AGM - Procurement - Mumbai, India - Ampersand Group

    Ampersand Group
    Ampersand Group Mumbai, India

    2 weeks ago

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    AGM - Purpose:


    The incumbent is responsible for the strategic leadership, planning, execution, development, and organizational structure of the sourcing team that supports all the businesses.

    This key leader will closely partner with executive and functional leadership to ensure alignment and execution of their strategic goals.

    Key Responsibilities of the Role:


    • Responsible to lead and drive all aspects of the sourcing function, including developing and managing sourcing team, defining, and articulating strategy and vision, negotiating, measuring, and maintaining relationships with vendors, and optimizing total costs, quality, delivery, and safety
    • Foster a continuous improvement, think big innovative culture through the organization and supply base
    • Own the supplier relationship development and management for business
    • Create sourcing strategies that reduce direct material cost and optimize quality, service, and working capital to achieve annual service, cost, quality capital and growth objectives
    • Drive strategy that supports the needs of the operations and business
    • Establish leadership, teams, metrics, and strategies for indirect spend including Facilities, MRO, Office Supplies, Sales/Brand, Merchandizing, Capital
    • Build out technology and solutions to track metrics and data real time to drive faster decision making and execution
    • Develop supplier's opportunities to deliver on aggressive new product goals
    • Define and calculate vendor performance metrics. Meet with vendors periodically to review their performance based on quantitative metrics and develop strategy and plans to ensure suppliers continually improve their performance in quality, supply chain and cost
    • Work closely with teams to understand product requirements and develop appropriate sourcing strategies and tactics
    • Identify suitable suppliers for the school and school related services product platforms, acquire quote packages, and negotiate best total costs while ensuring achievement of quality, service, and innovation
    • Develop detailed recommendations for capital, operating and staffing budgets. Provide fiscal oversight of allocated resources, assets, and expenses. Make necessary decisions to adjust for variations in projected budget income caused by fluctuating volumes and other external factors
    • Build and develop a high energy, talented sourcing team. Encourage open employee communication and engagement via development, training, and performance management
    • Modeling and driving the Ampersand Group culture through their team
    Key Interaction with executive management (CEO, BU heads, HR, IT, etc.)


    External:

    • Vendors
    Competencies Required for the Role:


    • Working knowledge of contemporary manufacturing techniques (e.g., Lean / Six Sigma) required, proven ability to flow down into supply base with positive impact on KPI's desirable
    • Track record of utilizing technology to drive improvements and efficiencies
    • Proven track record of strategic short and longterm planning as well as financial acumen
    • Demonstrated strong business judgment and decisionmaking skills with the ability to identify, prioritize, and articulate highest impact initiatives
    • Proven negotiating skills with very strong Project Leadership experience required.
    • Strong analytical skills required
    • Demonstrated track record of developing appropriate risk mitigation strategies for sourced materials
    • Ability to communicate candidly and encourage candid feedback from crossfunctional teams
    • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
    • Skilled at effectively interfacing with employees at all levels in the organization
    • Proven ability to provide leadership through influence
    • Strong citizenship awareness as it relates to culture and customs
    • Proficient in the use of Microsoft office computer systems and applications
    • Resilience, stamina, motivation, and flexibility are needed as situations call for decisions, actions, and solutions that at times supersede a standard workday PG / MBA in Material Management with 15+ years of strong progressive management experience in Sourcing or Supply Chain Operations role/function with Team leadership and Strategic Sourcing direction setting experience )