Job Description
JD for Category Buying Desk role
Responsibilities:
Responsible for managing all aspects of Sourcing & Procurement requirements for Indirect categories Identify and evaluate potential vendors and suppliers, assessing their capabilities, pricing, and quality standards. Negotiate contracts, terms, and pricing agreements with vendors to ensure favorable terms for the company. Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including operations, finance, and legal teams, to align sourcing activities with business goals and requirements. Establish and maintain strong relationships with key vendors and suppliers, fostering partnerships built on trust. Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements throughout the sourcing process. Prepare and present reports, performance metrics, and recommendations to senior management.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong understanding of sourcing strategies, procurement processes, and vendor management principles. Excellent negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels Proficiency in using sourcing tools, ERP systems, and MS Office applications. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities. sourcing strategies, procurement processes, vendor management
Location(s)
Ahmedabad - Mondeal Heights - GBS Center
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
What We Do
At the heart of this journey is our ambition to create an enterprise where powerful AI solutions augment humans and where small mission-based teams are in relentless pursuit to solve tangible problems for our consumers, customers, and the enterprise. That ambition requires us to create a modern cloud and data ecosystem - a one of its kind that becomes the neural network of our company. We want you to bring your tech-self to us. We use Python, R, Spark, React, Tableau, Snowflake, Azure, and others to solve the problem on hand. In-turn, you can look forward to high-impact challenges, no bureaucracy, entrepreneurial small teams, and a unique opportunity to create and build something bold, awesome, and impactful – all while honoring our 150-year heritage and a portfolio of 200 iconic and emerging brands!
Why Work With Us
Our ambition is to become a best-in-class Digital leader by making data-driven investments that drive smarter business decisions. You’ll invent the next wave of augmented intelligence products where software & humans work side-by-side to rethink every aspect of our company. You’ll make an imprint & leave your legacy on every part of our business.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We also believe providing a more flexible and agile model is essential in today’s workplace. A majority of our office-based employees will be able to work remotely for up to two days each week.
