Lead Analyst - Procurement(french specialist)

FMC; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

FMC is seeking a procurement professional to manage indirect category purchases, issuing POs, and guiding them through to receipt and payment under Procure to Pay. You will align with Global Sourcing policies and collaborate with regional teams to ensure on-time, quality deliveries.

You will maintain po status, handle change orders, and build strong supplier relationships while ensuring compliance with sourcing strategies and cost controls across internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in sourcing and procurement.
• Self-directed and able to prioritize a high volume of tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence change and build credibility with stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal/external stakeholders to comply with sourcing policies.
• Supplier contracting experience with knowledge of key sections and fallback positions.
• Understanding of accounts payable processes (invoice processing).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to ensure supply of goods and services with best value and consistency.
• Proactively communicate inputs required for order creation and management.
• Perform purchasing activities, issuing and managing POs.
• Champion safety, quality, delivery, and cost with suppliers.
• Partner with suppliers to share new and variation orders and track status to delivery and PO closure.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to influence change and resolve issues.
• Maintain up-to-date status, records, and cost reduction data for POs.
• Maintain POs until goods are received or services are confirmed, and follow up payments in Procure to Pay.

Skills

Sourcing and procurement

Stakeholder management

Supplier contracting

Accounts payable

Procure to Pay

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for procurement Of Goods and Services for Indirect Categories by issuing POs obeying Global Sourcing & Procurement Policies and to manage the POs until goods are received or services are confirmed by internal client, following up payments to the Supplier and resolving any issues in Procure to Pay end to end process. Responsible for abiding by sourcing strategies set in place by category management teams and for ensuring suppliers deliver effective goods and services on-time and on-quality. Collaborate with and support the regional sourcing and procurement teams and managers. Manage internal and external stakeholder communications to effectively manage new purchase orders and change orders. Proactively manage open order report to maintain appropriate budgets, delivery dates, price and quantities. Perform systematic vendor maintenance as needed.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure supply of goods and services meet needs with the best possible value and consistency.
• Proactively communicate with stakeholders related to their required inputs for order creation and management.
• Perform purchasing activities, issuing and managing POs.
• Champion safety, quality, delivery, and cost with suppliers to ensure requirements are met on a consistent basis.
• Partner with suppliers to share new and variation orders, as well as track status to delivery and PO closure.
• Work with internal stakeholders to influence change and resolve issues that arise.
• Maintain up-to-date status, records, documentation, and cost reduction data related to current and completed purchase orders.
• Maintain the POs until goods are received or services are confirmed by internal client, following up payments to the Supplier and resolving any issues in Procure to Pay end to end process.

You are meant for this job if

• At least 5 years of experience required in sourcing and procurement.
• Self-directed, able to prioritize/manage a high volume of tasks.
• Very strong interpersonal skills with ability to build credibility with stakeholders, influence change, and to "open doors".
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with and lead internal and external stakeholders to comply with sourcing and procurement policies and procedures.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationship with Suppliers.
• Supplier contracting experience. Knowledge of key sections, common red line areas and reasonable fallback positions to include guiding stakeholders on statement Of work developments.
• Basic understanding of the financial cost structure associated with a supply chain.
• Understanding of accounts payable processes (invoice processing).
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• High level of attention to detail.

Skills

• GBPMS - Sourcing and Procurement (Work Instructions / Procedures)