Head - Strategic Sourcing - Electrical/Electronics/Consumer Durables/Manufacturing

Responsible for Global Category strategy preparation and implementation.

- Drive global centralized purchase negotiation of spend with global suppliers.

- Lead negotiation team setup, set negotiation strategy, drive process execution, leverage pricing models, new suppliers introductions.

- Spend/Saving tracking reporting in saving tool. average price tracking monthly basis. improvement actions identification and execution.

- Supply base management and review the performance of strategic suppliers.

- Supplier Performance monitor and actions identification improvement of performance. regular review with supplier.

- Category Source plan creation and execution and Ensure results cost, saving, Quality and supply availability within the source plan.

- Capacity review with suppliers.

Ensure the supply availability as per demand.

- Review with supply market challenges of category by subcategories with suppliers, along with technical team. Life cycle status and market updates provide input in Global Category strategy.

- Risk identification supply market changes capacity and EOL of components and legacy technology, single/sole source components. Identification of mitigation actions and alternate supplier qualification.

- Supplier escalation review shortage and capacity availability. Ensure supply available as per demand.

- Lead time standardization of sub-categories.

- Identification Potential New challenger supplier for subcategories and introduce into Category strategy.

- NPI Programs support, new parts price negotiation. Engage RD starting of production introduction to secure right cost at beginning.

- Release RFX to Recommended suppliers for new Programs and negotiate prices road map for long term.

- Category input provide to New programs review with Technical Expert team. Lead time trend, multisource and supply availability, capacity.

- Supplier Risk Assessment update and identification of risk, mitigation action execution.

- Financial Health score review with High-risk supplier.

- Quarterly business review with Strategic Supplier.

- Cost management of tracking of high-volume products spend of category components and identification of cost Reduction activities to improve TCO.

- Develop cost model sheets of commodities drive price negotiation of suppliers.

- TPV (Total Purchase Value) adder reduction actions identification and implementation.

- Strong knowledge Procurement tools and Process Source to Pay(S2P) and S2C Process.

Qualification

BE / Btech - Electrical / Electronics