- Own and manage the category of procurement for all Raw Materials and plant consumables including strategic sourcing and vendor development for units

- Leverage data and insights to work on improvement in category spends and decision-making

- Work closely with key user departments in developing sourcing strategies and implementation

1) Develop and manage the category strategy

- Develop the DFPCL procurement strategy to attain key metrics around cost, quality, and standards of procurement

- Develop procurement plan for the category to determine relationship management and negotiation strategies with top vendors

- Identify national and global vendors that can develop effective and efficient category management for DFPCL

- Conduct analysis of past and future spending, existing relationships, and external trends

- Develop and manage multi-year category roadmaps and pipelines of sourcing initiative projects

2) Drive innovation in supply chain organization

- Unlock key areas of innovation for DFPCL through effective systems and interventions

- Develop strategic sourcing capabilities in organization through effective vendor development and partnerships

- Augment the category through appropriate process improvements and modifications

- Work on procurement analytics tools to manage data driven decision making for DFPCL

3) Drive effective functioning of the category in DFPCL

- Drive seamless and smooth functioning of the category team through effective monitoring and review of the following work areas:

- Budget creation, validation and monitoring

- Contract validation and contract management including license and other long-term service agreements

- Prepare and implement advanced negotiation strategies

- Evaluating and monitoring the risk profile of the supply base, identify mitigation targets, and implement risk improvement initiatives

- Work with Manufacturing Head and Unit Heads by looking at the periodic management report and resolve the issues concerning procurement

4) Manage relationships with the relevant stakeholders on a continuous basis

- Drive customer centricity in interactions and servicing with user departments like manufacturing, projects, etc .

- Manage and drive relationships with relevant stakeholders on a continuous basis like:

- Senior members of top vendors / contractors

- Prospective and existing strategic alliance partners

- Other specialized consultants

- Participate in all important manufacturing/ operations related meetings and note important areas for action

- Leverage governance framework to identify and classify risks in vendor risk and evaluation

5) Delivery and Service Management

- Work with the buyer and user department to monitor the delivery of materials and services as per the contracted process

- Coordinate with the senior vendor relationships to ensure that delivery is as per timeline and quality

- Make changes to the vendor performance framework to ensure improvement of services and products delivered

6) Lead a capable and motivated team of supply chain professionals

- Drive a sense of one team and contribute to overall organization success through collaborative means

- Drive performance of the team based on the KRAs required of the teams

- Ensure that relevant team development initiatives and trainings are identified and implemented

Technical/ Functional Expertise

- Strategic Sourcing

- Procurement Management

- Supplier Risk Management

- Regulatory Management

- EXIM Policy Management

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