Supply Chain Specialist, Global Procurement Launch and Expansion

Description
You’ll be responsible to have ownership for management and coordination of procurement tasks and dependencies to support the on-time delivery of goods and services for new sites in a given region as part of the India launch program. As Procurement Specialist, you are responsible for monitoring and tracking project progress and performance, proactively identifying risks and managing mitigation plans. You will have excellent communication skills to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships and have the ability to focus simultaneously on short term deliverables and continuous improvement initiatives to deliver long term value to internal customers.
Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities
Demonstrate ownership, management and coordination of procurement tasks and dependencies to ensure goods and services critical to the launch of new sites are planned for, ordered and delivered on time
Track and report project progress and performance, proactively identify risks, issues and manage mitigation plans when necessary
Track Purchase Order status and work with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of all equipment
Partner with Category Managers with the objective of standardizing category order and escalation processes, driving effective two-way communication and mitigating risks related to all EU launches
Provide guidance, coaching and technical support to internal customers to embed use of best practice processes
Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships with internal customers in the Start Up and Launch teams, ensuring regular communication channels are in place
Lead set up of all standard procurement procedures for new sites and identify ways to streamline existing processes to remove waste across multiple businesses groups and categories
Manage Supplier Relationship, including inventory management, risks and long term supply chain strategies
Key job responsibilities
Basic Qualifications
Experience in a procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding
Preferred Qualifications
4+ years of procurement, purchasing, supply chain related work in a procurement organization experience
Experience managing and negotiating contracts and vendor relationships
Experience using English communication skills, both written and verbal, to foster seamless interaction with stakeholders at all levels
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Company - ADCI - BLR - DTA - I99
Job ID: A10522012

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