Bayer - Manager - Procurement

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Responsible for handling and formulating strategies for spend which includes domain of Marketing (Promotional, Advertisement, Print), MICE, Event Management, Foreign Incentive Tours, Long Service Awards by using strategic sourcing methodology to bring in innovation and identify opportunities for reduction in transactional procurement activities.

- Spend analysis of expenditure data to improve efficiency and clean reporting for appropriate classification and monitoring compliance

- Identify cost saving opportunities and explore possibilities of demand bundling and synergy areas within Bayer Group of Companies

- Networking and communicating with lead buyers for leveraging on global/ regional contracts

- Evolve procurement strategy with involvement of key stakeholders and explore SKU optimization/ Vendor consolidation opportunities

- Facilitate working capital management by extension of payment terms

- Negotiate long term sustainable contracts with best possible cost saving opportunities

- Running a fair process of vendor selection, approval and development through a cross-functional approach

- Documenting supplier evaluations/visits & sustainability assessments

- Conducting RFX process & documenting procurement decisions (QCS) process in Procurement4U (Pool4Tool)

- Creating contracts and Info records in SAP

- Using e-auctions to increase transparency and reduce complexity

WHO YOU ARE:

Good analytical, communication, presentation & negotiation skills with an ability to give customer centric solutions

- Thrive in a team environment, working as a team member as well as work independently in a fast-paced environment

- Good liaising ability and able to react calmly under high pressure situations

- Graduate with science/ engineering background; MBA preferable

- Work experience of minimum 5 - 8 years

ABOUT BAYER:

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At the same time, the Group aims to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power. Our products are helping to address some of today's biggest challenges, including global population growth, an aging society and the need to make efficient - and, wherever possible, sustainable - use of natural resources. We are improving people's quality of life by preventing, alleviating or curing diseases. We are helping to provide an adequate supply of high-quality food, feed and renewable plant-based raw materials. In line with our mission - Bayer: Science For A Better Life-, we aim to improve people's quality of life. For this endeavor, we focus on our core competency of developing and successfully commercializing innovative products and solutions based on scientific knowledge.