Our client is a unique hygiene products manufacturing and distribution company. They provide easy to use, portable and disposable items for women and babies that are required during travel or on a day-to-day basis.
Founded in 2014, this company aims to enhance the quality of life and make it easier for women across the country. Recommended by best of doctors, their products are available across wellness stores and e-commerce websites, and selling like hotcakes - having sold over 20000 packs in their first year itself.
As a Deputy Head(Procurement), you will be responsible for defining the purchasing strategy for imports, domestic sourcing and people management.
What you will do:
- Developing the procurement strategy and policy for domestic purchases
- Developing and implementing procurement strategy for imports
- Implementing and monitoring the KPIs to ensure function is operating in line with the objectives of business to add value and deliver cost savings
- Setting department objectives and monitoring ongoing progress and performance
- Developing and maintaining strategic supplier relationships and managing the development of contracts, contractual relationships and contract management to deliver continuous improvement in delivery of goods and services by the supply base
- Initiating and developing creative and innovative procurement processes
- Negotiating contract terms with key suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms
- Working closely with Research and Development to source new and alternative raw materials
- Discussing defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action
- Assisting in managing shipment and custom activities for import/ export services
- Handling cost reduction/ rationalization, material flow improvement and business development
- Identifying and working on areas for cost rationalization/ reduction in inward logistics
- Creating and maintaining detailed financial reporting on all import/ export activities including order management, logistics and shipping
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 8 years of relevant experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Good knowledge of MS office suite
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Profile = Assistant Manager / Manager - International & Domestic Sourcing (Metal Scraps). This is an urgent requirement.
Below are strict criterias.
1. Should have 4+ years of experience in international & domestic sourcing / purchasing / procurement of Aluminium / Metal / Alloy Scraps of various kinds i.e; Tense, Troma, TT, Zorba.
2. Should've travelled to international locations for aforesaid sourcing purpose. (not strict).
We are looking for US IT Recruiter/Technical Recruiter/ Talent Acquisition for our organisation GeniQom Technologies located in City Centre, Siliguri. Candidates looking for a long-term stint would be preferred. The ability to multitask and prioritize at any given time would definitely grab our attention.
Responsibilities :
Responsible for handling IT and non IT requirements from US based direct clients.
Sourcing from various Job Portals and social networking sites like Monster, indeed, LinkedIn etc.
Responsible for Strategy Development process which includes understanding client requirements & mapping the relevant targets.
Conduct initial screenings, reference checks, negotiate pay rate, relocation, coordinate client interviews and work with the Account Managers to close the position.
Responsible for achieving a good conversion ratio of submittals into interview and placement.
Qualification & Skills
Must have basic knowledge of Computer MS (word, excel, Power Point).
Educational Qualification - Minimum Graduate or undergraduate (or equivalent) in any discipline.
Prefer candidate of BPO or Tele Calling background,Preferred US Shift.
Good Communication skill.
Fluent English is must.
Timing: 6:30 PM to 3:30 AM IST
Shift: Night (US shift)
Working days: Monday to Friday.
Salary: Negotiable (+Incentives)
Started in 2015, this lifestyle and accessories startup has taken over the consumer electronics sector in India. Our client has a product range that includes an extensive catalog of headphones, speakers, travel accessories, and modern earphones. It believes in providing cutting edge electronic products stamped with durability and affordability.
The brand is associated with some of the major icons across categories and tie-ups with industries covering fashion, sports, and music, of course. The founders are Marketing grads, with vast experience in the consumer lifestyle products and other major brands. With their vigorous efforts toward quality and marketing, they have been able to strike a chord with major E-commerce brands and even consumers.
- Analyzing the marketplace to find capable manufactures who provide the best product cost, quality and delivery objectives insuring maximum bottom-line impact
- Managing the end-to-end RFx process, Supplier selection including negotiating the best cost and contract
- Managing the supplier relationship on an ongoing basis including holding the supplier to quality and compliance requirements
- Developing negotiation strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieving sustainable relationships with suppliers. This includes periodic rebidding to ensure our costs remain competitive
- Developing risk mitigation strategies including contingency plans, lead-time reductions and supply chain efficiencies
- Being responsible for selecting suppliers that can reliably deliver products on spec at high quality levels and targeted costs.
- Regularly monitoring key aspects of factory and supplier performance levels through a scorecard and audit process.
