Global Commodity Sourcing Leader

Job Description Summary

Negotiate with dedicated providers according to specific policies. Achieve the best contractual conditions while also ensuring internal customer satisfaction. Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Define supplier strategy including management and optimization of supplier panels. Lead negotiations and allocate needs to specific suppliers. Negotiate terms and conditions and transmit information to Procurement. Manage claims. Includes commercial sourcing management such as data analysis, negotiations support, etc. This may also include purchasing activities.
• Developing specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job discipline or field. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest functional developments in own area. Contributes towards strategy and policy development, and ensures delivery within area of responsibility.
• Skilled influencer, able to communicate complex messages to others. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.
• Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of own team. These jobs have significant input into their priorities. Jobs at this level tend to be covered by professional practices and policies but these are shaped by the role. Working within broad guidelines and policies, roles at this level have moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of evaluative judgment.
• Uses judgment to make judgements or solve moderately complex tasks or problems that impact the function. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• Identify, promote, supervise the BCC ( Best cost country ) Sourcing penetration for PT ( Power Transmission business ) global sites to India suppliers, with a reliable delivery performance, best in class quality and the competitive price.
• Understand the business needs from PT global sites about the target commodities, spends, the required lead time ,quality acceptance etc. and all constraints why they cannot buy in BCC
• Responsibility for analyzing the India supply market, searching, developing and promoting the target suppliers to export to PT global sites , with good coordination/alignment to GCL/Local commodity buyers
• Support PT global sites on RFQ , negotiation, organizing technical clarification, sample development, delivery issue follow up as well as local supplier relationship management
• Supplier Capacity management based on PT global FCT to anticipate potential supply issues
• Work on supplier buffer stock program with India suppliers for global PT sites
• Work on lead time reduction projects to fulfill PT site needs
• Open PO follow up to ensure supplier on time delivery for export
• Monitor supplier on time delivery and quality performance for PT global site
• Provide supports in case of delivery or quality issue to ensure no impacts to PT global sites
• Work with SPE/Logistic on supplier development program to improve the satisfactory from PT global sites
• Ensure regular project reviews with HCC site sourcing are in place
• Monitor the BCC project milestones with SPE team/Logistic and local sourcing team (as a working group).

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical/Industrial/Electrical/Instrumentation controls ) from an accredited university
• Min 10 years of experience in sourcing or purchasing in international Industrial companies
• Working experience in sourcing delegation, global sourcing center is preferable.

• Strong commodity management experience.
• Strong product and supplier base knowledge in Power transmission industry.
• Strong interpersonal, responsive and networking skills.
• Strong influencing abilities to effectively co-ordinate for strategic initiatives and secure buy-in from key stakeholders of different cultures/countries.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and solve problems. Demonstrated ability to inspire sourcing programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.
• Accountability with a result-oriented attitude.
• Drive benchmarking, best practices, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to inspect and present statistical data with exceptional analytical skills.
• Highly motivated self-starter.
• Working knowledge of SAP ERP system.
• Ability to travel within India and worldwide ( 50% travel ).