National Manager - Indirect Procurement - FMCG/Pharmaceuticals , Female candidates only

JD : (Female candidates only)

- Leads & drives translation of procurement objectives into actions and executable plans

- Understands the overall business direction & objectives and develops & aligns plans for the category to enable their achievement.

- Develops short & long term plans that are comprehensive, realistic & effective in order to support all Procurement activities.

- Constructs & uses budgets to manage & monitor spends for the category and ensures that adjustment processes are in place for over/under achievement.

Procurement Practices :

- Align Procurement strategies to the overall Company objective & CEPG strategies.

- Ensures thorough analysis of supply markets relative to category of expenditure in order to logically substantiate the evaluation of all strategies.

- Manage relationships and ways of working with key suppliers in order to align understanding & commitment with customer expectations.

- Applies the right supplier relationship spectrum viz., Leverage, Preferred, Partnership or Strategic Alliance in order to satisfy business needs.

- Negotiates at tactical & strategic level to develop complex business unit and major company purchasing contracts appropriate to category of expenditure.

Systems & Processes :

- Identifies implements & continuously improves systems & processes in line with the changing environment

- Strategy communication and alignment with all local cross functional teams.

- Lead and prepare regional bids, and co-lead regional negotiations.

- Actively engage key initiatives in the country & ensure value levers are effectively played.

- Work with stakeholders to identify continuous improvement areas from a TCO point of view

- Project prioritization, Lead/Co-Lead intervention projects with early stage involvement.