Sr Executive - Supply Chain Management
Tata Communications · Mumbai · onsite · Posted 2d ago
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About this role
The Category Buyer - Services is responsible for supporting the business needs by ensuring timely procurement of requests related to assigned categories in Services.
He /She ensures that the category performance is in alignment with the guidelines and targets set under SCM objectives.
He /She adheres to the policy guidelines and organizational processes defined for procurement.
- The Category Buyer performs sourcing for sub-categories under the Services category, amounting to $7 - $10 Mn spend.
- He/ She assists demand forecasting and annual sourcing plan creation, aligned with the business requirements.
- He /She analyses the supply market and industry trends and assists the Category Lead in developing category strategies.
- He /She executes sourcing and negotiation strategies basis category strategy for all the major sourcing projects.
- He /She is an effective negotiator who can come up with creative negotiation strategies. He /She monitors contractual compliance and coordinates contract amendments (if any).
- He/ She creates catalog for direct purchase and promotes catalog based ordering amongst all business functions.
- He /She collaborates with the vendors for optimizing technical specifications of products/ services.
- He /She is responsible for effective supplier relationship management and leads collaborative discussions for value creation with the supplier.
- He /She maintains a good working relationships with all business functions, SCM Operations, SCM Enablers and SCM Logistics to ensure cross-functional collaboration.
- He /She is accountable for compliance to the guidelines and rules, both internal and external (tax laws, legal/ regulatory laws), and accountable for any artefacts/ processes needed for the same.
He /She ensures that the category performance is in alignment with the guidelines and targets set under SCM objectives.
He /She adheres to the policy guidelines and organizational processes defined for procurement.
- Sr Executive Fiber O&M (A2UG, Relocation and Rectification), MAN / NLD site repair & maintenance, ISP vehicle hiring
- Manage sourcing and vendor management for below projects:
- Operations & Maintenance (O&M) projects, including A2UG (Aerial to underground), Relocation and Rectification
- POP sites (MAN / NLD) repair and maintenance
- Managing AMC renewal of all infra assets installed at our POP site
- Managing the End of Life cycle Infra asset replacement (which primarily includes Battery Bank, SMPS, Cooling Equipment etc) at our POP
- ISP vehicle management and contracting
- Operational excellence initiatives such as touchless PO implementation, Catalogue & OLA preparation
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
- 3-4 yrs. experience
- Bachelors Degree in engineering or business or equivalent qualification
Other Knowledge & Skills
- Reporting and analytics
- ERP tools such as SAP, Ariba, Aerchain
- Proficient in E-mail management, MS-Outlook, MS-Office an MS-Powerpoint
- Running basic and mid size bids, RFPs and Reverse Auctions
- Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders
- Material management knowledge
Key Responsibilities
Strategy development and planning:
- Support the Category lead in development of Annual Sourcing Plan for sub-categories under Services (incl. internal and external demand)
- Support Category Lead in developing both, category and sourcing strategies, by forecasting demand, analyzing industry trends, understanding vendor landscape, etc.
- Develop negotiation strategies for all the key sourcing projects under the guidance of Category Lead
- Examine supplier's industry position and cost-structure, identify trends in supply market, develop cost-tear downs for key sourcing requests
- Optimize sourcing and ordering schedule by assessing demand drivers
- Minimize the potential risks to reduce supply chain uncertainties and shocks (through laid-out risk mitigation strategies)
Cross Functional Collaboration:
- Coordinate with business, sales and other stakeholders for effective demand planning and monitor the actual requirements against plan
- Interact with business teams to identify and optimize technical/ functional specifications under the guidance of Category Lead
- Facilitate ongoing collaboration between the Business teams, Operations team, Enablers team and Logistics team
- Support implementation of Aerchain, SAP S/4 HANA and any other procurement toolsGeneral Management:
- Manage and direct day-to-day activities of stakeholders, to ensure timely procurement as per business requirements
- Solicit ideas and foster an environment for personnel development of the teamSupplier Management:
- Monitor supplier performance against the targets defined as per SRM and provide necessary support (wherever required)
- Collaborate with suppliers regularly and drive tangible additional value from relationship through joint cost reduction initiatives
- Interact frequently with the suppliers to identify issues and potential areas for improvement
- Provide support for vendor registration and qualification process (if required), completing all necessary checks and verifications as outlined under the SCM PolicyStrategy Execution:
- Execute sourcing strategies for all the sourcing requirements inputs (if any) to act as a feedback in the overall sourcing/ category strategy
- Lead end-to-end sourcing process (including RFP/RFQ process) for all sourcing initiatives defined as per sourcing plan
- Develop evaluation criteria, and evaluate tender responses, with guidance from Category Lead
- Lead the implementation of negotiated contracts and monitor contractual compliance of executed contracts
- Drive catalog creation (where possible) for direct purchase by increasing standardization of products/ services within the category
- Interact with users for demand forecasting and increasing awareness regarding catalog based ordering
- Adopt best practices for strategic sourcing and discern specific nuances of the contract that provide an edge in negotiations (e.g. TCO vs purchasing price)
- Prioritize placement of PO in cases of urgent requests with guidance from Category Lead
- Monitor on-time delivery against all open POs to ensure timely receipt of orders
- Support Query Resolution team in resolution of queries associated with invoiced amounts, delivery, etc. wherever required
Operational Improvement:
- Ensure that day to day activities comply with standards and performance measures set in the approved SCM policy and procedures
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives designed to improve operations, decrease turnaround times and streamline work processes for procurement
- Champion use of standard sourcing tools and methodologies including execution of advanced sourcing eventsSourced from foundit
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