Head HR at Lifelong Online
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Lifelong Online - Associate Manager - Sourcing (2-3 yrs)
Role : Associate Sourcing Manager
Location : Gurgaon
Job Responsibilities :
- Responsible for the sourcing of products from Indian and China factories - should be a people's person
- Negotiating best prices and favourable payment terms to the company
- Analyze and determine cost reduction opportunities by leveraging volumes, optimizing the supplier base and reducing total cost of ownership.
- Create and execute strategic sourcing plans that will support the teams- development of an end-to-end sourcing plan for new categories/expansions.
- Driving end to end process from sampling, production follow-up, shipments
- Working with cross-functional teams and category managers to drive creation and improvement in sourcing plans
- Dealing with various vendors- merchandising activities like calculating trims / raw material, costing of product.
- Accurately forecasting trends, planning stock and monitoring performance.
Skills & Qualification :
- 2+ years- experience. Engineering/Supply Chain or Business Graduates
- Prior experience in sourcing sourcing or procurement, supplier management, and driving supply chain improvements, prior expertise in International Sourcing would be preferred
- Experience with end-to-end procure-to-pay process
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills & Negotiation Skills
- Self-starter, problem solver to identify process gaps and trouble shoot them
- Ability to execute in rapid growth and fast paced environment - ability to work with ambiguity in a start-up environment.