Hi,
We are hiring a Lead Buyer - Strategic Purchase for our MNC client located in Chennai.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:
The Lead Buyer proposes enhancements to existing agreements as well as proposes and delivers innovative and consolidated sourcing strategies and deep dive on the various levers of these categories, engage with suppliers, market updates, negotiations, contracting, and measurement of the performance of the contract.
Group Central Purchase Function at Paris.
Business & regional buyers.
Finance & legal department. Objectives
Establish a strong working relationship with key business stakeholders.
Optimize cost and define preferred suppliers through a sourcing strategy implementation, negotiations, and synergies aligned with business strategy and roadmap.
Develop deep knowledge of these categories.
Reinforcement of Supplier Relationship Management with strategic partners.
Manage supplier performance with a continuous improvement approach.
Hedging of Energy commodities.
Act as an ambassador toward internal stakeholders to comply with procurement policy & processes.
Develop with the support of IT Digital dashboards to measure the key indicators
Meet the sustainability targets on renewable energy purchases
Ensure perfect use of company sourcing tools and reporting. Performance Measurement
Internal Customer Satisfaction
Savings and performance achieved vs Goal/budget
Spend management
Proficient end-to-end contract management
Sourcing strategy definition & rollout
Develop with the support of IT Digital dashboards to measure the key indicators
Contribution to process effectiveness
Positive and collaborative mindset