Assistant Manager - Procurement (Opex)

About the role

Qualification:

• MBA /Engineer

Experience:

• Procurement experience of around 4-6 years in FMCG or related industry; manufacturing, contract and financial management skills mandatory

Knowledge & skills: • Strong commercial acumen & negotiating skills
• Excellent data management skills
• Ability to build good relationship & influencing skills with people
• Good understanding of should-costs and relevant information on drivers for the category
• Long term value creation

Best suited for someone who• Likes to work with data and is extremely analytical
• Has a strong commercial focus
• Brings an external focus to work, by being constantly updated on developments and innovations in the external world
• Is able to build good working relationships with internal stakeholders
• Hardnosed when it comes to commercial negotiations with parties
• Constantly seeks to improve things and create new standards at work

Cost Management & Savings

• Frame and implement cost containment strategies into supplier negotiations and contracts
• Develop and apply Pricing Strategies using best negotiation techniques
• Secure long-term contracts for stability of services and supplies
• Drive & land cost reduction initiatives specific to category working with Make Team, etc for effective leveraging of Prices, efficiency improvement etc
• Develop & land synergies through specific interventions in functional metrics to reduce and optimise Opex expenses • Rate Variance on MRO supplies & Service contracts for manufacturing sites
• Long term price stability
• Productivity improvement & savings

Service effectiveness & Risk Management

• Ensure Vendors delivers on all contracted terms during tenure of agreement
• Co-create new methodologies and initiatives by working with Make to land Pricing expectations basis market trends and opportunities
• Develop & execute supplier performance management across vendors, land tracking mechanisms on Performance • Contract adherence & compliance on terms & conditions

Ensure meeting of Customer Quality expectations

• Ensure and control supply quality as per internal customer requirements
• Execute the customer feedback received from the internal and external stakeholders on customer satisfaction
• Improve and augment supply pool to provide best-in-class quality & supply capability within supply pool
• Collaborate with internal customers and external suppliers to bring about transformational projects serving customer requirements like IFM, MRO Aggregation, etc

• Customer Satisfaction feedback
• Qualitative Supply Assessments

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with all the internal customer teams including manufacturing as well as legal/ finance support functions
• Ensure the contracts factor all internal requirements and ensure subsequent supply is well-serviced and managed
• Ensure quality requirements are met, regulatory aspects and changes thereof are implemented without disruption of supplies ensuring minimal write-offs
• Manage key external Vendors for long term stability on Pricing and Service and ensure DI is a preferred Customer by securing advantageous terms• Customer Satisfaction feedback
• Analysts are individual contributors
• Requires conceptual knowledge in own area of expertise; develops practical experience
• Understands key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work
• No supervisory responsibilities but may provide guidance to new analysts/associates
• Solves standard problems by identifying solutions based on standard practices
• Impacts quality of own work; works within guidelines and policies
• Explains information to others in straightforward situations

Category Management Job Family Description:
Roles within category management are responsible for building relationships with suppliers and providers to deliver the goods, services and materials which support Diageo's operational requirements and performance ambition. Typical skills and expertise include stakeholder management, influencing, negotiation, analytics and financial and business acumen.

Flexible Working Statement:

Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.

Diversity statement:

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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Client-provided location(s): Bangalore, India

Job ID: Diageo-JR1116249

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-08T04:02:16