Regional Strategic Buyer

Xylem |ˈzīləm|

1) The tissue in plants that brings water upward from the roots;
2) a leading global water technology company.

Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, is the leading global provider of efficient, innovative and sustainable water technologies improving the way water is used, managed, conserved and re-used. Our international team is unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve the world’s water challenges. We are committed to creating an organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels involved, respected, valued and connected, and where everyone is free to bring their authentic selves and ideas.

**We Offer You More Than Just “A Job”**
- Professional Development - To advance the capabilities of our people, we offer a wide variety of experiences to support our employees’ professional growth and continuous learning.
- Total Rewards - We offer comprehensive programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, work-life integration and corporate citizenship.
- Watermark - Watermark is our corporate social responsibility program working to provide education and access to safe water to ensure healthy lives, gender equality, and resilient communities. Employees have the opportunity to learn and volunteer on various water-related projects.
- Employee Networks - Our Employee Networks provide a professional, supportive network for employees from diverse backgrounds, including Women’s, LGBT+ and Allies, Veteran’s, People of Color and Allies, Emerging Leaders, and Working Parents Networks.

**The Role**:Regional Strategic Buyer - Indirect Material**

The Regional Strategic/tactical Buyer will support the category management efforts in Consulting, HR and Legal service Supplies across the Emerging Markets, and XYLEM India Indirect Category Sourcing/purchasing activities. Responsibilities include managing supplier relations, monitoring supplier performance, and driving supplier continuous improvement and productivity activities. Take a lead role in regional procurement initiatives and strategy deployment, identifying and implementing non-production related cost reduction opportunities for XYLEM India, supporting global indirect sourcing team in collaborating and implementing projects, execute the indirect sourcing goals and objectives.

This position will also include a cross sites working relationship with site operations, quality, and local procurement stakeholders. Contribute to Idea Generation sessions with multifunctional team members to fill-in the saving projects funnel including Value Analysis & Value Engineering projects including localization, if required.

**Essential Duties/Principal Responsibilities**:

- Contribute to supply chain development of assigned key categories with RFQ, communication, follow up, negotiations, Statement of Work, LOI, contracts etc.
- Negotiate and manage strategic contracts to deliver value and mitigate risk to our business.
- Manage the majority of the day-to-day purchasing operations in Xylem India sites. Typical duties include facilitating supplier setups, processing POs and partnering with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure effective procurement processes are followed.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to identify and support cost reduction projects including continuous improvements initiatives and follow through to completion to support category targets.
- Develop key supplier relationships and enhance collaboration for Xylem.
- Work with engineering to develop new and alternative suppliers.
- Work with site stakeholders to support various projects, deadlines, or daily purchasing needs.
- Analyze reports and perform research e.g. reasons or causes for cost deviation, escalate and collaborate with internal stakeholders i.e. Planning, Finance, Engineering as required.
- Contribute to localization and outsourcing projects; working with supplier during the transition and support the implementation at receiving site.
- Manage supplier bidding events and business awarding.
- Provides purchasing support as needed or defined by manager across the region.
- Active involvement in Value added/Value Engineering projects.
- Project specific work across sites as assigned.
- Work with the Global Category Leaders to develop long term category strategy to drive improvements and deliver value for the organization.
- Actively search information about financial status, legal irregularities, sustainability and other aspects for suppliers that might harm Xylem as a cooperation partner and customer.
- In a professional way represent Xylem to external suppliers.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Skills**:

- Strong knowledge in various reputed makes of PLC’s and SCADA,
- Develop software and hardware design specifications.
- Knowledge of instruments and valves etc is an added advantage.
- Working