Are you an experienced strategic sourcing qualified with a passion for driving global procurement strategies, supplier innovation, and cost optimization? At FLSmidth, you'll play a key role in developing world-class sourcing solutions that support the delivery of industry-leading mining technologies.

Working within a global, cross-functional environment, you'll partner with Engineering, Product Management, Quality, and Operations to build resilient supply chains, optimize supplier performance, and deliver long-term value across our product portfolio.

Your Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies across key categories including castings, forgings, fabricated components, hydraulics, gearboxes, and motors.
- Develop strategic sourcing plans at the product level aligned with global category strategies.
- Identify and deliver cost-saving initiatives through spend analysis, benchmarking, should-cost modelling, supplier consolidation, and value engineering.
- Source, evaluate, qualify, and onboard global suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, risk, and performance.




- Lead commercial negotiations including long-term agreements, pricing structures, index-based pricing, and volume commitments.
- Develop supplier segmentation strategies, identifying critical suppliers, single-source risks, and supply continuity opportunities.
- Build strong supplier partnerships while monitoring performance through defined KPIs.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product Line Management, Quality, and Operations to align sourcing strategies with business and technical requirements.
- Lead supplier value engineering workshops to improve manufacturability, design optimization, and total cost of ownership.
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities by ensuring sourcing strategies align with engineering and manufacturing requirements.
- Monitor commodity markets and supply chain trends to support informed sourcing decisions.
- Identify and mitigate supply c

📌 Sourcing Business Partner (Chennai)
🏢 Flsmidth
📍 Chennai