSU Sourcing teams and towards Area/Global Sourcing Managers/Category Managers and drives the inclusion of local sourcing needs into Area/Global Sourcing plans
• Implements Global and Area category plans in the Unit / country
• Ensures and drives alignment of Sourcing, Purchasing/MM/Fleet management Operating Model in the unit in line.
• Savings performance in sourcing projects and savings data accuracy
• Product or service cost reduction or product cost model contribution in own area of responsibility
• Sourcing Pre-to-post contribution in own area of responsibility
• Cost development in own Area/unit/category of responsibility in comparison with business drivers (e.g. spend, FTEs, units delivered, etc.)
• Contract coverage % and quality in area of responsibility
• Compliance with contract owner tasks in alignment with the supplier segmentation
• Unit Sourcing plan accuracy and maintenance
• Supplier quality/performance (e.g. EFR) and/or on-time delivery
• Upfront PO excellence (PO creation before invoicing)
• Usage of preferred ordering channels/suppliers
• Quality of supplier segmentation and classification management own area of responsibility
• Compliance to internal control requirements

• Years of experience:- 14 to 20 years
• Industry - open (to look for candidates outside the industry)
• Experience in identifying suppliers
• Experience in managing suppliers
• Experience in managing vendors
• Managing external suppliers
• Procurement background
• Indirect sourcing

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