Selection of suppliers/ partners to fulfill the business requirements based on TCO model

Full

Suppliers selection approach

Achievement of optimal price level/ SLA’s with the selected suppliers, keeping tab on the market prices and intelligence thereof

Full

Negotiation Skills

Maintaining win- win relation with the suppliers/ partners and resolving the supplier issues as and when it arises

Full

Market Benchmarking

Floating RFQs/ RFPs and RFIs as per business needs taking into account the feedback from stakeholders in events, Hotel negotiation

Full

Approach to Market

Preparing supplier bids comparison & evaluation, conducting negotiations, LOI/ Contract formation, SLA’s and other contract exhibits

Full

Analytical skills

Monitoring supplier’s performance and developing improvement action plan along with Suppliers and internal Systems and Processes team

Partial

Relationships with suppliers

Improve Customer Satisfaction by delivering faster turn around time for implementing new / additional request,



reducing the overall cost, improving team’s performance and driving changes concurrent with market conditions and trends

Partial

Customer Feedback

Purchase order management, supplier management, experience of working in an integrated SAP environment

Full

Application expertise

Education:

Graduate or Equivalent with strong negotiation skills (Minimum 4-5 year experience)

Job Related Experience:

Techno-commercial experience in any Industry with good knowledge of Indirect Purchase process
Good knowledge of Buying
Strong in working in a cross-culture environment

Business Understanding:

Robust communication skills, Team management, supplier management, stakeholders management, Work administration, Mentoring, and Negotiation skills

Others (e.g. language skills, technical skills):

Good knowledge of Purchase /Procurement & Purchasing tools, SAP, Oracle purchase module

📌 Procurement Buyer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Bengaluru