Here is a chance to work for a Consumer Electronics Brand, where you get to deal with some of the best channels and work with some excellent experienced minds. Read on.

Started in 2015, this lifestyle and accessories startup has taken over the consumer electronics sector in India. Our client has a product range that includes an extensive catalog of headphones, speakers, travel accessories, and modern earphones. It believes in providing cutting edge electronic products stamped with durability and affordability.

The brand is associated with some of the major icons across categories and tie-ups with industries covering fashion, sports, and music, of course. The founders are Marketing grads, with vast experience in the consumer lifestyle products and other major brands. With their vigorous efforts toward quality and marketing, they have been able to strike a chord with major E-commerce brands and even consumers.

As a Strategic Sourcing Manager, you will manage the supplier manufacturing processes to ensure they meet delivery and quality metrics. Also influencing the suppliers manufacturing processes and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable.

What you will do :

- Analyzing the marketplace to find capable manufactures who provide the best product cost, quality and delivery objectives insuring maximum bottom-line impact

- Managing the end-to-end RFx process, Supplier selection including negotiating the best cost and contract

- Managing the supplier relationship on an ongoing basis including holding the supplier to quality and compliance requirements

- Developing negotiation strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieving sustainable relationships with suppliers. This includes periodic rebidding to ensure our costs remain competitive

- Developing risk mitigation strategies including contingency plans, lead-time reductions and supply chain efficiencies

- Being responsible for selecting suppliers that can reliably deliver products on spec at high quality levels and targeted costs.

- Regularly monitoring key aspects of factory and supplier performance levels through a scorecard and audit process.

- Interacting with multiple internal and external stakeholders and regularly updating leadership on progress

What you need to have :

- 3+ years experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management or supplier management

- Bachelor's degree - BE/ BTech

- Experience in supplier negotiations

- Understanding technical requirements and translating them to business/ sourcing parameters is a must

- Smart, creative thinker and problem-solver, fast learner, with demonstrated initiative

- Willingness to adapt to fast changing situations encountered in startups

- Strong writer and communicator, excellent listener, with superior sales skills and comfort regularly interacting with strangers

Preferred Requirements :

- MBA from a reputed college

- Experience in consumer electronics and good understanding of electronics manufacturing

- Prior experience in setting up sourcing programs, supplier management scorecards and dashboards

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