- Our client, one of the largest Lubricant companies worldwide, wishes to recruit the Head of Procurement/Strategic Sourcing for Indian operations.

- The main objective of the Procurement head would be delivery of cost efficiencies, compliance and driving an increased contribution to the organisation's growth.

- The role is challenging with a well-balanced mix of Supply, Demand and Indirect procurement responsibilities in a high growth market with the concurrent need to constrain costs.

Specific responsibilities include :

- Develop & execute procurement strategies which support market to excel and over deliver the Supply, Demand and Indirect/direct Procurement objectives.

This includes supplier selection, development of alternative suppliers, and supplier consolidation to ensure sourcing optimization and overall supplier performance

- Make sure that company is partnered with the correct suppliers in the market to drive long term value

- Direct and indirect sourcing

- Establish functional credibility with senior internal and external stakeholders

- Cost optimization

We invite applications from seasoned Procurement specialists with good academic credentials - BE, MBA

- Should have at least 10 to 12 years of holistic Procurement experience in Paints/Lubricants/Chemical/ FMCG environment.

- Strong leadership skills to build and maintain effective teams.

- Proven track record of delivery in challenging business environments and ability to engage and influence a wide range of senior stakeholders.

- Excellent knowledge of world-class procurement systems, processes and practices.

- Conceptual clarity, great negotiation skills and understanding of commercial and tax implications is a must.

Interested professionals please apply ASAP.

Somshukla

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