Chief Manager Procurement

MBA/Masters/PG Diploma in Supply Chain/ Material Management/Procurement Specific Courses like CPSM/CIPS/IPSCM etc.

• Collaborate with site buyers to establish and execute effective, collaborative sourcing strategies to accelerate impactful business partnerships
• Evolve sourcing and procurement processes based on category specific business or internal stakeholder requirements
• Own all operational duty related to assigned category, Coordination with Shared Services for Vendor Creation, PO preparation, close Open PO/GR/Advance, and approve Purchase Orders in SAP, compliance and reporting.
• Manage vendor relationships. Coordinate on-going supplier management practices with internal customers to optimize financial and operational performance. Ensure high leverage in Supplier selection, approval, negotiations and performance management.
• Contract life cycle management - Engage with stakeholders to identify the most suitable supply solution for a given demand. Negotiate pricing, terms & commercial conditions of contracts and manage through the contract lifecycle. Tracking and renewal on time.
• Ensure value add to internal customers with focus on achieving quick turnaround times and maintaining high quality standards
• Ensure targeted savings and drive metrics such as TAT. OTIF, CSI, systems and policy compliance
• Benchmarking the category performance across the industry and internally among other categories
• Manage strategic projects such as alternate vendor development for e-procurement
• Assisting Category Manager in increasing average credit period for Indirect vendors all sites. Regularly monitor, analyse & work out strategies for credit period improvement
• Establish monthly global MIS/MBR/Other required reports. Governance and value creation tracker for monitoring the progress and savings .
• HR & Admin (TA contract, Temp Labour, Payroll, Learning & Development, Benefits).
• Marketing, Financial Operations, Legal, Audit, Consulting, Business Intelligence, Fleet, Travel
• Implement regional category management aligned with global strategies by collaborating with cross-functional teams and leveraging market best practices.
• Coordinate and manage tasks within the procurement team, ensuring alignment with both the Global Category team and local procurement teams.
• Take on category management responsibilities, including developing a balanced supplier base, fostering strong business relationships, and driving supplier performance through appropriate metrics and scorecards.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives and best practices across all procurement processes.