Manager, Procurement

IN_RSM Randstad Enterprise Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad is seeking a Strategic Supplier Manager to lead the APAC/Global client portfolio and govern supplier relationships across Platinum and Gold accounts. You will align supplier performance with client needs, partner with Sales and Operations, and drive data-driven decisions across a global team.

Ideal candidates will have 8+ years in senior SCM or consulting roles, strong stakeholder skills, and a track record of strategic execution in a fast-paced environment managed across geographies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in a FTSE 100 / Fortune 500 or equivalent setting.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders up to MD level.
• Procurement / Supply Chain experience is an advantage.
• Experience in Management Consulting or Professional Services is an advantage.
• MSP experience is a preference but not a necessity.
• Proven ability to develop strategic plans and drive delivery.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Responsibilities

• Define objectives with Global SCM Leadership Team and create strategy and programs.
• Deliver Data as a Service using global supplier spend to drive insights.
• Oversee supplier relationship management for identified RSR suppliers.
• Manage client delivery for platinum and gold package clients.
• Build strategic relationships with suppliers to meet client needs.
• Foster relationships with internal stakeholders and external clients in sales/solutions.
• Lead a high-performing consulting-style team with strong soft skills and strategic mindset.
• Collaborate with Sales to define supply chain value proposition in contracts and resourcing.
• Coordinate with Operations for post go-live roles for platinum/gold clients.

Skills

Strategic relationships

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Additional education strongly preferred

Job description

Every year, we help hundreds of thousands of people find rewarding jobs in the ever-changing world of work. We understand the importance of a job in peoples lifes and we want to help them find work that feels good. And we’ll help them continue to grow as their needs and ambitions change. At Randstad, our value comes from our people and that is why we put them first. We are proud of our learning culture and career architecture framework that encourages ours team to develop both personally and professionally. We believe that talent grows when presented with opportunity and this is why we encourage our people to think beyond their role. We have created a culture that enables talent to flourish, encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering team spirit, and continually building mutual trust.

Strategic Supplier Manager JOB SUMMARY:

This role will be responsible for the supply chain management activity in relation to RSR’s APAC/Global client portfolio and relationship management of RSR’s APAC/Global suppliers and specific operating companies. As part of the Extended SCM Leadership Team, this role will line manage and lead a number of suppliers in the performance of these activities. This role will be responsible for ensuring suppliers have clear objectives, focused on customer & the respective performance objectives are aligned to overall team strategy and have broader alignment with the leadership team within the APAC & Global function. For Client Delivery, this role will be responsible for ensuring that Platinum and Gold clients are provided a Supply Chain service in line with the aforementioned service packages which they have contracted for with RSR. For Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), this role will be responsible for deploying the agreed supplier relationship management strategy on the specified grouping of suppliers (and operating companies), and for deploying the governance and management structure to ensure RSR is extracting the very best from these suppliers to the benefit of RSR and its clients. For both of SRM and Client Delivery, this role will be responsible for ensuring the provision of ‘Data as a service’ to its stakeholder group - utilising RSR’s global supplier spend to drive data insights which feed business strategy (including Wallet Share), client problem solving, supplier value and commercial benefit to RSR and its clients. This role will be responsible for working with the Implementations and Operations tower to ensure that RSR preferred suppliers (including operating companies) are promoted to clients as part of Supplier Strategy conversations during the Discovery Phase of client implementations. This role will be responsible for working with the SCM Implementations and Operations tower to monitor delivery against relevant streams of activity being delivered by SCM Operations, and to support delivery on a roadmap of operations projects and initiatives to continually improve and build upon existing SCM operations. With regards to both existing and new Clients, this role will partner with RSR leaders in Sales, Solution Design, SP360 and Operations to ensure alignment with key business functions on all relevant matters relating to preferred suppliers and SCM delivery on Platinum and Gold client accounts. This role will support sales processes to ensure clients are aware of the Supply Chain value proposition for ongoing supply chain support and how RSR’s preferred supply base can be utilised to solve client problems.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Helping define organizational objectives in partnership with the Global SCM Leadership Team, key business leaders, clients and suppliers, and creating team strategy, policy and improvement programs accordingly.
• Responsible for delivering ‘Data as a service’ in relation to Clients - utilising RSR’s global supplier spend to drive data insights which feed business strategy, client problem solving, supplier value and commercial benefit to RSR and its client.
• Responsible for all Supply Chain activities in relation to supplier relationship management of identified RSR suppliers.
• Responsible for ongoing client delivery for ‘platinum’ and ‘gold’ package clients.
• Building strategic relationships with identified suppliers to ensure RSR is able to draw out the very best from these suppliers to help fulfill client requirements.

Disclaimer: The information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in the job.

• Building strong relationships with clients to ensure they are drawing on the full power of RSR’s supply base.
• Fostering strategic relationships with key internal stakeholders and external clients as part of the sales and solutioning process.
• Assisting in the build out and leadership of a team which is akin to a high performance Management Consulting outfit, with strong soft skills, strategic mindset, commercially astute team players, strong cultural fit, the ability to influence and negotiate, strong presentation skills and the ability to break down complex topics into easy to understand segments.
• Partner with Sales to ensure RSR Supply Chain value proposition is communicated to clients during the sales process and that the applicable Supply Chain service package is defined in client contract and taken into account for resourcing considerations for ‘client run’ obligations.
• Partner with Operations to ensure alignment on client management roles and responsibilities in a post go live environment for platinum’ and ‘gold’ package clients, as well as continued partnership in the delivery of client services.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required
• Additional education strongly preferred

EXPERIENCE:

• 8+ years of experience in a FTSE 100 / Fortune 500 or equivalent setting
• Experience of effectively partnering with senior business leaders (up to MD level)
• Procurement / Supply Chain experience is an advantage
• Experience of working in Management Consulting or Professional Services is an advantage
• MSP experience is a preference but not a necessity
• Track record of developing strategic plans and successfully implementing Requirements
• This role, unless located in Far East Asia, will also be required to support critical based projects / initiatives where deemed relevant by their line manager
• Possess outstanding oral and written communication skills
• Ability to distill complex strategies and ideas into effective messaging across a spectrum of stakeholders, including senior executives, business leaders and staff
• Strong track record and positive reputation to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal, within and/or beyond their business area
• Effective problem solving, consulting and interpersonal skills, with a strong ability to build and maintain relationships with all levels within the organization; excellent active listening skills
• Must be a team player and able to work with and through others
• Highly organized with an ability to work in a fast-paced, multi stakeholder environment and manage multiple priorities
• Critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience working with a globally distributed team across multiple geographies and time zones
• Ensuring consistency and alignment with functional and divisional leaders and strategies
• Domestic, regional and long haul travel may be a requirement, but is not expected on a regular basis

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