Concrete Procurement Lead

Company Description

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 101 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Its more than 27,500 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.23 billion in 2023.

Job Description

Title : Senior Executive / Assistant Manager Procurement - Concrete

Department : Procurement

Location : Navi Mumbai

Reports To : Category Manager – Concrete

Company Profile

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 100 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Its 25,000 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.23 billion in 2023.

Overview

Manages and develops procurement strategies for one or more “Procurement Categories “for the whole Sika India. Improvement of quality and processes in respective category. Identification of saving opportunities and initiation of respective projects towards realization of savings, quality and process improvements.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead and drive one or more material groups to ensure the success of the material group as part of the category. Drive the material group to achieve required performance and focus on the effective application of the Sika sourcing methodology.
• Ensure that the sourcing process is robustly applied and push the stakeholders to position themselves to deliver maximum value
• Drive the dedicated spend, identify and remove potential barriers to success
• Ensure the Category is following the targets defined in the procurement team and is in alignment with the involved Sika Target Markets or country strategy
• Ensuring the implementation and tracking of the achieved results.
• Report to Concrete Category Manager.
• Create and track strategic Procurement targets by measuring KPI`s
• Identifies and facilitates structural saving projects in India
• Ensures supply of materials for all factories served by the category
• Assures compliance and ethical standards with applicable laws, Sika’s Procurement Manual and Sika Code of Conduct.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

BE / BTech with min 4 to 6 years exp in Procurement. Experience in handling Procurement of Admixtures preferred.

Competencies

Qualifications

BE / BTech with min 4 to 6 years exp in Procurement