Assistant Manager - Indirect Procurement/Strategic Sourcing - Manufacturing

Assistant Manager - Indirect Procurement / MNC (Location : Gurgaon)

We are having an opportunity with a leading MNC:

Designation: AM- Indirect Strategic Sourcing

Location: Gurgaon

BASIC FUNCTION :

This individual will strategically source indirect procurement spend categories for the Gurgaon region and be responsible for key continuous improvement initiatives in the areas of procurement process, systems and policy. The successful candidate will reside in the Organization India Headquarters-Gurgaon and report to the Manager, Indirect Strategic Sourcing - India who resides in Gurgaon.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES :

1. The incumbent would be responsible for indirect procurement for Organization's Gurgaon facility. These include but not limited to marketing, HR, Admin, Sales, IT etc.

2. Develop comprehensive indirect procurement spend category strategies and drive alignment of these strategies across the region.

3. Develop strong relationships with key internal stakeholders and work with them to prioritize opportunities and challenges.

4. For assigned spend categories, oversee supplier relationships and related negotiations, business reviews and supplier assessments and selections, with the goal of obtaining optimized quality, cost, delivery and innovation for Organization and the region.

5. Drive SRM within the region and generate reports & category spends using the tool.

6. Monitoring supplier's progress, checking the quality of service provided ;processing supplier's payments and invoices;

7. Ensure optimization of Organization procurement systems and compliance with the Organization Co. Global Procurement Policy Manual.

8. Develop and implement metrics reporting for in scope responsibilities and related continuous improvement initiatives

9. Constantly seek out improvement of purchasing processes and practices that eliminate non-value-added activity and incorporate relevant best practices.

10. The role will involve strategic thinking, innovation & negotiation skills.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES :

- Excellent communicator, skilled at aligning stakeholders around strategy and execution.

- Skilled at continuous improvement in strategic sourcing, procurement process, policy and systems strategy

- Accomplished negotiator and able to construct and manage complex, sophisticated arrangements

- Initiator who takes ownership of the activities & ensure successful completion of the same.

RELATIONSHIPS :

Reports directly to: The Manager, Strategic Sourcing - India

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum: Undergraduate/Postgraduate business related degree and 5+ year's procurement experience. Indirect Procurement Experience in Marketing, Sales, and IT categories will be desirable.

- Must be assertive, persuasive, analytical, and an excellent communicator with solid organization and prioritization skills.

- SAP/SRM experience is desirable.

- Must be highly computer literate with strong MS Excel skills.