Manager 3, Strategic Sourcing

1 month ago

bangalore, India Western Digital Full time
Job Description

Position Description:  Reporting to the Director of Construction and Facility Management Procurement, will lead and execute strategic sourcing, procurement sourcing, and vendor management activities for assigned vendors, categories and projects of low to high complexity including, but not limited to:

  • Facilities – Hard Services - Soft- Services – Outsource Maintenance 
  • Construction Services – Greenfield, Manufacturing, General Purpose Buildings (TI)

Responsibilities:

  • Act as the business owner for his or her categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business Unit of this Category (this entails owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the category, along with responsibility for driving strategic projects to achieve business objectives).
  • Build and maintain (partnering) effective working relationship with assigned business area.
  • Ability to review and analyze data which leads to cost savings by means of opportunities through vendor analysis, Industry practices, contract negotiations and other procurement best practice methodologies. 
  • Develop short-term/long-term category planning, and implement sourcing strategies for assigned categories following a standard strategic sourcing methodology.
  • Drive the RFx process through to completion; including requirements gathering, identifying go/no go criteria, develop scorecards with criteria and weighting, bidder's conferences, etc.
  • Conduct high impact eSourcing events where applicable (e.g. eRFX, eAuctions).
  • Capable of Developing, constructing and negotiating Agreements. 
  • Solid negotiation skills on both Terms and Conditions plus meet cost targets. 
  • Full understanding of Total cost of ownership.
  • Contribute to the departments KPIs, including driving significant cost savings that contribute to the annual goal.
  • Facilitate, develop SOW and MSA’s - serve as a liaison between business and legal.
  • Have full understanding of Construction terms and Contract methodologies
  • Help identify areas of risk for the business (i.e., delivery of service, quality, performance, timeline, warranty, governance); make recommendations where applicable.
  • Ability to insert oneself into business and recognize areas that require improvement and make recommendations for efficiency gain.
  • Partner with key stakeholders and assist in development of approved and preferred vendor lists for assigned categories.
  • Lead and/or participate in cross-functional teams that develop requirements and strategy to identify suppliers, establish SLA/KPI metrics and requirements. Measure supplier performance against contract SLAs and expectations and initiate corrective actions in the event of missed expectations to resolve any performance issues.
  • Drive Supplier Review Meetings with key suppliers and senior level Align stakeholders and provide input on performance and future needs/strategic planning.
  • Manage compliance to contracts.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience with Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management.
  • 5+ years commodity manager role with a Manufacturing Company.
  • Solid team player; can work cooperatively and effectively in a team environment.
  • Strong analytical, attention to detail, oral and written communications skills
  • Self-motivated, reliable, accountable, passionate, and can keep to deadlines
  • Multiple category and sub-category experience is a plus.
  • Procurement Certification a plus.
  • Must possess a BA/BS in Business or Finance 
  • Travel estimated 10% 

Qualifications
  • College Degree in business administration, engineering, supply chain management, finance or related discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience in REO with Strategic Sourcing & Category Management.
  • Solid team player; can work cooperatively and effectively in a team environment and with those contacted during the course of work
  • Strong analytical, attention to detail, oral and written communications skills
  • Fluency in English and other languages required based on regional assignment.
  • Self-motivated, reliable, accountable, passionate, and can keeps to deadlines
  • Multiple Commodity categories experience is a plus.
  • Procurement tools – Oracle, SAP
  • CPM, CPSM, or APICS Certification is a Plus.
  • Or any other Procurement related courses are a Plus.

Acronyms: CPM – Certified Procurement Manager


Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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