Strategic Sourcing Manager, Solvent & Professional Services

Carbon Clean is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager for Solvent & Professional Services in Mumbai. The role involves developing sourcing strategies, leading supplier selection and contracting, monitoring supplier performance, and executing risk mitigation plans. Candidates should have experience in strategic sourcing, strong negotiation skills, and a relevant degree. The position offers hybrid working options, allowing up to 3 days of remote work per week.
Your key focus will be:

° Develop and execute a sourcing strategy that will meet Carbon Clean business needs (capacity, price, service levels) for the Solvent and Professional Services supplier base

° Lead all the activities within the strategic sourcing process and ensure cooperation with key stakeholders, from suppliers scouting, selection and approval, contracting and phase-out

° Lead all the contracting activities with the approved vendors and achieve Master Service Agreements, Strategic Supply & Purchase Agreements, Price list agreements, Capacity agreements

° Monitor commodities and supply market trends, develop and maintain a should cost model for key selected products and services to minimize TCO (Total Cost of Ownership). Proactively engage with suppliers on action plans to meet Carbon Clean product and service cost targets

° Monitor suppliers performance on Capacity, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Lead Time metrics, and ensure action plans are developed and executed to meet the performance targets

° Develop a supply chain risk mitigation plan as an integral part of the sourcing strategy and lead its execution to de-risk supply chain operations

° Establish and sustain key supplier relations and ensure suppliers performance reviews and business reviews are regularly performed to meet contracted capacity and level of service

° Be part of our continuous improvement expertise – we are currently developing fundamental supply chain practises and require innovative and thoughtful input via utilisation of relevant experience.

Requirements

Is this the job for me?

To be successful in this role you should have a combination of the below knowledge, skills, and experience:

° A depth of experience and track record in an equivalent role leading strategic sourcing or procurement activities within a comparable industry (Solvents, Chemicals, Engineering)

° Experience and track record in setting up strategic partnerships with suppliers and negotiating master service agreements and strategic supply agreements

° A strategic thinker with excellent negotiation and communication skills

° Great analytical capability with a solution-oriented problem solving mindset

° Self-guided, self-organized and proactive team player

° MSc in Engineering or Business Administration

° Certification from APICS (CSPS), ISM (CPSM) or similar body considered a plus

° Willingness to travel (up to 2 weeks a month)

Benefits

We give you:

° The opportunity to continue to develop both personally and professionally, in our rapidly growing company

° A brilliant company culture that encourages initiative, collaboration, and positivity at work

° Great office environment in our Mumbai office

Benefits & perks include

° Hybrid working – with the flexibility to work from home for up to 3 days a week

° 24 days holiday per year plus 10 gazette public holidays

Everyone belongs at Carbon Clean

We are passionate and committed to our people. Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive movement: teams of forward-thinking people, with unique talents, skills, passions, and experiences. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage everyone to join us, whatever your gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, life experience, or background. So please come as you are – we can’t wait to meet you.

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!