J C Brothers Retail - Manager - Procurement

Manager - Procurement Job Description

Criteria:

- 10+ years experience in a similar leadership level position with a successful track record of achieving results. The role includes relevant strategic sourcing and procurement function, experience in best-in-class procurement processes.

- Experience in handling Procurement operations in Retail Industry from diverse Vendors.

- Experience of managing a team of direct reports

Job related skills:

- Create and implement Procurement strategies that are innovative, cost-effective, and incorporate the growing complexities and challenges within the industry

- Build strong relationships with internal business stakeholders; build a strong understanding of strategic business direction, requirements and priorities of the business.

- Effective Vendor Management and building strategic relationships with key vendors and suppliers across Merchandise categories.

- Implement sound Procurement policies and ensure its implementation

- Day to Day management of team for effective execution of the Procurement function

- Imbibe Technology into all aspects of Procurement function on an end-to-end basis.

- Defining and mapping processes and procedures through Continuous Improvement Orientation

- Work with business and finance leaders to identify and drive savings and controllership improvements, focusing on total cost of ownership.

- Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement strategies; maintain procurement ethics in accordance with the companys policies.

- Additional duties as assigned

Management skills:

- Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to motivate and lead a team of high energy internal procurement team

- Expert Excel user

- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal

- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Stakeholder Management Highly motivated and able to thrive in a fast-paced, high energy and complex problem-solving environment

- Passionate self-starter with the highest integrity and ethics.

- Establish effective mechanisms to drive team performance towards goals, including processes for developing/managing the function.

Education and Background:

- Bachelors degree (or equivalent)

- Masters degree (MBA) preferred.

- Well versed in computer and technology related skills

- Fluency in English, Telugu and Hindi