Sourcing Business Partner - Generalist

FLSmidth; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Annual health check-up

Flexible work schedule

Education support

Employee Assistance Program

Global network

Job summary

FLSmidth in India seeks a seasoned procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing for castings, forgings, fabricated components, hydraulics, gearboxes and motors. You will shape product-level category strategies, drive cost savings, and coordinate with Product Line Management, Engineering, Quality, and Operations to meet technical and business needs.

The role emphasizes supplier negotiations, global supplier onboarding, and proactive value engineering with engineering teams to improve

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management.
• Experience in mineral processing equipment or industrial technology is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with spend analysis, cost modeling, and data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for castings, forgings, fabricated components, hydraulics, gearboxes, and motors.
• Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans at the product level taking category strategies into account.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities within assigned categories and products, and drive prioritized savings initiatives.
• Conduct spend analysis, benchmarking, should-cost modeling, and supplier consolidation to identify and realize cost-reduction opportunities.
• Source, evaluate, qualify, and onboard global suppliers based on cost, quality, risk, and performance criteria.
• Define and maintain strategic supplier segmentation using category, product, and risk analysis to identify critical suppliers, single-source exposure, and risk-critical components.
• Lead supplier negotiations, including long-term agreements, pricing models, index-based pricing, and volume commitments.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Product Line Management, Engineering, Quality, and Operations) to align sourcing decisions with business and technical requirements.
• Proactively engage suppliers and lead value engineering workshops in collaboration with engineering teams to drive cost optimization, design improvements, and manufacturability enhancements.
• Manage supplier relationships and monitor performance using defined KPIs.
• Track market trends and commodity price movements to support informed sourcing decisions.
• Support new product introductions (NPI) by aligning sourcing strategies with engineering and internal manufacturing units.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to geopolitical factors, commodity price volatility, and logistics constraints.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Spend analysis

Supplier negotiations

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Global supplier management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in SCM or related field

Job description

Your responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for categories such as castings, forgings, fabricated components, hydraulics, gearboxes, and motors
• Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans at the product level taking category strategies into account
• Identify cost-saving opportunities within assigned categories and products, and drive prioritized savings initiatives
• Conduct spend analysis, benchmarking, should-cost modeling, and supplier consolidation to identify and realize cost-reduction opportunities
• Source, evaluate, qualify, and onboard global suppliers based on cost, quality, risk, and performance criteria
• Define and maintain strategic supplier segmentation using category, product, and risk analysis to identify critical suppliers, single-source exposure, and risk-critical components
• Lead supplier negotiations, including long-term agreements, pricing models, index-based pricing, and volume commitments
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Product Line Management, Engineering, Quality, and Operations) to align sourcing decisions with business and technical requirements
• Proactively engage suppliers and lead value engineering workshops in collaboration with engineering teams to drive cost optimization, design improvements, and manufacturability enhancements
• Manage supplier relationships and monitor performance using defined KPIs
• Track market trends and commodity price movements to support informed sourcing decisions
• Support new product introductions (NPI) by aligning sourcing strategies with engineering and internal manufacturing units
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks related to geopolitical factors, commodity price volatility, and logistics constraints

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management, preferably within mineral processing equipment or industrial technology
• Strong analytical skills with experience in spend analysis, cost modeling, and data-driven decision-making
• Ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams
• Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working in a global, matrixed organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing horizontal mill components
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes such as casting, machining, fabrication, and assembly
• Knowledge of sustainability practices, supplier ESG requirements, and responsible sourcing
• Professional certifications such as CPSM or CSCP

What we offer

• Competitive benefit package including Health Insurance, Personal Accident / Disability, Group Term Life Insurance, Annual health check-up, and voluntary insurance options.
• Time to recharge through 30 days PTO (with up to 10 days carry forward as Earned Leave stock)
• Work-life balance with a flexible work schedule so you can focus on professional and personal priorities.
• Financial support for continuing education
• Employee Assistance Program
• A global network of supportive colleagues and growth opportunities

We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. As an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion.

We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, marital status, number of children, and photographs from your application materials.

FLSmidth is a full flowsheet technology and service supplier to the global mining and cement industries. We help our customers to improve performance, lower operating costs and reduce environmental impact.

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FLS is a leading, full flowsheet minerals processing supplier to the global mining industry. We deliver proven technologies and services across the lifecycle of operations, and have set targets of providing solutions for zero-emissions mining by 2030 with our MissionZero programme.