Novozymes Looking for BUYER at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

Do you want to rethink your impact, and are you passionate about Sourcing? Then you might be our new Buyer

What if you could work for a cause, not just a company?

Novozymes is the global market leader in biological solutions. We help build better lives. Together with our customers, partners and the global community, we use our innovative thinking and passion for science to boost industries and make everyday products more sustainable for the good of the planet. As one of the world’s leading industrial enzymes and microorganism’s provider, our bio-innovation enables higher agricultural yields, low-temperature washing, energy-efficient production, renewable fuel and many, many other biological solutions that the world can benefit from today and in the future. We call it Rethink Tomorrow.

Join us as our new Buyer, Indirect Sourcing, Bangalore

Novozymes is seeking a Buyer to join the India Sourcing Indirect team.

The Indirect Sourcing department serves a pivotal role, leading strategic sourcing engagements across a wide range of business units. It also enables a cost efficient and value adding approach to the procurement, contracting of products & services in Novozymes. This is a challenging role where you through partnership with the Global Category Manager and our partners in all the category and Line of Business make an impact by contributing to wise spending when entering supplier relationships.

So, if you are looking for new challenges in an innovative, fast-paced and globally oriented company, please come join our great team.

Welcome to Indirect Sourcing

Indirect Sourcing – A global organization responsible to source and contract indirect products and services for Novozymes. We are a team of sourcing colleagues located in Novozymes’ key production sites in all regions of the world including Europe, Asia Pacific, North Americas and South Americas.

Do you want to be part of a team optimizing strategic sourcing globally through innovation? Are you passionate about Strategic Sourcing and wants to tackle the fast-past industry and dynamics? And see yourself in below – then join us.

Experience Required: Minimum 6+ years of working experience in Procurement & Sourcing

Category : HR, Professional Services, Logistics, Marketing, Facilities, Research & Lab Supplies

Roles & Responsibility:
Strategic Sourcing

Driving the procurement projects by aligning the regional goals with Global Sourcing Strategy

Market Benchmarking – Analyze Category spend for Business Services and products. Highly experienced in managing sourcing and/or understanding the market dynamics with the industry.

Call for RFx (Request for Info, Request for Bid, Request for Proposal) & Tender Management – Understand technical product specifications, licenses and make assessments to secure relevant demands are covered. if you feel the demands are overengineered, challenge.

Negotiate basic terms on price, volume, lead-time, payment terms on non-strategic suppliers, executing basic negotiation tactics

Supplier-Spend Management – Analyze spend and supplier base for Business Services and products to drive savings through sourcing engagements with a focus on Total Cost of Ownership.

Execute an efficient Procure-to-Pay process and communicate with suppliers to obtain quotes, place orders, expedite deliveries, resolve invoice discrepancies, forwarding information, assuring suppliers comply with purchase order (P.O.) terms and meeting with suppliers to resolve service and/or delivery issues.

Handle supplier complaints in close collaboration with relevant Category manager

On assigned projects, develop alternate domestic and/or foreign suppliers in collaboration with stakeholders in Line of Business and global category managers

Stakeholder Management

Be a sourcing partner for key business stakeholders by building a strong relationship at an expert level (with deep industry knowledge)

Communication and collaboration with relevant stakeholders across Line of Business

Strong collaboration with & performance follow-up with suppliers

All actions and behavior will at any time reflect the Novozymes Touch values, Business Integrity principles, Sourcing quality standards and complimentary local policies

Governance

Ensure compliance with company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and the contracts award process.

Participate in audits in collaboration with global category manager

Contract Management – Negotiate contracts with high technical complexity and other contractual elements by collaborating with Global category managers, to secure both short- and longer-term results. Secure signed contracts based on standard contractual terms to enable line of business to operate optimally and efficiently.

Other Key Deliverables

Drive smaller procurement projects, besides negotiations and tenders to support the Organization’s larger goals.

Participate in different cross-functional groups to assure alignment on specification and supplier collaboration pre and post service and/or equipment implementation.

Follow-up on operational KPIs like service SLAs, and payment terms.

In the frame of risk management, assess supplier overall performance and initiate recovery action

To succeed in this role you have:
Minimum 6+ years of relevant working experience in Sourcing or Procurement.

Full-time Bachelor’s degree. MBA is not necessary but would be beneficial

Having experience in Professional Services, Logistics, Facilities services and management categories with technical complexity within product and service together with business understanding

Good knowledge of sourcing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown

Fluency in local language and English is a prerequisite. Assertive, Resilient, Proactive in approach

Candidate with FMCG/Manufacturing/Pharma background would be preferred

Proficient in MS office, Advance Excel, Presentations

Location: You will be based in India, Bangalore. This is a hybrid role with 3 days work from office & 2 days work from home in a 5 day week.

Reporting line: Regional Indirect Sourcing manager.

Are you passionate about making a sustainable impact, and do you see yourself in this position? Then unlock your passion and apply today!

Application deadline: June 22nd, 2022

Contact details: For further information, please contact [email protected] (Priyanki Choudhury)

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Want to learn more?

At Novozymes, we invite you to join us in finding biological solutions to the world’s problems. Being a pioneering company, we seek people, who are eager to try new things, motivated by challenge and not afraid to fail but driven to try again. And again. Original thinking happens when we’re given the flexibility to focus and the freedom to fully unfold our individual strengths. This is key to our innovation power and how we have become one of the top patent holders in the biotech industry. Learn more about Novozymes, our purpose, and your career opportunities at Novozymes.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Reference no.

10054BR

Location

Bangalore

Country

India

Job area

Sourcing and Purchasing

Removal time

midnight Central European Time (CET) / 6pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)

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Job Expires

22-Jun-2022