Meesho - Deputy Manager - Procurement

About the Team:

- It's no secret that Meesho is making massive leaps towards becoming the most used e-commerce app in India.

- Our commercials team has a key role to play in the company's success. Here's your chance to be a part of the Meesho success story!

- As Deputy Manager - Commercials, you will be one among the 50+ professionals working in domains such as procurement, negotiations, supplier relationship management, product/service sourcing and cost evaluation.

- The team consists of Chartered Accountants, Business experts and Engineers, who have previously worked for internationally renowned organisations.

- Our team believes in working hard and partying harder. We organize team trivia nights, board game marathons, and other fun events to foster our team spirit.

About the Role:

- We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Deputy Manager, Commercials who will lead the procurement & commercials for IT, Marketing, HR, Admin, Legal verticals at Meesho.

- This role provides an uniqueopportunity to be an integral part of the ecosystem wherein, Meesho partners with a varied range of global companies.

- This role requires to manage the company's overall requirements pertaining to procurement of services and products consumed by the organization across various functions.

- Find the best value deal for the organization with a rationalized approach.

What will you do:

- Lead the categories assigned to you such as Marketing, IT while working across different range of projects to have all skills expertise.

- Perform cost analysis and benchmarking exercises to negotiate the cost and evaluate for decision making.

- Create and publish reports on a timely basis and update trackers for data management.

- Manage and negotiate contracts and terms with the suppliers and close agreements within a certain TAT.

- Manage commercial requirements across categories from IT. Marketing, HR, Admin, Legal etc.

- In-depth knowledge of IT procurement i.e. softwares, SaaS Models, Subscription based, servers & data, hardware etc.

- Quick turn around to close deals while following all due processes and documenting the journey.

- Establish category specific objectives and formulate sourcing strategies.

- Industry knowledge and connects in domain expertise for benchmarking purposes and ensuring benchmark data is maintained and adhered.

- Ensure proper internal stakeholder management and external vendor management.

What will you need:

- Bachelor's degree in any discipline; masters degree will be a plus.

- 4-7 Years of post qualification experience in the procurement domain.

- Preference to IT and Marketing procurement folks having hands-on experience.

- Excellent knowledge of different cost models and pricing methodology.

- Proven skills in Market Analysis (category specific), Vendor identification, Vendor Profile Evaluation.

- Performance Assessment and Vendor Management.

- Knowledge of regional statutory regulations and Tax structure related to the category.

- Ability to network and form high quality working relationships with stakeholders/ colleagues in multiple locations and handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

- Must be able to work independently and within a team environment provide direction, troubleshoot and meet goals and objectives.

- Ability to understand, translate requirements and find appropriate solutions with quick turnaround time and meet organizational and stakeholder expectations.

- Strong analytical and data management skills in Marketing Procurement.

- Good communication and Presentation skills.

- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications.

- Knowledge of e-sourcing applications (Eg: ARIBA, SAP, Oracle) is desirable.

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