Senior Sourcing Specialist
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Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Purpose and Impact
The Senior Sourcing Specialist will be aligned to Cargills Animal Nutrition and Health business in India support and execute new sourcing strategies to support businesses and functions. This position is pivotal in planning sourcing and managing micro ingredients procurement and coordination across multiple functions and geographies.
In this role you will be responsible for supplier evaluations contract negotiations managing procurement processes and ensuring efficient and ethical sourcing of raw materials. Day-to day tasks will include analysing market trends developing purchase strategies and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Build and foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Key Accountabilities
Micro ingredients Sourcing and planning for Poultry & Dairy Nutrition/Feed: Involves external stakeholder management and compliance with sourcing vendor development protocols and supporting vendor audits.
Managing 100 Specialty Ingredients: Sourcing and evaluate potential suppliers and vendors to meet the demand strong skills for vendor development and sourcing on Amino acids Minerals Chemicals Excipients Herbal extracts etc.
This role demands deep understanding of micro ingredients import processes and logistics.
Identify Cost Saving Strategies through negotiation and implementation.
Coordination with Internal stakeholders - Finance Quality Formulations Marketing Plant and Commercial Teams and externally with suppliers and customers.
Help identify business needs gather requirements and define scope and objectives to make business decisions.
Any other duties assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in any discipline.
At least 7-8 years of work experience post qualification in sourcing and procurement of raw materials.
Proficiency in MS Excel PowerPoint Power BI Outlook etc.
Strong negotiation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Full time Masters in Business Administration.
At least 10 years of experience in sourcing of micro ingredients for the Poultry & Dairy Nutrition /Feed category.
Excellent experience in developing leading and executing purchasing strategies; tracking and reporting key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
Strong relationship management skills with the capability to relate to people at any level of business and management.
Excellent analytical and negotiation skills.
Strong experience in forecasting price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power; conducting cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- Vendor Management
- ATS
- HR Sourcing
- Supply Chain Experience
- Supplier Management
- Contract Negotiation
- negotiation
- Contracts
- Recruiting
About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
