Responsible for the development and implementation of commodity strategies and supplier management in assigned commodities. Perform sourcing activities at local level to achieve commodity results and ensure compliance with the Group Strategy. Together with global Strategic Sourcing organization searching for business cases of efficient local for global principle implementation to generate global savings. Key focus on localization project, local portfolio development and supporting overall plans of the Group development in India.
Responsible for the
development and implementation of commodity strategies and supplier management
in assigned commodities. Perform sourcing activities to achieve commodity results and ensure
compliance with the Group Strategy. Together with global Strategic Sourcing
organization searching for business cases of efficient local for global
principle implementation to generate global savings. Key focus
on localization project, local portfolio development and supporting overall
plans of the Group development in India.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead, develop and
implement local commodity strategies;
- Analyse spend in
assigned commodities/supplier's perimeter;
- Monitor the market
through constant benchmarking in order to continuously improve costs, quality,
delivery and technology;
- Support local Sourcing Leader and Global Commodity
Managers/Directors in defining the annual savings forecast, identifying risks
and opportunities;
- Implement the saving
action plan to achieve the assigned annual cost saving target;
- Promote and lead cost
reduction activities and alternative products/ solutions, towards internal
stakeholder and Suppliers,
to contribute to the
overall cost reduction target;
- Manage Supplier
Relationship at local level, monitoring trend of KPIs and setting necessary
corrective actions;
- Negotiate long-term
contracts with Suppliers, at local level, participating in nego with Global
Suppliers as well
improvement along agreement duration, delivery times, and
commercial terms and conditions;
- Communicate
effectively and manage relationships with relevant internal stakeholders, to
contribute to the cross-functional projects;
- Ensure compliance with the sourcing processes;
- Bring and share new ideas of internal processes and supplier performance improvement.
Min 5 yrs in strategic
sourcing in an international company or a local one working on global market;
- Knowledge of the
market/product categories as Industrial automation, Machining or Assembly
services concerned is a plus;
- Experience in B2B
environment;
- Experience in
international negotiations, contract and claim management;
- Experience outside of
India is a plus;
- Commodity strategies
creation and implementation;
- Master degree;
-Fluent English and
Hindi.