- Professional
Role - Sourcing & Trading Manager
Job Location: Chennai (WFH)
Experience: 8+ Years
Education :
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B.E./B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering
Job Responsibilities:
- Identify saving opportunities in his / her category
- Ensure global & local policies and procedures are conveyed to stakeholders
- Initiate and support the RFx process locally as defined by category strategy
- Align decision makers through focused communication
- Assure compliance with applicable laws, ethical standards, policies and codes of business conduct
- Ensure to execute the category strategy as required and agreed. Where compliance is an issue, find and eliminate root causes
- Measure performance through KPI’s
- Track achieved results
Experience Required:
- Manage the Sourcing of goods in accordance with Holcim category strategy, as well as applicable policies, procedures and specifications
- Act as the point of contact between country Category Managers and Indian Suppliers.
- Drive the realization of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in Holcim Countries, in line with regional and global strategies.
- Identify saving opportunities and initiate individual projects and initiatives
- Negotiate for best cost in line with the should be cost for local volumes, processes, quality levels and prices
- Manage and develop Suppliers
- Operational knowledge in Import/Export processes will be added advantage.
Technical / functional skills:
- Minimum 8-10 years in procurement role (category management, sourcing, operations) with exposure to supply chain management, strategic sourcing and optimal procurement processes and standards.
- Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams, with requisite drive and energy to ensure that a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered
Travel:
50% travel required
Leadership & Soft skills:
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- Strong Consultative and Management skills
- Business focused, Customer & Service minded
- Good Communication and Interpersonal skills
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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