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Title:  Manager Technical Services Procurement

Requisition ID:  4600
Location: 

Thane, MH, IN, 400604

Business Unit / Group Function:  Global Procurement and Logistics
Work Arrangement:  Onsite
Level of Experience:  Middle management

Job Highlights

Purpose of the position

  • Lead technical services Procurement of Lanxess India with knowledge in technical Goods will be an added advantage.
  • Drive cost reduction, risk minimization and innovation within his/her area of responsibility
  • Define and execute systematic approach to TS contract optimization and renewal under competitive conditions.
  • Lead Engineering Consultants for various Capex Projects.
  • Define and implement competitive purchasing and proactive risk management strategies for Lanxess India within technical procurement
  • Manage compliance and sustainability efforts and related projects.

 

Responsibilities

  • Provide systematic approach to cost savings in technical services and continuously improve respective strategies.
  • Exposure in Technical Goods will be an added advantage.
  • Benchmark TS costs between production sites as well as market
  • Manage technical service ARCs, AMCs contracts with service providers.
  • Ensure HO Thane and site buyers focus on Synergy between sites, rationalize vendors and leverage spend.
  • Lead negotiations for services procurement. Represent GPL in critical negotiations.
  • Steer, guide and train site TG/TS procurement team on technical aspects, ideas/methods of internal costing, estimation enabling them to learn and assist in services procurement/delivery
  • Provide procurement management to special projects like expansions, global outsourcing, investment projects feasibility studies etc.
  • Providing execution/implementation support to Projects and playing key role on coordination between Contractors / Engineering Consultants / Supplier / Technical departments for smooth execution of Project
  • Bring Technical know-how and experience in play for technical services. Develop alternate vendors to enhance competition and reduce dependency / single vendor situation thereby reducing costs and minimizing risks
  • Contractor Safety Management (CSM) - Improve the CSM standards, Managing CSM.
  • Compliance & Audits for Procurement
  • Together for Sustainability

 

Required Skills & Competencies

  • Lead approver for all comparisons and proposals before getting approved by Head TGTS
  • Supervisory responsibility for synergies between sites for both TG & TS and provide presentation/explanation in case of synergy not possible.
  • Participate in leadership training programs over and above increasing work load
  • Develop center of excellence for estimation / internal costing of services.
  • Guide and Train site teams on technical aspects and estimation

 

Basic Requirements

  • Education: B.E. Mechanical/Electrical/Production/Civil Engineering with more 10 years' experience with PRO experience of more 7 years.
  • Needs to have excellent Technical know-how skills./ Technical Services.
  • Business acumen with responsibility, independent, creativity, flexibility, good communication, fast action & teamwork.
  • Needs to be a good communicator as role involves extensive communication with internal and external customers/vendors.
  • Knowledge of corporate/procurement system and processes. IT familiarity is a must (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office must)


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