Head Procurement

Procurement Knowledge Sharing; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement firm in Chennai is seeking a Procurement professional to lead country Procurement and manage Procure to Pay tasks. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of relevant experience, strong strategic thinking, and excellent interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include driving supply strategy, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. This role involves extensive travel throughout India. Competitive compensation package offered.

Qualifications

• Greater than 15 years of experience in a professional, complex, and international environment.
• Familiar with subcontracting and supplier management across regions.
• Knowledge in developing and negotiating contractual terms with vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead country Procurement and manage Procure to Pay tasks.
• Drive innovative supply strategy to support business requirements.
• Manage Procurement Team in various sites across India.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Leadership

People management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or related discipline

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking a Procurement professional to partner closely with our Division India cross-functional team and global/regional Procurement functions. The primary responsibility is to ensure India external purchases are strategically sourced and negotiated for the best fit of delivery and cost benefits.

Objective Of This Role: The candidate must be detail-oriented, analytical, organized, objective, and successful in implementing improvement projects with minimum supervision.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage country Procurement, overall Procure to Pay (PtP) tasks and activities including direct and indirect purchase.
• Proactively drive innovative and forward-looking supply strategy to support business requirements and evaluation.
• Manage and further develop the Procurement Team in different sites across India to meet defined strategies, plans, and targets.
• Support sales tender by providing competitive supplier offers and incorporation of back-to-back requirements from customer contracts.
• Work together with Quality Management and relevant functions on supplier qualification, management, and development according to purchasing procedures.
• Participate actively in Budget and Forecast processes.
• Participate in the elaboration of Strategic Planning, aligning strategies of supply to the objectives of the business.
• Responsible for cross-function, Regional/Global Procurement Cooperation and communication to resolve problems effectively.
• Execute company Procurement Policy and Procedures to ensure P2P compliance.
• Fulfill other tasks assigned by management.
• Ready and willing for extensive traveling throughout India on short notice.

Education & Training:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related discipline or equivalent work experience.

Technical Know-How:

• Greater than 15 Years of work experience in a professional, complex, and international environment.
• Familiar with subcontracting and India cross-region supplier management.
• Multidisciplinary approach and have experience in one or more areas of direct/indirect procurement.
• Knowledge in developing and negotiating contractual or SLA terms with vendors.
• Knowledge in Strategic planning, TCO, Taxation, and Logistics.
• MS Office proficient, experience, and knowledge to operate SAP.

Soft Skills:

• Strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Attitude, firm position, communication with different organizational levels, flexibility, focus on results, agility, people management.
• Passionate, leadership, and team player with proven ability to successfully manage multi-site teams and complex multi-disciplinary projects.
• Ability to lead and drive change management.
• Fluent English and local language awareness.

Experience:

• Total: 10 to 15 years
• Relevant: 10+ years