Head Procurement

Role & responsibilities

Head Procurement

Job Location - Mumbai (Vikhroli)

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES:

• Heading & overseeing the procurement function for PAN India based locations for overall Item categories (Project; Capex Lab Equipment's; Lab Equipment Repairs & Maintenance; AMC/CAMC; Spares & Consumables; Calibration; Chemicals, Building Maintenance Capex; Sub-con; Office supplies; IT capex; IT accessories; etc.)

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITES:

• Heading the procurement function & supply chain planning for PAN India based locations for overall Item categories.
• Spend Analysis & driving cost saving initiatives.
• Implementing procurement strategies to ensure competitive advantage & supply security.
• Vendor Optimization;
• Standardization
• Alternate Vendor Development.
• Providing valuable insights to procurement team to efficiently manage Commercial evaluation; Negotiation & Finalization of Contracts with vendors.
• Implementation of efficient Vendor Management Process to cover from vendor induction to performance review.
• Encouraging & implementing process improvement within the procurement function.
• Imparting training & knowledge among team members to build & develop competency.
• Review & Approval of all Purchase Orders in ERP system.
• Review & monitoring of Open Transactions (Open PO's; open vendors advances; pending capex installations)
• Review; monitoring of issues of internal customers/vendors & advising procurement team to take it to logical conclusion / resolution.
• Review & monitoring performance of procurement function on a monthly basis by implementing Dashboard concept.
• Ensure service satisfaction level to end customers.
• Developed plans to achieve organizational financial objectives (DPO; LC savings)
• Integrating with SGS global contracts; policies; procedures to ensure compliance
• At all times, comply with SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct.

Preferred candidate profile:

• Good Leadership & People Management skill.
• Good Analytical & reasoning ability
• Well Planned & Organized Approach
• Good knowledge on product & market dynamics.
• Good communication skills (written & verbal).
• Good commercial acumen & negotiation skill thus offering rich expertise.
• Strategically proposing innovative solution & design.
• Adequate knowledge of taxes and duties both domestic & international.
• Experience in import & export and knowledge of statutory & procedural requirements.
• Good Exposure on ERP (SAP / Oracle Platform).
• Team Builder & Motivator.
• Ability to get along well & empathize with different stakeholders / end-users thus ensuring customer satisfaction level.
• Proactive Approach.
• Proficiency in MS Office.