Director - Indirect Commodity Sourcing

The Indirect Commodity Sourcing Director will be based in Chennai. Lead and direct site Indirect procurement team for daily RFQ to support factory operation, execution of the strategic sourcing process and global policy compliance, setup goals and lead team to drive to achieve them, coach and develop talents.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates

- Intense collaboration

- Passionate customer focus

- Thoughtful, fast, disciplined execution

- Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement

- Relentless drive to win

Here is a glimpse of what you will do :

Supply Base Management :

- Manage the supply base including contract management, business reviews and development of strategies for on-going improvements in business performance

- Understand their space by analyzing market trends, competitive factors, business intelligence gathering and data analysis

- PSL (Preferred Supplier List) development and QBR for those suppliers

- Supplier Evaluation and Approval

- Supply Base Consolidation and Optimization

Project Management :

- Manage projects, negotiations and contracts for long-range business direction. Partner with management to develop and implement strategies.

- Manage and/or provide advice on complex and significant projects.

- Lead, coordinate and execute projects independently

- Effectively cross functionally interface with legal, finance and business partners

- Work closely with stakeholders to define internal needs and requirements and apply these to negotiations

Contract Management :

- Advise senior management on commercial transactions, to include providing advice and guidance on complex contract issues and appropriate risk allocation for strategic and core business transactions

- Create, review and negotiate contracts to ensure business objectives and contract requirements/terms are met and communicate negotiations and results to stakeholders.

- Develop agreements that clearly identify the intent and responsibilities of both parties and assure compliance with all appropriate legal requirements.

Cost Management :

- Observe, analyze and improve departmental processes to more effectively control global spend

- Initiate and manage total cost projects which result in price reductions, value and productivity improvements, cost avoidance and cost performance trade-offs

- Successfully achieve quarterly and annual savings goals set by management

Team Management :

- Manage a team to compliant with global policy in daily operation

- Lead a team to drive for financial goal (cost reduction/ Cost Avoidance)

- Train and coach team member to develop sourcing capability

Here is some of what you will need (required) :

Education / Experience Required :

- Typically requires a bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience and training. A Master's or MBA degree is preferred. A minimum of 10 years of material and manufacturing experience, including supervision.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities Required :

- Demonstrates expert functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.

- Demonstrates detailed expertise in very complex functional/technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across sites.

- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.

- Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

- Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference to practical situations

- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Here are a few of our preferred experiences :

- 10 years+ working experience in manufactory (not service/consultant/trading company)

- Familiar with international company culture

- Dedicated role in supply chain management (not a general manager role covering supply chain function), including 5 years plus working experience in indirect procurement

- Lead a team size more than 10 persons & project greater than $M

- Financial knowledge (P&L, OP, VAM, etc.) and cost management sense

- Understand ERP system process concept

Here are a few examples of what you will get for the great work you provide :

- Health Insurance

- PTO