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Consultant at Domnic Lewis International

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Head - Global Purchasing Support Centre Vehicle - Europe (8-10 yrs)

Bangalore Job Code: 1225190

Job Description

Head of Global Purchasing Support Centre Vehicle Europe

Innovation, sustainability, diversity, competitiveness, resiliency, new business models, and digitalization are all key drivers in how we select partners, partners that have the same value based and people centric view of the world as we do here at Group.

Together we deliver business value to our customers and Group.

We are looking for talent with passion, commitment and big ideas who want to make a difference. Sounds like you? Join our team!

GTP Purchasing Strategy & Digitalization function within Group Purchasing is a Centre of Excellence. We are responsible for driving and facilitating the strategic direction of purchasing on behalf of Executive Management Team.

PS&D are, together with relevant line functions, driving efficiency within digitalization, governance, harmonization, group synergies, continuous improvements and digital & IT projects to enable business value. We work proactively with change management and transformation in collaboration with GTP line functions.

Head of Purchasing Strategy & Digitalization is also hosting organization on behalf on behalf of GTP EVP

Your mission

To secure Operations and Deliveries efficiently and lead the team towards High Performance, Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement while securing competence development and value addition from the team and working towards Stakeholders' and End Users' Delight. To also drive the Transformation initiatives / projects and excellence in the team in collaboration with Technical Leads and other cross functional teams within

Main activities & Responsibility

- Lead and be the first line manager for a high performing team within Purchasing Support Centre

- Secure optimized resource management, Competence development and assessment, drive performance and excellence in the team.

- Drive Continuous Improvement mindset in the team. Identify & lead "transform" initiatives and projects. Contribute towards digital transformation in the Purchasing Support Centre

- Close collaboration with Cross Functional Teams on Perform and Transform topics.

- Responsible to maintain and improve End User Satisfaction Results from the team / drive stakeholders & customer delight

- Secure manpower planning, recruitment / resource availability and efficient utilization of team for management prioritized projects / activities within Purchasing Support Centre

- Responsible for Identifying, Monitoring, Review and Reporting of Purchasing Support Centre KPIs / performance metrics and secure action plan for gaps / Improvement Areas. Metrics and Reporting.

- Organize and Drive Monthly Meetings with departments / Managers and secure Monthly Reporting to all key stakeholders / departments

- Be the face of team towards End Users - Buyers, Managers and VPs and various Project Leaders working with Purchasing Support Centre & responsible for work transition.

- Work with Purchasing Support Centre Technical leaders to close all Escalations and secure Corrective and Preventive Actions and related Communication in the team and end users

- Represent Purchasing Support Centre /Group Purchasing in any assigned Project / Initiative

- Responsible for performance Management / People Development / Coaching & Feedback for continued team development and enhanced performance

- Responsible for Delivery and Quality from the team at agreed levels / stretch targets

Key Stakeholders and End User Communication for the group

- Bring in Best Practices from the Industry and other teams and drive benchmarking within Purchasing support Centre

- Drive Value Add Scope / Standard Scope deployment across user teams / work towards team growth and scope enhancement within Standard scope criteria

Competence & Experience

- University Degree in Engineering or Equivalent

- 8-10 years' of overall experience of which minimum 5 years in Leading Operations / People Management / handling large teams

- Leading People & Operations

- Excellent Communication & Networking Skills / Cross Functional collaboration / Global Operations

- Leading Operations Transformation & Digitalization

- Driving excellence in team with Continuous Improvement Mindset / Continued Value Addition / Solution Focus

- Excellent Business Understanding & Knowledge within the field of responsibility / Purchasing / Supply Chain Management

- Ability to go from the holistic strategic view and into the details

- Ability to work with Stretch Targets / work through ambiguity

- Integrity & Trust

- Stakeholder / Customer Relationship Management

- Customer Focus - Ability

- Resource / Capacity optimization & management

- Project Management

- Work Transition

- Excellent Data Management & Analysis Skills

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Women-friendly workplace:

Maternity and Paternity Benefits

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