Category Manager - Corporate Communication - Services Procurement

This opportunity is with one of the Infra Companies

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title - Category Manager (Services Procurement )

Business / Function - Procurement

Designation - AGM

Job Responsibility

1. JOB PURPOSE

- Category Manager for the following areas for Airport, Energy, T&UI sectors, SEZ, IT, Property Business, BSS, etc.

- Develop & implement sourcing and Procurement Strategies Corporate Communication related Services (like drafting of digital/ mail communications, Event Management Services, Advertising and web hosting etc.)

- Explore New Technologies, New Vendors, Best Practices and Implement for Engineering Services.

- Strategies and Execute the Group Special Initiatives like Consolidation, Spent Management, Process Improvement, Optimization, Value Engineering, etc.

- Proactively identify the areas of improvement and to present to Management / Head Services

- Preparation of comparative analysis for Cost Benefit / Process Improvement / Value Engg.

2.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

- Accountabilities Key Performance Indicators

- Lead Strategic Planning for Specific Categories - (Corporate Communication Services related)

- Support Services head in developing Strategic Plan for Procurement by providing strategic inputs relating to

Maintenance services category :

- Managing annual spend in Events, Campaigns, Seminars, Conferences & Exhibitions spread over different business verticals of the organization, Pan India

AOP Timelines

- Cost of inventory (if applicable)

- Y-o-Y Savings

- New vendor development

- Lead Strategic Sourcing Activities

- Lead the definition of category strategy by conducting in- depth analysis and creating expert points of view

- Provide guidance to Buyers & Sourcing Analysts for Industry analysis & Supply Market & Spend Analysis

- Identify and introduce new capable domestic and global suppliers.

- Effectively prepare, coordinate and conduct fact based negotiations with suppliers

- Monitor and report value tracking for the category - budgeted v/s actual savings

- Undertake supplier base rationalization / optimization & reallocate share of business

- Total landed cost / TCO savings

- Value engineering savings

- Lead time adherence

- Spend under management

- Lead initiatives that explore value engineering possibilities

- Maintain risk profile of the category and define mitigation plans

- Lead Supplier Relationship Management / Development Activities

- Act as a single point relationship manager to the category suppliers for all businesses

- Track supplier performance through periodic inputs from the project procurement team & provide timely and appropriate feedback to suppliers

- Identify supplier development opportunities and lead development efforts

- Ensure and coordinate timely supplier payments to maintain relationship as appropriate

- Satisfaction levels of key suppliers

- Manage Internal Customer Needs

- Provide quotes & projections to support bid preparations

- Provide procurement risk related inputs to business at pre- bid Provide supply market intelligence to business as required

- Track user compliance of rate contracts and other processes related to Maintenance Services

- Track the evolution of internal customers' needs

- Provide support to the project in terms of any interventions required while administering supply contracts

- Support expediting activities by the buyers as required by the project

- Provide category specific information (eg. details of rate contract / frame agreements)

Customer satisfaction score

- Lead the Team of Buyers & Analysts

- Manage team of buyers & analysts and be accountable for the overall spend of the category

- Ensure effective performance management of the team: set
objectives, provide feedback and coaching and define individual development needs

- Manage time and budget of buyers & analysts

- Effective & Measurable KPIs for Team

- Timely Performance Management

- Training & development

- Skip Level Meetings

3. INTERACTIONS

(Describe the job roles that you interact with inside or outside the company to enable you to meet your accountabilities)

External - Internal :

- Service Providers Engineering

- OEM MAG

- Statutory / Regulatory Bodies Finance

- Professional Consultants HR

- Legal Experts Operations

4. DIMENSIONS

- Financial Dimensions

- FY19 Volume handled: 200 POs

- FY 19 Value handled : Rs.100 Cr.

Other Dimensions

Desired technical competencies :

- Category Expertise

- Tech savviness

- Supplier negotiation skills

- Contract design and management

- TCO orientation

- Procurement planning and risk management

- Supplier base relationship management

- Cost modelling and analytics

- Process understanding and continuous improvement

- BoB Benchmarking

- Evaluation of Technologies

- Consolidation Strategies

- Analysis & Decision Making

- Knowledge of Statutory Policies

- Expertise in Commercial Terms

- Knowledge of Business Law

- Corporate Communication-related activities-Media, Sponsorship, PR Management, Event Management

5. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE :

Educational Qualifications :

- B.Tech.

- MBA ( Marketing/SCM/Operations)

Relevant and total years of Experience

- 15+ years of overall experience

- 10+ years of functional experience

- Knowledge of Corporate Communication related activities- Media, Sponsorship, PR Management, Event Management