Role Summary

The Director – Supply Chain Management deploys the supply chain strategy defined is responsible for the overall purchasing and in-plant logistics of the organisation. The organisation is a  growing company in electric vehicle at Bangalore location.

Responsibilities include:

• Create the company’s supply chain strategy.
• Head Sourcing and Logistics, End-to-End Supply Chain Planning, PPIC.
• Create and Structure PPIC Internal department (Team), Plan activities to measure achievement and improve performance of the department to achieve normal running of the factory.
• Lead the management of purchasing; ensure the development of organisation in order to achieve Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD) objectives.
• Head product and vendor development activities to achieve targeted savings for the company.
• Track supplier performance: improve purchasing productivity (cost reduction, negotiation, value analysis); improve the quality delivered by suppliers Establish and Monitor vendor performances (Quality, on-time delivery etc.), ratings.
• Planning complete dispatches in accordance with the production plan and providing visibility to the organization.
• Lead initiatives to increase inventory turns and reduce order to delivery times.
• Start and lead barcoding initiative for stores management
• Ensure supply chain processes meet legal requirements and standards

Qualifications 

The ideal candidate will have/be :

Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Business.

Nice to have: Professional Supply Chain Qualification

Experience:

• Minimum 13 – 20 years experience in Supply Chain Management in an industrial environment
• Proven experience in a management role

Skills and competencies:

• Broad and comprehensive understanding of theories and practices in Supply Chain discipline
• Deep understanding of business practices, market dynamics and trends
• Good financial knowledge
• Customer and Results orientation
• Excellent communication skills and capability to influence and negotiate
• Strong Leadership and management skills: proven ability to establish, develop, lead and coach a team