Deputy Manager, Strategic Sourcing

Deputy Manager Strategic Sourcing will act as Procurement/Strategic sourcing SPOC for all the Direct, spend (Raw & Packaging Material) & Indirect (MRO) for our Dehradun manufacturing facility. This will primarily include support Sourcing/Procurement for manufacturing of our Specialty chemicals & Diagnostics business.

What we're looking for:

Experience:

Min 10-12 Years of work experience in Procurement/ Strategic Sourcing out of which min 7-8 years in a chemical sourcing for Diagnostics Manufacturing company. Should have experience in chemicals & packaging material buying. Should have exposure of handling inward logistics as well.

How you'll thrive and create an impact:

• Responsible for Strategizing Procurement Activities for Raw material, Packaging material & MRO for that Diagnostics Manufacturing facility.
• Ensuring 100% compliance with laid down policies, SOP, Govt Regulations while entering POs/Contracts with the Vendors.
• Responsible for quick decisions in Sourcing, Vendor Identifications during procurement of Key Raw materials, Packaging Material & MRO Items by devising and using fruitful sourcing strategies.
• Discover profitable Vendors and initiate business and organization partnerships.
• Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.
• Proposed to Finalize Procurement details of orders and deliveries.
• Working closely with Sales, Quality & Operations on Customized & On New Customer enquiries.

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC/ON-GOING FUNCTIONS:

• Work with production, planning & Plant Engineering Team to understand the requirement / changing needs and supply timely the direct & Indirect materials for the manufacturing facility.
• Developing Alternate vendors for driving cost Savings & Single source elimination project, improving credit periods, working on optimizing the total cost of ownership for all Procurement Categories.
• Actively involved in New Product development initiatives along with Sales, Quality Team for all Procurement Categories Work with Regulatory & Safety team for the dynamic requirement of the Govt laws and able to swiftly engage the same with the suppliers.
• Keeping an Eye on the Products which could be regulated by Customs / Law / FDA / BIS etc.
• International Sourcing & Negotiating on Bulk Volumes Imports for the products Globally, as required by Business.
• Build and maintain relationships with the vendors and negotiate with the vendors for better price.
• Constant monitoring of the markets, harness opportunities to improve input raw material prices.
• Sharing market updates/price fluctuations with Sales Heads as & when required. Ensuring the Organizations Budget is balanced as per recognized constraints.  Tracking & Monitoring of the SLA’s designed for Procurement activities

Competencies & Skillsets

Functional / Technical

Behavioral

• New product development & Sourcing                                         
• Vendor development and evaluations                                    
• Cost reductions and Negotiations                                                         
• Decision making                           
• Strategic planning                        
• Analytical Skills               
• Customer intimacy: Ability to understand what value your customer wants and how you can deliver it.
• Simplify & Act with urgency: Critique existing practices / systems for ease of implementation and be responsive.
• Global mindset: Individual qualities, communication skills, and actionable knowledge that influences multicultural individuals, groups, and organizations.
• Act as owner: Demonstrate ownership of resources and decisions, be empowered to drive business outcomes.
• Adapt to change: Comfort of working in ambiguous and rapidly changing work environment, displaying willingness and positive attitude.