Vice President - Supply Chain - Chemicals

Key Responsibilities :

- Timely and accurate procurement of supplies

- Effective vendor management to ensure adherence to agreed customer service levels

- Ensure efficient inventory management

- Manage logistics to ensure on-time and damage-free delivery of supplies to manufacturing units

- Ensure that Supply Chain and RMPM Procurement MIS is completed on time

- Increase Customer (Operations) Satisfaction with Supply Chain and RM Procurement

- Continuous process improvements in sourcing

- Control impact of commodity price variations on bottom line

- Establish and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers ensuring focus on cost, quality and service on purchased items

- Ensure that Strategic Procurement MIS is completed on time

- Increase Customer (Manufacturing, Geog.) Satisfaction with Strategic Procurement

- Ensure accurate demand planning and budgeting

Technical Skills and Knowledge :

- Knowledge of company's strategy, structure and practices

- Thorough understanding of latest trends and best practices in SCM in Oleo & Speciality industry

- Strong skills in strategic planning

- Strong negotiation and relationship management skills

- Proven ability to build, sustain, and influence relationships, at all levels of an organization

- Strong planning and decision-making skills

- Deep data analysis and forecasting skills

- Strong conceptual knowledge of the SCM function

- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to invoke change

- Deep people development, coaching and leadership/teambuilding experience