Job Description:
1. Job Description:

Job Description

Unique Job Role

Lead – COE Sourcing

Function

Sourcing

Reporting to

Head – Sourcing & Central Planning

Business

Watches-Hosur

Grade

L8

Date

At the earliest

Objective of the Role:

Drive Strategic Sourcing Excellence and Deliver Sustainable Value

Major Roles and Responsibilities:

1.     The Role is to develop Strategic Planning, Annual Planning, Cost Reduction Program at Sourcing in line with the Business verticals like Mainline, Premium etc.

2.     Define and Develop sourcing strategy for respective category: Products Portfolio

3.     Vendor Relationship Management & People Management: Competency building, Succession Planning, Training intervention, and R&R Program

4.     Market intelligence: Supply Market analysis / Market insights & Analysis

5.     Drive Digitization and Digitalisation Initiatives at Sourcing

6.     Compliance Management

7.     Risk Management: Identify risks through Key Risk indicators and mitigation planning!

8.     Develop Cost structure analysis, Bench Marking, and provide clarity to the eco system on Design – Quality Std. – Cost

9.     Product Life cycle Management, & Inventory Management

10.   Create and Develop Analytics Cell within Sourcing function

External Interfaces

Internal Interfaces

·         Vendors – India and Outside India

·         Government & Regulatory Authorities

·         Consultants

·         SME

·         Technology Forum / Academia / Industry forum

 

·         Brand Team

·         Design Team

·         NPD Team

·         Quality Team

·         Sourcing

·         Manufacturing Plants

·         Logistics

·         Finance / IT / HR / Central Planning

·         Demand Planning and M&D Team

·         Analytics Team, BI, Commercial Team

Job Requirements

Education

Engineering / Engineering & Postgraduate in Supply chain Management or Operations

Relevant Experience

~ 10 ~15 years of Experience in Production, Procurement, Product Management and Quality (Dominant experience: Sourcing or Direct components Procurement)

Behavioural Skills

·         Strategic thinking

·         Collaboration

·         Communication

·         Analytics

·         Problem solving

·         Leadership

·         Category expertise

·         Change Management

·         Vendor Relationship Management

·         Stakeholder Management

·         Continuous Learning

·         Adaptability

·         Result Oriented

·         Ethical conduct

·         Teamwork

·         Conflict resolution

·         Customer focus

·         Innately curious

Knowledge

·         Understanding about Supply chain: Value chain

·         Procurement: Best Practices, processes and Technologies

·         Demand & Delivery Planning Process

·         New Product Development Process

·         Product / Category knowledge

·         Market intelligence

·         Contract Management

·         Legal, Statutory and corporate governance

·         Product Cost / Commercial aspects

·         SAP / ERP

·         Analytics / BI

·         Performance Metrics

·         Risk Assessment

·         Bench marking

·         Inventory Management

·         Technology & Innovation

 

 

 

 

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