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Location: 

Navi Mumbai, MH, IN, 400708

Requisition ID:  14739

ABOUT HOLCIM

As the world’s global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, Holcim is reinventing the way the world builds. Supported by a 60,000-strong global team spread across 70 markets and four industry segments, we are committed to shaping a greener, smarter and healthier world. We at Holcim believe that logistics performance is managed best locally at the country level and supported by corporate logistics. We envision to create a digitized supply chain managing the group’s logistics performance in real-time and it is our aim to establish a true cost to serve model with decisions based on data to support reducing cost and business growth by improving customer service and achieving zero harm.

 

Role - Sourcing & Trading Manager

Job Location: Chennai (WFH)

Experience: 8+ Years

 

 

 

Education : 

  • B.E./B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering 

 

Job Responsibilities:

  • Identify saving opportunities in his / her category
  • Ensure global & local policies and procedures are conveyed to stakeholders
  • Initiate and support the RFx process locally as defined by category strategy
  • Align decision makers through focused communication
  • Assure compliance with applicable laws, ethical standards, policies and codes of business conduct
  • Ensure to execute the category strategy as required and agreed. Where compliance is an issue, find and eliminate root causes
  • Measure performance through KPI’s
  • Track achieved results

 

Experience Required:

  • Manage the Sourcing of goods in accordance with Holcim category strategy, as well as applicable policies, procedures and specifications
  • Act as the point of contact between country Category Managers and Indian Suppliers. 
  • Drive the realization of savings, supply efficiency, quality, and process improvements in Holcim Countries, in line with regional and global strategies.
  • Identify saving opportunities and initiate individual projects and initiatives 
  • Negotiate for best cost in line with the should be cost for local volumes, processes, quality levels and prices 
  • Manage and develop Suppliers
  • Operational knowledge in Import/Export processes will be added advantage.

 

Technical / functional skills: 

  • Minimum 8-10 years in procurement role (category management, sourcing, operations) with exposure to supply chain management, strategic sourcing and optimal procurement processes and standards.
  • Demonstrated performance in working within cross-functional teams, with requisite drive and energy to ensure that a challenging benefits and capability building agenda is successfully delivered

 

Travel:

50% travel required

 

Leadership & Soft skills:

    • Strong Consultative and Management skills
    • Business focused, Customer & Service minded
    • Good Communication and Interpersonal skills

 

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

 

 

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