This role involves collaborating with global and regional teams to drive strategic purchasing initiatives and ensure the efficient, sustainable, and innovative management of the supply chain. This is a key role in selecting and developing suppliers aligning with organization policies and goals.

Key Responsibilities:

- Supplier Management: Implement segment strategies through supplier selection, focusing on Quality, Delivery, Cost, Feature, Technology, Sustainability, and Risk Management .

- Contractual Assurance: Secure sourcing outcomes contractually, ensuring all contracts are approved and signed.

- Business Planning: Actively contribute to the development of global and regional business plans for your segment, ensuring alignment with strategic purchasing goals.

- Cost and KPI Management: Drive cost reduction activities with suppliers, ensuring adherence to commercial targets. Maintain and improve key performance indicators (KPIs) related to cost, quality, and sustainability.

- Negotiation and Risk Management: Manage supplier negotiations, handle contract adjustments, and ensure project targets are met. Proactively identify and mitigate risks across the supplier base.

- Data and Process Management: Ensure accuracy in supplier classification, payment terms, currency terms, and adherence to group policies. Perform updates on supplier data as needed.

- Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a main point of contact for local and regional stakeholders, facilitating communication and collaboration across various business functions.

- Project Leadership: Lead review meetings with suppliers and stakeholders, manage purchasing projects, and oversee new vendor onboarding through supplier evaluation.

- Transformation Initiatives: Scout and implement transformation initiatives including new technologies, business models, sustainability projects, and digitalization efforts to continuously improve purchasing processes.

Qualifications:

- Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Automobile Engineering, or a related field in Supply Chain Management.

- Experience: 3-5 years in indirect purchasing, with experience in construction renovation, capital expenditures, and investment purchases.

Core Skills:

- Strategic Sourcing and supplier development expertise.

- Project Management skills, with a structured approach to managing supplier relationships.

- Market Knowledge and a strong industry network.

- Negotiation Skills with a focus on delivering business value.

- Data Management and Analytical Abilities to monitor and improve supplier performance.

Personal Attributes:

- Self-motivated, proactive, with a positive and solution-oriented mindset.

- Strong communicator, able to engage effectively with stakeholders and present ideas clearly.

- Team player with a collaborative approach to achieving goals.

- Knowledge of legal and financial regulations for contracts within India is a plus.

- Candidates from Automotive OEM Preferred.

Candidates to get in touch on 9873177102 besides forwarding there Word format Resumes

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