Job Description:
- End-to-end supply management of All Categories Materials (Sheet metal, Wire Harnesses, PCBA, Die Casting Products, Plastic Parts, Other components within parameters of targeted cost, quality and time.
STRATEGIC AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
- Track supply market dynamics and global trends in the respective category of Direct items
- Conduct ongoing supply market analysis.
- Develop detailed supply market profile of all materials under his/her and teams’ control
- Provide inputs for formulation of Procurement Strategy for category under his/her control including:
Vendors
Pricing/ Cost
Contractual Relationships
Lead Time
Inventory Levels etc.
- Undertake category portfolio analysis, and classify items into bottleneck, strategic, routine, leverage etc.
- Prepare internal cost estimates (ICE) and Pricing settlement as and when needed.
- Consolidate / optimize category-wise spend across the Organization for Direct Material
- Explore alternative sources of procurement
- Standardize contract templates and SLAs and obtain approvals
BUDGETING
- Conduct annual requirement planning of respective categories of Direct items, based on Annual business Plan
- Provide pricing input for development of an Annual Procurement Budget
- Prepare a basis for the pricing inputs by conducting ongoing category market analysis
- Analyze spending vs budget on a regular basis to capture variations, and develop actions plans to bring spending under control, if required
Delivery Performance
Manage timely delivery of procured Direct items
Address any issues regarding delivery management, timely receipt, quantity, quality etc.
Monitor procurement dashboards for delivering targeted operational performance levels
Supplier Relationships
- Develop and manage vendor relationships for All categories
- Implement specific programs