Embibe - Head - Procurement - IIM/MDI/ISB/FMS

ABOUT EMBIBE

Welcome to the future of education!

At Embibe, we have just one mission - to truly personalize education. Because every child deserves it. This has led us to embark on this noblest of journeys to deliver life and learning outcomes for every student! Rooted in consumer behavior, we are leveraging AI and Data Science to deliver personalized achievement journeys for every student.

We are a tribe of intellectually fierce people from diverse backgrounds, focussed on building cutting edge products that empower everyone in the education ecosystem - students, teachers, educational institutes and parents. We enable a deeper understanding of student behavior, their strengths and weaknesses through analysis at a granular level. It is this shared vision of democratizing and personalizing education that unites us all.

In 2018, Reliance Jio partnered with Embibe to propel our collective vision of democratising education and impacting a billion lives. The Jio-Embibe Partnership has brought unrivalled acceleration to delivering learning outcomes to every corner of India via low-cost devices and high-speed Jio Internet connectivity.

If you too want to see a future where every student achieves their full potential and want to play a part in changing the face of education, then let's talk!

WHAT YOU WILL GET :

You will get the opportunity to:

- Learn and grow 10X faster than in most other positions in the industry instead of being siloed and working on a single aspect, working directly with important stakeholders

- Be part of an experienced, open-minded, and multi-cultural team that shares the same vision, and loves to share knowledge

- Thrive on delivering excellence despite varying constraints, and employ unconventional tactics while leading a team towards the most alluring creative solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL DO :

- Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies

- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnerships

- Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms

- Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services

- Finalize purchase details of orders and deliveries

- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve the effectiveness

- Collaborate with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company

- Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients

- Expect unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies

- Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements

- Control spend and build a culture of cost-saving on procurement costs

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TABLE :

- BE/BTech with MBA in premier institutes

- Proven working 12-15 years of experience as a Head of Procurement

- Experience preferably in Tech Startups

- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in - reading- the market

- Talent in negotiations and networking

- Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers

- Experience in collecting and analyzing data

- Strong leadership capabilities