Associate Procurement Operations Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managing the procurement of SAG spending including all marketing/sales/HR/Supply Chain/IT spend for India Corporate office and execution of Sourcing process. Also include Procurement of SAG Services, IT, Retail and Professional Services.
• Position is responsible for handling all the activities related to daily Procurement operations in SAG.
• Job profile to include Processing of Purchase Requisitions / Shopping Carts raised by end users with proper documentation required as per Procurement Policy.
• Follow up for timely delivery of material along with Invoice and Purchase Order discrepancy resolution
• Manage spend through the Goodyear 7-step sourcing process.
• Preparing executive reports to meet local, regional and global reporting requirements and driving savings projects to reduce cost
• Interaction with end user for full specification of material and job works.
• Follow up with vendor for any clarity/Grievance related to material supplied or services provided
• Close working with receiving functions to monitor the receipt and rejection of material and ensure the Procure to Pay cycle is completed.
• Managing Creation of new vendor codes and updations of Global systems as per internal requirements and policies
• Executes sourcing strategies within geographical scope, ensuring consistency with Global SAG category by working closely with the SAG Category Leads
• Develop relationships with local and regional suppliers to support India business needs.
• Associate to drive projects across SAG spending and deliver savings to meet the business goals. Drive the overall efficiency of the Procurement Operations Savings projects for all SAG categories
• Ensures appropriate collaborative communication is occurring between strategic sourcing teams and shared services transactional teams.

Requirements:

• 10-12 years of Procurement experience in medium and large scale / multinational organization in SAG Spending 
• Strong understanding of Strategic sourcing / Category Management and Procurement Operations Role
• Demonstrated cross functional project leadership experience.
• Experience in a related industry preferred.
• Proficient in negotiation abilities, application of strategic sourcing process, Project Management, Change Management, Excellent communication skills (technical, non-technical), Proficient in interpreting and analyzing financial statements.
• Excellent in English and local languages, strong in financial / statistical analysis, organization skills, Microsoft office skills, collaborative facilitation and influence skills, self directing, and has ability to work in a very fast paced, multi-tasking environment.

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to Goodyear.com.
Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.