Deputy General Manager

**Position Summary with Job Responsibilities**:
This role is responsible for managing end-to-end purchasing activities for IT and Sales & Mktg commodities of Indirect Purchase as well as on-boarding strategic vendor partners for the business units. It also entails aligning to benchmark and delivering within budgetary targets (Capex as well Opex) received from Business Units. The role must ensure achieving cost efficiencies by deploying various cost reduction levers.

The role within Central Purchase:
1. Calls for understanding of various categories of Indirect spend, especially in IT, Sales, Marketing and consultancies
2. Requires a fair understanding of Software, Hardware and associated Services.
3. Has substantial exposure to sourcing and purchase processes, ensuring transparency and adherence to purchase guidelines.
4. Can introduce best practices and continuous improvements through benchmarking
5. Evaluates vendors on a regular basis to monitor and review financial health, operations, IR health, for long-term sustainability
6. Identifies potential areas of aggregation and convert such requirements to long term strategic engagements
7. Reviews RFPs for tech specifications, duration etc and identify to potential vendors for the same
8. Proficiency in Contracts review
9. Has strong acumen in SAP MM module and ability to understand and suggest improvements in existing software tools

Education: Bachelor’s Degree

Location : Mumbai
- Relevant Experience:
- 10-14 years’ experience
- Necessary experience in delivering end to end P2P and RFx processes, clear understanding of the RFx cycle with an ability to work through different areas of Purchase - Supplies and Services considering both Capex & Opex budgets
- Good understanding of IT related products and services including Design Software Tools
- Good understanding of Sales and marketing processes
- Understanding on various aspects related to Finance such as Budgets, Taxes, Imports etc

**Education**:

- Bachelor Equivalent - Other**Work Experience**:

- Job Responsibility:

- General- Capability of understanding & articulating requirements, comprehending challenges & drawing out a business case
- Ability to review Techno commercial aspects of proposals and contract terms of agreement
- Vendor sourcing
- Liaison with internal & external stakeholders
- Ensure adherence to procurement processes & execution on time and cost effective manner
- Manage supplier relationship, SLAs & drive cost/process efficiencies
- Able to manage independently for effective closures
- Effective documentation and analysis
- Excellent and effective verbal and written communication skills & an ability to effectively negotiate

System related
- Hands on experience on SAP MM module
- Identify areas of improvement in various systems for enhanced productivity
- Experienced in using Microsoft Office tools

Procurement strategy- Analytics based procurement
- Vendor evaluations
- ABC analysis on procurement data generated time to time

**Required Skills**:
- Capability to adapt to necessary changes and to lead changes
- Ability to manage workloads, deliver results as per project timelines
- Be a team player, promote ideation
- Strong decision making capability
- Capable of failure mode analysis
- Good analytical ability
- Take timely decisions

Tata Motors Leadership Competencies
Customer Centricity - Anticipating, understanding and focusing efforts on meeting the customer (stakeholders) needs or expectations
Developing Self and Others - Recognizing continuous development is essential for success and taking steps to develop self and helping others to excel
Driving Execution - Translating strategy into action and execution
Leading by Example - Encouraging and following the highest ethical standards
Leading Change - Recognizing the need for change, initiating and adapting to change
Motivating Self and Others - Inspiring teams and individuals

**Tata Motors Leadership Competencies**:

- Customer Centricity - Anticipating, understanding and focusing efforts on meeting the customer (stakeholders) needs or expectations- Developing Self and Others - Recognizing continuous development is essential for success and taking steps to develop self and helping others to excel- Driving Execution - Translating strategy into action and execution- Leading by Example - Encouraging and following ethical standards- Leading Change - Recognizing the need for change, initiating and adapting to change- Motivating Self and Others - Inspiring teams and individuals