Director - Supplier Account Management

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Role Summary

The Director Supplier Account Management is a strategic leadership role responsible for defining and executing global sourcing strategies across the organization. This role drives end-to-end supply chain excellence by building resilient supplier ecosystems, ensuring cost competitiveness, quality reliability, and supply continuity aligned with long-term business objectives. This is a leadership position to head our India based Machining, Surface treatment supplier Account teams. The leader will report to India supply chain head and responsible for developing commodity strategies, interact with internal global stakeholders and implement the strategies.

The leader will oversee supplier partnerships at an executive level, lead global negotiation strategies, mitigate geopolitical and supply risks, and enable scalable supply chain solutions for new product introductions and business growth.

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Strategic Leadership Governance

Executive Supplier Relationship Management

Commercial Strategy Negotiation

Supply Chain Risk Continuity

Cross-Functional Leadership

Operational Excellence Performance Management

Market Intelligence Innovation

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