Job Description:

As a Sourcing Specialist with Jumbotail you will-

  • Be responsible for growing the Sourcing function for certain Category/ Categories by identifying and growing Suppliers to meet Business Plans.
  • Work with cross functional teams to drive execution of projects.
  • Resolve commercial situations, build strong trust-based relationships with suppliers & team
  • Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies to meet business requirements.
  • Identify and assess new and existing supplier capabilities and make recommendations on supplier acceptability.
  • Conduct qualification & competitive analysis of Supplier’s products / services
  • Contract and price negotiations with suppliers and ensuring setup of contracts with the right checks and balances.
  • Act as a specialist for his/her Categories – Market Intelligence, Data Analytics, Contract Management, Support for tools like eSourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management, and Procurement Master Data.
  • Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency
  • Develop alternate source & risk mitigation strategies
  • Supplier Management of selected suppliers

 

Requirements:

An ideal candidate for this role is someone who has-

  • Graduate / Post Graduate degree in any stream
  • Proven experience of 2-5 years in Sourcing and Supplier management
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate pricing and contracts
  • Ability to build trust-based relationships with suppliers & team
  • Demonstrated a “hands-on” style and willingness to engage proactively with managers, directors and vice-presidents
  • Ability to present information (prepare reports, rationale and recommendations clearly and concisely to all levels of management
  • Strong organizational, analytical and project management skills
  • Demonstrated strong self-initiative, sense of urgency and customer relationship building skills
  • Ability to multi-task and be proactive and independent in a fast paced and dynamic environment
  • Reasonable knowledge of Sourcing and Procurement, Price and Contract negotiation, Supplier/ Product Evaluation
  • Result oriented approach with a sense of  independence, entrepreneurship and self-motivation
  • Well-developed interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships across functions within the organisation
  • Problem Solving and decision making attitude
  • Strong attitude to be a team player

We are looking for warriors who have the hunger to impact real lives and who can match our high bar on Core Values that we live by.

If you-

  • can apply first principles thinking to solve problems
  • can envision a great future that you want create
  • have the fire in your belly to get out of your cube and do something about your vision and passion
  • want to work with some really smart people, and still raise the bar for all of us
  • can have fun and help your colleagues have fun doing all of the above..

…we would like to hear from you..