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10/01 Kanika Dussa
Senior Consultant at Randstad India Pvt Ltd

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Head - Procurement & Strategic Sourcing - FMCD/Electricals (19-23 yrs)

Mumbai Job Code: 1204371

Head Procurement and Strategic Sourcing


Procurement Management :


- Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice procurement vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance

- Lead the purchasing function, developing the short-medium, and long-term plans for the function and promotional activities

- Participate in regular purchasing meetings to represent the BU and further professionalize the function

- Ensure operational control and administration for central stores and operational activities for procurement at HO

- Specifications for materials to be agreed with departments and supplier

- Sourcing, negotiating and buying of goods, materials and services to meet the Company's operational requirements

- Building accountability for the purchase of goods, materials and services to ensure that the company's operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply

- Ensure that purchasing policies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets and which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market.

- Ensure purchasing policy, guidelines and any associated documents are in place and updated when required and adhered to

Material Planning & Procurement :

- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships

- Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms

- Approve the ordering of necessary material

- Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries

- Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.

- Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them to determine product availability and terms of sales.

Supplier & Vendor Management :

- Ensure that suppliers can produce to agreed specifications, that they operate to recognized quality keeping up to date on supplier activity and movements of materials

- Utilize appropriate resources including Supplier Development to ensure appropriate supplier partnerships and delivery of sourced products.

- Negotiate and manage contract terms with suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms with technical and operational input from colleagues

- Receiving and resolving all rejection-level queries

- Communication to vendor on material sourcing

Strategic Sourcing :

- Develops requests for proposals based on detailed business unit and internal customer requirements. Negotiates and implements long-term agreements and strategic sourcing agreements with suppliers to develop partnerships, leverage spend and reduce total cost of ownership.

- Analysis cost reduction opportunities through spend detail by general ledger, supplier, commodity and accounts payable data.

- Works with internal customers on initiatives to both streamline and enhance internal control systems and to work on complicated contract deliverable, helping to ensure delivering the bottom line with greater profits and lower risk.

- Develops and maintains standard terms and conditions, which will increase strategic program value, lower costs and reduce contractual liability and risk of litigation, such as: General Terms Agreement, General Services Agreement, Purchase Order Terms and Conditions, Master Supply Agreement, Professional Services Agreement, etc. Updates contract language to comply with regulations, company policy changes, etc.

- Monitors all contract renewals on a proactive, monthly basis to explore any/all cost reduction opportunities during the negotiation process.

Self and Team Development :

- Recruit, motivate, and train team members and enhance their performance by becoming their coach and mentor and developing them to take on additional responsibilities

- Ensure timely appraisal for the team is completed and put a training calendar for the team and ensure the same is implemented within the deadline

- Initiate self-learning by participating in different workshops, and seminars to increase industry awareness

- Ensure identification of high potentials and design action plans for succession planning in the department

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Maternity and Paternity Benefits

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