Assistant Manager - Sourcing

Position Purpose & Summary

The incumbent is responsible for entire sourcing for all jewellery products for all category in gold and will be

responsible for vendor scouting, selection, on boarding, proto development & replenishment in right quality

& cost.

External Stakeholders Internal Stakeholders

• Vendor Partners
• Third Party Service Providers
• Existing & Potential Vendor Partners
• Market Visits
• Competitor Visits
• SCM
• Quality Assurance
• Merchandising & Design
• Support teams
  
  

Process Contribution Process Outcome Performance Measure

Strategic Sourcing

• Strategic Sourcing Framework
• New Vendor Evaluation
• Cost Management
• Vendor Bank Creation
  
  

 100% SLA  Impact Vs Benefit

 Deployment Assurance

Performance Management

• Lead Time & IH Days Reduction
• Volume & DDP
• Vendor Performance Review (Alignment Assurance)
• Interoperability
  
  

 20% Reduction

 100% OTIF

 100% SLA

 100% SLA

 LT & IH

 DDP & Volume

 Policy Framework

Capability/ Capacity Enhancement

• Identification of Right Cost Vendors
• New Capability Enhancement
• Peak Capacity Management
• New Vendor Scouting
  
  

 100% SLA  Impact Vs Benefit

 Deployment Assurance

Critical Competencies For Success

• Strong Negotiation and In􀏐luencing skills to manage the external as well as internal stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate closely with other business teams to deliver value to the Aditya Birla Group.
  
  

Excellent at Stakeholder Management including developing mutually bene􀏐icial long-term

relationships.

Person Pro􀏐ile

A successful candidate should have at least 8 - 10 years of experience in sourcing in the Jewellery industry.

• A strong background in sourcing, vendor management and business acumen in a leading jewellery
  
  

organization. Knowledge about Jewellery Mfg., Trends, Category Know How and NPD

• Speci􀏐ically, the successful candidate should have:
• Exposure to all the aspects and functions of sourcing.
• Led & managed the sourcing function in an organization of similar size & scale.
• Managed the team involving the staf􀏐ing, mentoring and development of the team members.
• Should have good networking skills.
• Behavioural Skills:
  
  

Delivers Results | Interpersonal Effectiveness | Build Effective Teams | In􀏐luence for Impact

• Educational Quali􀏐ication: Graduate / Postgraduate