Sr. Manager - Procurement Buyer ( Chennai)

Job description

Drive sustainable procurement KPI activities and supplier performance to support organizational growth. Facilitates the interactions between regional categories, manufacturing entities, cross-functional stakeholders to meet the procurement organizational objectives.

• Drive sustainable procurement productivity through Negotiation, Change of Supplier, Rebalancing, QVE, Lean & Innovation with suppliers. Utilizing of tools/applications. (Such as, e-RFP/RFQ/Reverse auction, Cost-breakdown/Should-cost/LPP analysis, TCO, material standardization, parts rationalization, value engineering, benchmarking & etc.)
• Account, track & present for performance KPIs and actions periodically.
• Collaborate with global & regional categories (RCM/SSL) in defining, deploying of category strategy and initiatives. Identify business needs, market evolution, support sourcing, supplier-base development & optimization.
• Maintain & timely update of Procurement parameters in ERP, SSP/SRM, iSave, SRiM, PPEP etc.
• Conduct needs/spend-budget analysis, maintain of procurement portfolio, mapping of critical parts/technology with products, tracking of raw materials price index & update.
• Support cross-functional team to mitigate supplier conflict, invoice dispute, supplies risk, and collaborate to drive supplier performance in term of cost, quality and delivery.
• Contribute and participate in global/regional/local negotiation. (Price, MOQ, LT, Incoterm, Payment Term, Contract etc.)
• Participate, contribute to implementing QVE/COS proposals, PEP/PWP and Transfer projects.
• Manage supply qualifications, coordinate and establish required procurement agreement, contracts, or legal documentations.
• Collaborate with suppliers to promote co-development, innovations, drive “Green” initiative (e.g., recycled resin, zero carbon program, green packaging etc.)
• Conduct regular business review with suppliers & stakeholders to drive sustainable performance.
• Act as an interface, representing SE as “Supplier Leader” in managing Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) with assigned suppliers.