Senior Manager - Sourcing - FMCG

- Define procurement strategies for key categories and execute

Cost Model & TCO

Industry Analysis

Understanding of buying Cycles & correlation with other services

Capacity Building - Supplier Base Expansion

Commercial Negotiations and Sourcing Tools (RFI, RFP/RFQ, Reverse Auction using SAP Ariba)

Contract Management

- Capability Building - Lead and develop the team

- Ensuring right governance and controls in line with organizational policies and SOPs

- Researches and analyses market intelligence data for trends in services' prices which could directly impact category spend

- Understand business, demand and requirements and its implications on sourcing and supplier base

- Annual Budgeting and Planning - Ensuring costs delivered as per budget

- Identify & implement value engineering initiatives for cost optimization

- Closely work with user and related cross functional teams to ensure on time in full availability of services or material.

- Build strong relationship with suppliers for long term competitive advantage

- Build robust mechanisms for tracking market prices and benchmarking with competition

Stakeholder management:

- Internal - Various functions- Planning, Logistics, Supply Chain Centres, Quality & Regulatory, Product Development, Marketing, Finance & Legal

- External - Business Partners, Industry Bodies, Research Organizations etc.