Manager Strategic Sourcing

SGS India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS India is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing and supply chain planning across PAN India locations. You will manage Capex, Real Estate, chemicals, PPE, and marcom categories, negotiate contracts, and drive cost reductions while ensuring on-time delivery and quality.

The role requires strong ERP and vendor-management capabilities, with experience in catalogue approvals, supplier evaluation, and cross-functional coordination to meet business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic sourcing for pan-India locations.
• Strong vendor management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to evaluate suppliers and drive cost reductions.
• Proficient with ERP platforms and contract management.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing of Capex, Real Estate, Chemicals, PPE, marcom, and related items.
• Conduct commercial evaluations; negotiate and finalize vendor contracts.
• Review and approve vendor catalogues in ERP.
• Manage vendor induction and monitor performance for cost, delivery, and quality.
• Drive cost reductions and ensure supply security.
• Develop alternate vendors and consolidate supplier base.
• Freeze rate contracts to improve catalogue utilisation.
• Ensure service levels for end customers; address issues with stakeholders.
• Carry out supplier appraisal, collate ratings and act on data.
• Coordinate with buyers; upload contracts in GEP; maintain trackers.
• Support import/export with CHA as needed for samples.
• Manage vendor payments and payment reconciliations with AP.
• Track vendor advances and reconcile with AP.

Skills

Sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Contract finalization

Cost optimization

Import/export coordination

ERP (Oracle)

GEP

Tools

Oracle ERP

GEP

Job description

Role & responsibilities

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for Strategic Sourcing & supply chain planning for PAN India based locations for Item categories (Capex, IT accessories; chemicals; consumables; marcom, Real Estate, Leasehold Improvement)

Job Description:

• Sourcing of Capex, Real Estate, Chemicals, PPE, Gas, Marcom, HR support
• Commercial evaluation; Negotiation, Finalization of Contracts with vendors
• Review & approval of catalogue in ERP for category of vendors
• Vendor Management Vendor Induction, review vendors performance w.r.t. best possible costs, on time delivery, right quality.
• Ensuring cost reduction and managing supply security
• Alternate Vendor Development; vendor consolidation
• Freezing rate contracts with vendors to enhance catalogue utilization
• Ensure service level satisfaction to end customer
• Addressing issues raised by internal customers (end-users) / external customers (Vendors) & providing appropriate solutions.
• Vendor Appraisal & Review: -
• Circulating the Supplier Appraisal Forms to requester and collate ratings
• Compiling supplier evaluation data received from requestor
• Review of supplier evaluation data with buyer to take further action with vendor as per technical rating given by the user.
• Review of Contracts to upload in GEP and collaborate with transaction colleague
• Co-ordination with respective buyers for updating tracker
• Single Sourcing
• Approved supplier listing
• Extending support for import clearance & export of goods in co-ordination with CHA for marketing samples, Chemicals (as in case needed).
• Managing vendors payment & resolve any issues in terms of payment reconciliation in co-ordination with accounts payable team.
• Vendors Advance Tracking & reconciliation with accounts payables team

Preferred candidate profile

• Business Partner Support:
• Good knowledge on product & market dynamics.
• Good analytical / reasoning ability.
• Upfront flagging of risks due to delays / deviations.
• Able to work independently and coordinate complex activities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and presentation skills (all levels)
• Flexible approach to work efficiently with erratic requirements received from end-users

• Adherence to company procurement policy, Delegation of authority and procedures
• Adherence to monthly savings reporting calendar and reporting of opex, local rebate
• Managing interaction with internal auditors, business manager, lab managers
• Managing pricing, update of catalogues and transaction clearances in ERP (Oracle)
• Cost optimization, vendor consolidation

• Excellent Negotiation skills
• Good stakeholder management skills