Broad outline of the Role

Managing the Marketing, HR Professional & Legal services Procurement

Purpose - Broad objective of the role

This Role is part of the SCM - services procurement function -Marketing & HR services Procurement,and responsible for procurement of the the HR & Marketing categories including but not limited to overlapping categories.

The sub categories would encompass Marketing services ( Event Management,Identifying & Onboarding PR agencies, Media buying, Advertising services, sponsorships ets and HR services ( Learning & development, Employee benefits, Legal & professional services, Contingent manpower,  Insurance etc ) 

Minimum qualification & experience

Min 8-10 + years experience out of which at least 3-4  years in senior roles delivering the Marketing & HR.

Minimum Graduate from a reputed institution. Post graduation is Preferred.
Preferable to have a Supply chain certification like CSCPM, CIPS, CPSM etc 
Should have category expertise on th relevant categories.

Should have good Industry knowledge and senior level connects at the supplier organisations.

Other knowledge/skills

• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management
• Good knowledge of sourcing, procurement and supplier management
• Should be agile . Most important is to demonstrate high speed of execution.
• Should have highest levels of Integrity.
• Should possess entrepreneurial qualities.
• Should be able to think on the feet and demonstrate sense of urgency at all times .
• Well versed with Contract Management.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy development and planning:
- Support the Category lead in development of Annual Sourcing Plan for sub-categories under Services (incl. internal and external demand)
- Support Category Lead in developing both, category and sourcing strategies, by forecasting demand, analyzing industry trends, understanding vendor landscape, etc.
- Develop negotiation strategies for all the key sourcing projects under the guidance of Category Lead
- Examine supplier-s industry position and cost-structure, identify trends in supply market, develop cost-tear downs for key sourcing requests 
- Optimize sourcing and ordering schedule by assessing demand drivers
- Minimize the potential risks to reduce supply chain uncertainties and shocks (through laid-out risk mitigation strategies ) 

    Cross Functional Collaboration:
- Coordinate with business, sales and other stakeholders for effective demand planning and monitor the actual requirements against plan
- Interact with business teams to identify and optimize technical/ functional specifications under the guidance of Category Lead
- Facilitate ongoing collaboration between the Business teams, Operations team, Enablers team and Logistics

    Supplier Management:
- Monitor supplier performance against the targets defined as per SRM and provide necessary support (wherever required)
- Collaborate with suppliers regularly and drive tangible additional value from relationship through joint cost reduction initiatives
- Interact frequently with the suppliers to identify issues and potential areas for improvement
- Provide support for vendor registration and qualification process (if required), completing all necessary checks and verifications as outlined under the SCM

    Strategy Execution:
-- Execute sourcing strategies for all the sourcing requirements; inputs (if any) to act as a feedback in the overall sourcing/ category strategy 
- Lead end-to-end sourcing process (including RFP/RFQ process) for all sourcing initiatives defined as per sourcing plan
- Develop evaluation criteria, and evaluate tender responses, with guidance from Category Lead
- Lead the implementation of negotiated contracts and monitor contractual compliance of executed contracts
- Drive catalog creation (where possible) for direct purchase by increasing standardization of products/ services within the category
- Interact with users for demand forecasting and increasing awareness regarding catalog based ordering
- Adopt best practices for strategic sourcing and discern specific nuances of the contract that provide an edge in negotiations (e.g. TCO vs purchasing price)
- Prioritize placement of PO in cases of urgent requests with guidance from Category Lead
- Monitor on-time delivery against all open POs to ensure timely receipt of orders
- Support Query Resolution team in resolution of queries associated with invoiced amounts, delivery, etc. wherever

 

Technical Competencies

Excellent communication & analytics skills

Sound Knowledge of Ms Excel, Ms Word, power Point etc.

Proficent in SAP Ariba & other procurement tools.

 

 

Knowledge / Skills


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