Associate director Procurement Head- Indirect procurement

Role & responsibilities :

• Manage a team of 2 Procurement Managers.
• Support Head of Indirect Procurement in development and implementation of global and regional Procurement strategies, goals and objectives.
• Execute Indirect category strategies for all spend under its responsibility.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with the relevant TAPI stakehoders.
• Manage supplier relationships (SRM) for all suppliers under its responsibility.
• Accountable to achieve Indirect categories objectives most notably for savings generation, supplier risk management and uninterrupted plant operations and services.
• Conduct supply market research to provide category intelligence and benchmarks on industry dynamics, trends and best practices.
• Source the right suppliers to support and deliver business needs.
• Lead supplier negotiations and contracting, including management of tender and bids.

Qualification & Skills:

• Education Required: Bachelors Degree
• Degree in Engineering, Business, Logistics, Law is an advantage but not mandatory.
• Understanding of Industrial manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
• Experience Required: at least 7 years of indirect procurement management experience preferably in a large industrial company.
• Functional Skills:
• Strong leadership skills.
• A team player with capability to influence stakeholders while working in cross functional teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal the ability to gain senior leadership support.
• Strong Interpersonal/Relationship Management Skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and demanding work environment.
• Strategic mindset with demonstrable capabilities of executing assignments in Indirect Procurement.
• Excellent command of ERP systems like SAP / ARIBA etc. is a must.