Direct Procurement Business Partner

Role purpose:

• Key elements of the role shall include but not be limited to: 
• Accountability for the spend for some of the categories in the scope of Direct procurement, namely Co-formulants/Raw Materials, Packaging materials and labels required for the production of CP formulations, 3rd party P2P products, Active ingredients and formulations, Tolling management. 
• Budget the entire spend of Direct procurement based on the regional guidance of budgeting, up-loading the budgets into SAP and monitoring PPV against budgets on quarterly basis to meet the required saving targets. 
• Ownership of processes in the Procurement Cycle: development of sourcing strategies, competitive bidding, vendor selection, contract negotiation, contract management, supplier relationship management. Emphasis on ownership of the spend, and the relationships to the suppliers. 
• Cost efficient procurement of materials and services belonging to all Direct procurement spend categories, in a way that fully meets the needs of our Business. 
• Develop, agree and implement KPIs for suppliers, service levels and supplier management
• To provide local market knowledge / intelligence / expertise for supply markets within the portfolio to stakeholders and other country, regional and global category managers. 
• Strategic supplier development for various categories to support the growth for the Indian market. 
• Participate as an active member in sub-regional and regional Direct procurement team meetings
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) activities for various categories 
• Quality management at supplier by implementing the quality standards and contracts 
• especially for Packing materials 
• Work on risk mitigation of products in various categories, by developing alternate suppliers / locali-cation of suppliers / improving technical capability of suppliers / standardization of  specifications / work on reducing quality complaints 
• Track price of inputs namely paper/polymer/steel/crude oil feedstocks, Make best use of MI to be able to source at most competitive prices in various categories 
• Leading projects for alternate source/localization/standardization for various categories as per agreed timelines by working with cross functional teams namely technical/quality/tolling/packaging development teams in India and region 
• Provide local market intelligence for assigned portfolio 
• Work closely with cross functional teams namely local Production, PM development, artwork team, vendor schedulers, planning, quality, PT&E, Supply Operations and Finance teams to ensure a smooth operation of the complete Procure-to-Pay cycle. 

Accountabilities:

• Manage some of the categories in the scope of Direct procurement, namely Co-formulants/Raw Materials, Packaging materials and labels required for the production of CP formulations, 3rd party P2P products, Active ingredients and formulations, Tolling management
• Strategic supplier development for various categories to support the growth for the Indian market. 
• Effective usage of procurement e-tools (PCM, knowledge platform, KPI dashboard, sourcing Hand-book platform etc), Learn and use new tools which are introduced from time to time 
• Support NPIs and third party products for India business by working closely with cross functional teams in India 
• Provide timely support in raising OLAs in time and in full as support to vendor scheduling / planning 
• Ensure DP KPI are met namely PAF uploading on SHB SharePoint / uploading of visit reports on knowledge platform / uploading contracts on PCM tool 
• Ensure that ICF compliance are given importance and all the ICF reports are uploaded every month in time 
• 100% compliance to global Direct Procurement policy, Demonstrate compliance with Procurement Policy and processes.

Knowledge, experience & capabilities:
Critical knowledge:

• In depth understanding of how the Production and Supply Operations function in the 
• local environment
• Good knowledge of purchasing policies and procedures and why we have them
• Good knowledge of supply markets and dependent cost drivers. 
• Strong background in use of SAP and reporting analytical tools

Critical experience:

• Strong negotiation and contract management skills
• Good interpersonal skills; ability to work in cross functional teams; organization skills
• Business acumen
• Strong implementation skills 
• Strong IT skills
• Excellent Presentation Skills
• Excellent communication skills 

Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities:

• Qualification-Enginner/Chemistry graduate is preferable, MBA/Master degree in Supply Chain/Procurement/CIPS or ISM degree is preferable 
• Experience-10 years’ experience of working in a procurement / sourcing role, Experience 
• of working in chemical/agro chemcial companies is preferable  
• International exposure and experience of working within a global structure in MNC is preferable 

Critical leadership competencies:

• Lead external
• Lead internal
• Lead self

Building Partnerships

• Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area 
• and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals 

Facilitating Change

• Encouraging others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing 
• problems and opportunities; facilitating the implementation and acceptance of change within 
• the workplace

Information Monitoring:

• Setting up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage an 
• organization or ongoing activities within it

Critical success factors & key challenges:

• Delivery of KPI of cost savings of 1-2% yoy on spend 
• Delivery of alternate source/localication/standardisation projects as per agreed timelines 
• Risk management / mitigation for various categories
• Supplier strategies and SRM for various categories 

Additional information:

• Travelling for supplier audits of various categories as per audit plan 
• Travelling for new supplier development in various categories 
• travelling to our tolling sites as per requirement 

Innovations:

• Employee may, as part of his/her role and maybe through multifunctional teams, participate in the creation and design of innovative solutions. In this context, Employee may contribute to inventions, designs, other work product, including know-how, copyrights, software, innovations, solutions, and other intellectual assets.

People are at the heart of what we do:

• Once a year Full body check
• Competitive insurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – to take care of your and your loved ones mental health
• Paid Vacation of 30days, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, compassionate leaves
• Education assistance – for your career growth
• People first culture translated into ‘Most Preferred place to work 2022-23 by Times group’

Note: Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status

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