Manager - Supply Chain Management

About The Company
Tata Communications Redefines Connectivity with Innovation and IntelligenceDriving the next level of intelligence powered by Cloud, Mobility, Internet of Things, Collaboration, Security, Media services and Network services, we at Tata Communications are envisaging a New World of Communications
Broad outline of the Role
The Category Buyer is responsible for assisting the team in planning and overseeing all Procurement sourcing activities
Will be responsible for service procurement for Network & IT Procurement, Infra & Mobility and driving various sourcing initiatives to deliver targeted benefits to the business.
Will be responsible for managing end-to-end procurement negotiations, order processing and maintaining the supply of required services.
Will be responsible for Vendor contract negotiation in line with customer contract.
Will need to engage with internal user teams to understand of new projects / operations requirements and deals.
Would need to plan, manage, and maintain strategic vendor relationships and conduct negotiations of major procurement deals.
Would need to achieve the required level of category performance objectives (aligned with overall SCM objectives) set by the Category Lead - Services and also ensure that daily operations are at par with practices prevailing in the market.
Would need to assess supply and commercial risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Will be responsible for adherence to Annual Procurement Plan, achieving objectives of savings and business velocity.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor™s Degree in engineering or business or equivalent qualification
7-12 years of experience in supply chain or material management roles
Any Bachelor’s Degree. preferred.
Demonstrated history of applying sourcing levers to deliver cost savings to the organization in areas related to Services, IT, Networks, Managed Services, Services & Infra Procurement etc.
Organizational effectiveness, project and change management
Knowledge of supply chain regulation and compliances
Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint and in finance (ERP) systems, preferably SAP
Experience on working with e-Sourcing platforms
Experience in developing category strategies, and executing strategic sourcing exercises.
Certifications like CIPS / CPSM
Other Knowledge & Skills
Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with a proven ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with vendors, suppliers, shippers, and customers.
Expertise in Service procurement before on-boarding vendor.
Expertise in contracting management and ensuring risk coverage in contract.
Key Responsibilities
Review procurement volumes by vendor and product class or type, thereby, identify areas for Rate Contracts or Frame Contracts, and finalize the same.
Engage with internal user teams for understanding requirements of new projects or Operations requirements and deals.
Collaborate with key persons including demand and delivery manager to ensure clarity of specifications and SLAs.
Managing sourcing and procurement
Work with vendors or Planning team
to expedite deliveries and support delivery related challenges.
Review logistics to make sure they run smoothly.
Review supply chain inventory and records
Analyze data from delivery processes to find bottlenecks and other issues.
Manage procurement negotiations, order processing and maintaining the supply of required services.
Ensure vendor compliance to Supply Management Policy and ProceduresSupplier Negotiation
Manage the end to end RFI, RFP/RFQ processes, with support from Operations
Develop evaluation criteria, and evaluate tender responses for Service
Negotiate contracts with suppliers & customer (liaise with legal team)
Implement negotiated contracts and monitor contractual compliance
Comply with the Procurement and Supply Chain policies and procedures"
Order Processing and Review
Action all incoming orders, ensuring that PO placement is prioritized in relation to urgency of request and delivery times and to ensure adherence to Procurement Service Levels on order turnaround and order accuracy
Monitor on-time delivery against all open Purchase Orders to ensure correct dating and receipting of orders
Build and maintain effective business relationships with internal stakeholders (e.g., users)"
Supplier Relationships
Provide input to supplier performance reviews in conjunction with internal stakeholders and the Vendor, compile data and information on performance to support the reviews, attend the review meetings and manage actions relating to day to day performance of suppliers
Review requests for new suppliers and recommend their approval to the Services Lead if the supplier is financially, ethically and commercially sound and there is a valid reason for introducing a new supplier in line with the new supplier approval process
Provide support to the Service Lead - Services in general for on-boarding of new supplier

Work arrangement
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