Lalpath Labs - Consultant - Vendor Development

Job Description :

- Consult in development of Surgical Consumable, Disposable & General Goods

- Identify the item for development with Sourcing Team

- Co-ordinate with Stakeholder, User & Sourcing Team to understand the requirement and specs

- Search the potential vendors for the required items

- Engage with vendor's team to develop the item

- Co-ordinate with QAD and Operation Team for approval of product approval

- Coordinate technical evaluation and carry out price evaluation of quotes

- Obtain offers from vendors, and prepare a comparative statement to aid in selection of vendors, optimization of price and other commercial terms

- Prepare the ground work for negotiation and selection of suppliers for the assigned items

- Help Sourcing Team to negotiate and finalize price for items covered

- Help Sourcing Team to negotiate long term contracts with strategic suppliers to ensure best cost ,reliable supply & service support

- Set up Agreements and SLAs with the finalized vendors, specifying finalized rate, quantity, specifications, delivery schedule etc.

- Review implementation of new agreements

Manage supplier relationships at working level :

- Ensure identification and classification of Vendors on the basis of criticality, tenure of relationship, cost bargaining power and track record of performance on quality and timelines

- Setup and implement Supplier Relationship Management with key vendors

- Supplier performance assessment in terms of cost, quality, delivery and compliance

- Propose and implement Supplier capability development/enhancement

Maintain co-ordination with user functions :

- Closely monitor post-award Rate Contract management

- Enforce supplier feedback mechanism for improvement

- Interface with business units and back office functions to maximize cost reduction benefits while maintaining or improving customer service and quality