Sr Manager - Sourcing - FMCG/Foods

Position : Sr MANAGER-Sourcing

Reporting to : Head Purchase

- 8-10 years of hands-on working experience in sourcing of raw materials including commodities.

- Engineering graduate (preferably Chemical/Food Technology) with an MBA (preferably Operations/Supply Chain)

Area of responsibility:

- Provides commodity expertise through specific cost management, contract negotiations, development and enforcement – develop cost management strategies and implements appropriate strategies and tactical changes where required

- Develops, maintains and champions the marketplace information respective to category responsibility allowing continuous assessment of product total cost structures and implementation of defined sourcing strategies.

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

- Creates and maintains (where necessary) range strategies including pricing, sourcing, ranging and supplier risk analysis to ensure contingency planning and category vision.

- Makes short and long term strategic supply recommendations based upon research and analysis.

- Identifies and recommends forward purchasing /component future buy where necessary, by utilization and establishment of cost and supply breakdown structures and commodity tracking.

- Identifies and develops risk mitigation strategies for assigned key spend commodities for validation & approvals by Head – Purchase.