Head - Procurement - Logistics Firm

JOB PURPOSE :

- Drive all India Procurement of Products and Services for the Organisation. This includes managing and developing vendor partners.

- Support internal business peers in establishing and managing purchasing agreements, RFQ's and on-time supplier PO fulfillment.

KEY DELIVERABLES :

- Responsible to drive procurement strategy for Opex / Capex/IT peripherals etc. for the Company.

- Collaborate with commodity project teams to develop procurement strategies to secure competitive pricing and contract terms to drive savings and mitigate risk.

- Establish and monitor metrics to measure compliance and impact to the business.

- Measure and track internal cost savings performance to targets

- Collaborate with Accounts Payable to resolve supplier invoicing discrepancies

- Drives SLA compliance - conducts reviews with Operations Managers and drives corrective action to deliver delivery excellence.

- Contribute to the development of best practices within Sourcing, supplier evaluation, supplier assessment and supplier on-boarding, procure -to pay cycle.

- Support the CFO in all aspects relating to Procurement, Vendor Management, Insurance management, residual value management and special projects.

- Leads the commercial assessment of suppliers, including identification of supplier risks and opportunities.

- Annual Budget preparation & tracking spend & variances on a monthly basis.

- Responsible for delivering targeted business savings YoY.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications :

- BE with MBA with a minimum 10-15 years of experience in a similar profile

Technical Skills :

- Vendor development and management

- Commercial Acumen

- Negotiation skills

- Ability to drive technology

- Business Skills

- Cost consciousness

- Analytical skills /problem-solving ability

- Customer orientation

- Teamwork ability

- Holistic Thinking approach

- Positive Thinking ability

- Ability to handle stress