IDEMIA
Website:
idemia.com
Job details:
Job description:
Who are we?
You may not know our name but you may have already used our technologies and innovations. We are on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Every day, around the globe, we are enabling citizens and consumers alike to perform their daily critical activities (such as pay, connect and travel), in the physical as well as digital space.
We are transforming their lives by making the world more secure and yet also more streamlined. We have brought together complementary know-how and technologies that have never been combined before for both the physical and digital era: secured connectivity, secured payments and secured identity management.
Cybersecurity, biometrics, large scale distributed systems and Cloud computing, analytics and smart devices are at the core of both our physical products and our software and systems. We serve our customers in 180 countries with our 15,000+ employees worldwide.
Purpose
We are looking to increase the coverage and value of Purchasing by hiring a Strategic Purchasing Manager based out of our Factory location at NSEZ, Noida who focuses on Indirect spends including Professional Services, as well as act as a SPOC for Direct spends procured globally.
Key Missions
The successful candidate will be responsible for sourcing for Idemia Factory operations. The successful candidate will be able to develop category strategies as well as to perform strategic sourcing activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find suppliers that can generate value or efficiency.
Category focus includes General services - Civil, Electrical, Turnkey projects, MRO, Engineering, Contingent Workforce and Professional Services (Maintenance, Support, Integration, Telecom, Contractors...).
Significant Position Dimensions :
Coordination with Business units, IT Corporate, Supply chain, Engineering, HR and Facility Admin teams for smooth, and cost effective operations of Factory and Business units.
Interact with external suppliers and internal customers
Commercial and strong contract negotiation skills
Develop and maintain positive supplier relationships
Effectively communicate with user departments and their functional heads such as IT, Engineering, HR, Legal and Admin & Quality.
Job Responsilities :
Define, manage, and operate the category purchasing strategies and lead regional / local key sourcing initiatives
Develop, implement, and manage cost savings projects
Manage supplier base while proactively seeking and developing new suppliers that strategically fit with IDEMIA requirement and compliance
Develop, implement purchasing reporting based on common KPIs
Organization Responsibilties:
Position demands extensive teamwork with IDEMIA contacts located on multiple sites across the World. Individual must be an effective communicator who can add value to the IDEMIA sourcing and supplier management. Individual must be proactive, innovative, and autonomous.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering /procurement / Material Management
Master of Business administration preferred.
Experience:
Minimum 10-12 years' experience in Indirect Procurement categories under Complex Factory environment.
Previous Purchasing experience in an international environment
Commercial acumen
Strong computer skills including Excel, Word, MS Outlook, e-sourcing, Presentations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Results oriented with ability to function in a multi-cultural team environment, experience in working in a remote/distributed environment
Excellent analytical, problem solving, decision making and negotiating skills
Result oriented, ability to manage multiple projects while effectively meeting deadlines
Fluent English, other language is a plus
The IDEMIA difference – Why choose IDEMIA?
By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you are joining a unique tech company. You can seize all the opportunities of a stimulating environment. You can bring your own skills to our community. You can contribute to a safer world. We develop cutting-edge, forward-looking, time-proof innovations that meet the highest technological standards. We are well established and yet still agile. We are neither too big nor too small. We are transforming quickly to remain a leader in an equally rapidly changing world.
At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of belonging and empowerment, in a global environment, within a company that has the ambition and ability to change the world. Our teams are close-knit and collaborative; dialogue and human relations are fundamental for us. We are truly international, and we firmly believe that diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance We welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of their appearance, where they come from, who they like or what they think.
Each of our sites has its own advantages and offers a collaborative and user-friendly working environment. The ideal candidate must recognize himself in the values of our community: at IDEMIA, we are curious, reliable, attentive, bold and supportive.
IDEMIA. Expect the unexpected. Join the journey of a unique tech company.
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