Director - Sourcing - B2B Manufacturing Firm - IIT/NIT/IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS

Job Description :

- Implement best practices in procurement and supplier management to manage vendor risk, performance and relationships

- Oversee complete sourcing operations across locations & coordinate with various teams (Supply-chain, finance, customer success, regional business teams etc. for fulfilling the growing business needs.

- Implement highly efficient sourcing model through different levers such as price negotiations, alternate vendor development, defining share of business, etc. having direct impact on bottom-line.

- Analyze data, keep track of pan India sourcing KPIs & drive RCAs & corrective actions

- Technology adoption: Bring the vendors on tech platforms and drive their orders, inventory, account statement through the same

- Work towards identification and selection of new vendors across markets with the purpose of developing reliable partners to enhance service capabilities

- Lead initiatives that deliver improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of procurement activities and creating a simplified process for end users

- Work with category teams on the strategic initiatives to help grow the categories

- Driving standardization: Ensuring standardization of products, process and prices

- Financial Compliance: Ensuring 100% compliance with taxation, account receivables and payables, and periodic reconciliation with vendors

Candidates should be from Top BE/BTech institute and MBA from Tier 1 institute batch from 2010 to 2014