Deputy Manager - Indirect Purchase

Location

Udaipur | India

Job description

To manage and execute indirect purchase and sourcing activities for meeting internal customer needs within timeline.

To be more specific, your main responsibilities to handle in this position are:

• Ensure safety, employees health and support all the EHS initiatives along with other Managers & maintain communication. Drive EHS culture in the organization
• Represent the purchasing organization in plant/location. Acts as first point of contact with business & initiate further escalations to the purchasing management, if necessary.
• Supervise & drive the timely fulfillment of goods & service purchasing at right price, quality, quantity and time for attaining the business targets.
• Ability to handle complete PO Process - creation, communication with Internal stakeholders & suppliers, follow up & closure of all related actions.
• Execute procurement plans within Sandvik policies, Supplier code of conduct and procedures to achieve operational objectives.
• Analyze and present monthly reports to Senior Management as per KPI & MIS requirements / targets
• Develop the qualification & competence of buyer/support staff team.
• Supports & Execute Indirect Purchasing organizational strategies for sourcing activities in coordination with Service Support Lead & Head - Indirect Purchase.
• Negotiations with suppliers based on time-to-time guidelines from Service Support Lead & Head Indirect Purchase.
• Handle organizational and administrational tasks based on Organizational priorities for Mines - example: routine visits to underground / ground mining team meetings / assessment of needs. Handle extended mining site stay for co-ordination on operational deliverable monitoring.
• Identify, evaluate, and capitalize on opportunities to reduce purchasing costs by improving the organization s buying patterns and supply channels.
• Evaluate, negotiate, and manage the complex or important supplier and vendor relationships to secure terms that are in the organization s best interest.
• Manages a generally homogeneous team; adapts plans and priorities to meet service and/or operational challenges in accordance with the Sandvik Leadership Model
• Knowledge of Indian TAX, Legal, Import / Export Procedures etc.

Your profile:

Our candidate should have hands on in purchasing and sourcing activities with at least 10 years relevant experience including 5 years managing team or have substantial multi-stakeholder & multi-site management experience along with own team members.

A graduate mechanical engineer or any other equivalent graduation supported by procurement related certification is required. You have previously worked with strong EHS cultured organizations as well as adequate exposure to mining sector and you understand the importance of a diverse workforce and collaborative settings.

Other required competencies that we find necessary are :

• Excellent Leadership Skills,
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent Written & Spoken communication in English (UK) & other local / regional languages.
• Excellent knowledge in Inventory guidelines,
• Handling of large data configuration,
• Analytical Mind
• Expert in MS Office Software usage
• Excellent understanding in MIS reporting related to purchasing.
• AURORA / SAP / Other ERP Experience highly preferred
• Ability to handle all types of AUDITs independently.

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