- Interacting with multiple internal and external stakeholders and regularly updating leadership on progress
- 3+ years experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management or supplier management
- Bachelor’s degree - BE/ BTech
- Experience in supplier negotiations
- Understanding technical requirements and translating them to business/ sourcing parameters is a must
- Smart, creative thinker and problem-solver, fast learner, with demonstrated initiative
- Willingness to adapt to fast changing situations encountered in startups
- Strong writer and communicator, excellent listener, with superior sales skills and comfort regularly interacting with strangers
- MBA from a reputed college
- Experience in consumer electronics and good understanding of electronics manufacturing
- Prior experience in setting up sourcing programs, supplier management scorecards and dashboards
What you will do:
- Identifying and developing potential suppliers
- Monitoring project budget, process budget and forecasting cash flow requirements
- Preparing and processing purchase orders and documents in accordance with company policies and procedures and sending the same to suppliers and sub-contractors
- Following-up with the vendors to check the status of outstanding orders in conjunction with the expeditor and ensuring that outstanding commitments are accurately reflected in the supply chain system
- Renewing contracts and software licenses within the due date
- Verifying of payment claim form based on PO and invoice
- Liaisoning with the finance team and ensuring timely release of payments
- Obtaining payment details from finance and reconciling with vendors
- Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers, negotiating contracts and managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms
- Evaluating vendor performance based on PQD (Product/ Quality/ Delivery) for higher quality of services from vendors in liaison with user departments
- Retaining/ deleting of vendors based on vendor performance evaluation
- Reviewing of RFPs, POs released which are not executed completely
- Providing MIS report to Managers about transactions made against each category
What you need to have:
- Preferred Work experience in electronic accessories
- Experience in sourcing, vendor development, purchase
- Handled electronic components, PCB, mechanical parts
- Ability to get or suggest best low-cost components
- Knowledge about import, export, costing, projects
Based on job listings we surveyed, employers desire MIS Executives with these core skills. To achieve success as an MIS Executive, focus on the following.
- Analyze problems and discover the best ways to solve them
- Develop and implement strategies to achieve organizational goals
- Communicate clearly to superiors and give understandable instruction to subordinates
- Allocate resources effectively to reach organizational goals
- Lead and motivate teams to promote efficiency and effectiveness
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Almost a decade old, it is a venture committed to bring together a varied range of traditional crafts and techniques of dyeing, weaving, printing and hand embroidery. The founders have dedicated their life to promote Indian Block Prints and provide employment and Hand-Embroidery training to women so that numerous underprivileged women can be empowered.
What you will do:
- Creating cost effective, scalable, agile processes that can cater to increased production requirements
- Creating and executing the production plan
- Collaborating closely with the Business Analyst(s) and the Merchandiser(s) for the same
- Ensuring that the manufactured apparels (both inhouse and at vendor site) meet the quality benchmarks
- Bringing in more robust quality measures to the entire production process
- Motivating and upskilling his teams and ensuring smooth communication and collaboration at all times
- Ensuring complete and timely handoffs amongst teams to ensure the manufacturing is as per plan
- Ensuring that the vendors are able to fulfill the manufacturing requirements on time and that there are no delays on their front because of capacity issues
- Creating stringent processes related to vendor allocation and follow ups to ensure timely delivery
- Partnering with internal teams such as Merchandisers, Technology, Finance, HR, Legal etc
- Ensuring that the processes and their interface with technology stays updated with changing times
- Submitting production cost estimates and ensuring the Purchasing Orders are issued on time
- Ensuring cost optimization and ensuring strong fiscal controls are in place across the production process
- Driving a strong execution culture within his team so as to ensure that delivery is as per the production planned/ launch plan
- Communicating terms and conditions applicable to all external partners related to Production and ensuring adherence to the same
- Introducing best practices to the organization
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 10+ years of relevant experience (preferable)
- Planning skills
- Strong excel skills
- Understanding of block prints and supplier/vendor networks- Should also come with his/her own network in place
- Cost cutting abilities
- Strong process orientation and inclination for documentation
- Customer FIRST Mindset
- Good communication Skills (Fluency in English is not a mandate)
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
- Stakeholder management and people management skills
- Vendor Management
- Strong prioritization and organising skills
- Ability to get work done through others
- Ability to multitask
- Prior experience as an Operations/ Production Manager for a manufacturing concern preferably in an ecommerce set up
- Experience in handling large internal teams as well as a large vendor network
- Demand planning
- Create the vendor funnel of ATL & BTL marketing agencies
- Procure to pay process management and ensuring compliance with process KPIs
- Order scheduling and expediting
- Work closely with suppliers to ensure effective support
- Supervising goods/service receipt and cycle count process at the office to ensure timely receiving of goods
- Support and coordinate with the various departments particularly with accounts with ease
- Handle internal audits
- MIS preparation