Role & responsibilities

EXPECTED END RESULTS

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

1. Commodity strategy and panel management

- Develop and deploy commodity strategies aligned with CPM objectives and business requirements.

- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to understand current and future sourcing needs.

- Evaluate, qualify, and rationalize supplier panels based on cost, quality, delivery, innovation, sustainability, and risk criteria.

- Conduct strategic supplier assessments and identify continuous improvement opportunities.

- Obtain required approvals for commodity strategies and ensure effective implementation across sourcing activities.

- Monitor market trends and supply market dynamics to support category strategy updates.

1. Sourcing Management

- Lead and govern sourcing initiatives in accordance with approved sourcing plans and procurement processes.

- Manage RFQ/RFP activities, including commercial analysis and supplier evaluation.

- Ensure technical evaluations and stakeholder approvals are completed before sourcing recommendations.

- Lead negotiations to achieve cost, quality, service, and contractual objectives.

- Present sourcing proposals to relevant governance committees for approval.

- Ensure timely issuance and administration of LOIs, purchase orders, and contracts in compliance with company policies inside the different Procurement tools.

1. Supplier Performance & Risk Management

- Monitor supplier performance against agreed KPIs for quality, cost, delivery, and service.

- Conduct supplier performance reviews and drive corrective action plans where required.

- Identify, assess, and mitigate supplier-related risks to ensure business continuity.

- Resolve supplier performance issues, contractual deviations, and commercial disputes.





- Monitor budget performance and cost variances, ensuring appropriate corrective actions.

- Validate contract execution and supplier deliverables, including project completion and close-out activities.

- Support timely resolution of payment disputes and supplier claims.

1. Procurement Performance & Operational Excellence

- Deliver annual procurement objectives, including savings, productivity, compliance, and risk management targets.

- Deploy commodity strategies and ensure effective execution across the assigned portfolio.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness.

- Support supplier development initiatives to improve capability, capacity, quality, and service levels.

- Monitor supplier capacity and develop mitigation plans to address potential supply constraints.

1. Employee development

- Lead, coach, and develop Commodity Buyers to achieve individual and team objectives.

- Ensure a ONE Team spirit, being based on collaboration and self-development

- Promote knowledge sharing, best practices, and continuous learning within the team.

- Identify capability gaps and request appropriate training and development plans.

- Foster a collaborative, accountable, and results-oriented team culture.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS & BEHAVIOURS

- Strong communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

- Strong network creation capabilities (internal & external)

- Excellent negotiation and influencing capabilities

- Strong analytical, problem-solving and logical thinking skills

- Results-driven with a high level of accountability

- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently

- Adaptability, collaboration and continuous learning mindset

High integrity and sound qualified judgment

📌 Senior Buyer - Energy and transport (Chennai)
🏢 Renault Nissan Technology u0026 Business Centre India
📍 Chennai