BUYER

Location: Chennai

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MISSION

Build and develop an expertise of the markets with the business entities from the sourcing phase and through end-to-end execution to maximize business performance. Ensure that the Purchasing process is properly executed through supplier relationship life cycle.

KEY EXPECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

• Definition of sourcing strategy and tactical management:

• Contribute to sourcing strategy definition.
• Develop expertise of the markets through portfolio segmentation & analysis of opportunities and threats in collaboration with the business entities and under guidance of the Category Manager: PSA (Purchasing Strategy Assessment), RMat wrap up ...
• Ensure markets business model analysis and inflation monitoring.
• Define and challenge short and midlong term needs of the business entities.
• Evaluate/ anticipate risks (notably business continuity) and implement mitigation action plans if needed on its portfolio scope.
• Realize and update on regular basis portfolio analysis (incl. spend, suppliers, internal partner risk, SWOT, action plan ...)
• Define supplier panel definition & supplier segmentation in collaboration with Category Manager and the business entities.
• Deploy, at the right level the defined sourcing strategy (corporate / regions or country)

(2) Evaluation & selection of new suppliers

• Prospectively evaluate new suppliers in accordance with the Purchasing category strategy
• Realize Benchmark with other companies on the same scope of activities/ same markets.
• Define negotiation strategy and objectives and lead negotiation process.
• Make tenders and negotiate: Request For Information, Request For Quotation, Request For Price (RFI, RFQ, RFP).
• Ensure relevance & accuracy RFI, RFQ, RFP documents and challenge internal partners if needed (Except RMAT)
• Lead suppliers' evaluation & selection and select the most suitable suppliers in collaboration with the business entities.
• Responsible for the realization of the homologation process of new sourcing/suppliers for RMAT

(3) Establish new contracts & amendments

• Lead negotiation and contracting with all internal& external stakeholders.
• Negotiate and have contracts/amendments signed with suppliers at the right level (Group or local) in collaboration with the Business entities, and in alignment with Purchasing category sourcing strategy.
• Ensure that the content of the contract is aligned with the results of the negotiation and that the right performance indicators are specified.
• Ensure that the elements of the contract can be implemented and monitored.
• Contribute to the deployment of the contract in the Michelin entities, with the Contract Manager Business lead.
• (4) Animation of supplier relationship management to drive business performance.
• Lead Supplier Relationship Management process as a KSM (Key Supplier Manager)
• Animate introduction of innovative solutions in collaboration with suppliers and the business entities (IWS: Innovation with supplier)
• Evaluate and steer the performance of the supplier (Business review, Supply review, SRM review, …) and implement a progress plan.
• Guarantee the purchasing excellence of the interactions with the supplier (digitalization of invoices, data quality...)
• Support claims (contractual disputes, non-conformities, problem of supply) with various stakeholders when needed.
• Address CSR stakes /ambition on his/her portfolio.
• (5) Is accountable for the quality of the purchasing & procurement data.