- Support the Category lead in development of Annual Sourcing Plan for sub-categories under Network (incl. internal and external demand) - Support Category Lead in developing both, category and sourcing strategies, by forecasting demand, analyzing industry trends, understanding vendor landscape, etc. - Develop negotiation strategies for all the key sourcing projects under the guidance of Category Lead - Examine supplier's industry position and cost-structure, identify trends in supply market, develop cost-tear downs for key sourcing requests - Optimize sourcing and ordering schedule by assessing demand drivers - Minimize the potential risks to reduce supply chain uncertainties and shocks (through laid-out risk mitigation strategies)" - Coordinate with business, sales and other stakeholders for effective demand planning and monitor the actual requirements against plan - Interact with business teams to identify and optimize technical/ functional specifications under the guidance of Category Lead - Facilitate ongoing collaboration between the Business teams, Operations team, Enablers team and Logistics team" - Manage and direct day-to-day activities of direct reports, to ensure timely procurement as per business requirements - Provide feedback to team, and identify need based training requirements for direct reports - Solicit ideas and foster an environment for personnel development of the team" - Monitor supplier performance against the targets defined as per SRM and provide necessary support (wherever required) - Collaborate with suppliers regularly and drive tangible additional value from relationship through joint cost reduction initiatives - Interact frequently with the suppliers to identify issues and potential areas for improvement - Provide support for vendor registration and qualification process (if required), completing all necessary checks and verifications as outlined under the SCM Policy - Execute sourcing strategies for all the sourcing requirements; inputs (if any) to act as a feedback in the overall sourcing/ category strategy - Lead end-to-end sourcing process (including RFP/RFQ process) for all sourcing initiatives defined as per sourcing plan - Develop evaluation criteria, and evaluate tender responses, with guidance from Category Lead - Apply negotiation techniques like BATNA, WATNA, etc., and game theory in supplier negotiations to take best advantage of competitive dynamics - Lead the implementation of negotiated contracts and monitor contractual compliance of executed contracts - Drive catalog creation for direct purchase by increasing standardization of products/ services within the category - Interact with users for demand forecasting and increasing awareness regarding catalog based ordering - Adopt best practices for strategic sourcing and discern specific nuances of the contract that provide an edge in negotiations (e.g. TCO vs purchasing price) - Prioritize placement of PO in cases of urgent requests with guidance from Category Lead - Monitor on-time delivery against all open POs to ensure timely receipt of orders - Support Query Resolution team in resolution of queries associated with invoiced amounts, delivery, etc. wherever required - Ensure that day to day activities comply with standards and performance measures set in the approved SCM policy and procedures - Implement continuous improvement initiatives designed to improve operations, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes for procurement - Champion use of standard sourcing tools and methodologies including execution of advanced sourcing events

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Category Buyer - Network Sourcing 

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Job Description for Category Buyer - Network Sourcing  in Applied Work Dynamics in  Mumbai for (7-10) years of experience. Apply Now!