Country Manager Procurement & Supply Chain, India

Job Description

Who we are:

Do you want to join our Geo-data revolution? Fugro’s global reach and unique know-how will put the world at your fingertips. Our love of exploration and technical expertise helps us to provide our clients with invaluable insights. We source and make sense of the most relevant Geo-data for their needs, so they can design, build, and operate their assets more safely, sustainably, and efficiently. But we’re always looking for new talent to take the next step with us. For bright minds who enjoy meaningful work and want to push our pioneering spirit further. For individuals who can take the initiative but work well within a team.

Job Purpose:

Manage the P&SC purchase-to-pay activities through all business and service lines in the India by: 1) developing and maintaining strategies aligned with corporate and functional directions, 2) executing action plans and KPIs, 3) promoting alignment through internal client engagement, and 4) assisting and managing a larger team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements and maintains the suitable Procurement Strategy in line with upper hierarchical and functional directions or instructions.
• Accountable for the implementation and execution of the related Action Plan and ensure the (co-design,) dissemination and utilization of the Fugro Procurement Best Practices of the internal stakeholders all along the Supply Chain to realize Purchasing Savings and obtain the best possible Procurement terms from the Suppliers.

• Actively involves as needed in direct negotiation and day-to-day procurement work with Suppliers.
• Ensure/request visibility on forthcoming Procurement requirements for OPEX and CAPEX.
• Achieve, monitor, validate and report Purchasing Savings and Avoidance.
• Ensure clarity on spending within the given scope.
• Nurture/grow the hierarchical or functional subordinates and perform their yearly review. Manage/optimize the personnel Budget.
• Manage/optimize the Supplier Portfolio and reduce to 3 per Category/Sub-Category.
• Design, negotiate, sign and/or supervise execution of POs, contracts/master agreements.
• Ensure continuous improvement to adapt to local or global (internal or ext.) requirements.
• Report regularly to the hierarchical & functional Managers on progress and performance.
• Ensure that any initiative, action and behavior fits with the expected Team-Fugro attitude and provide a positive synergetic impact.
• Ensure Purchasing Savings and Purchasing Avoidance achieved within the scope.
• Ensure Reduction of the number of SPOT POs and amount processed per day/week/month/person of the team.
• Monitor Number of Supplier reduction (Portfolio optimization within the Geographical Scope).
• Monitor Number of Master Agreements or Contracts signed within the Geographical Scope.

Required Experience & Skills:

• Minimum 8–12 years of relevant experience, including 5–8 years of people management experience.  
• Strong communicator, promotes open communication across the organization. Empowers & connects other people with positive impact, provides energy, and demonstrates passion, trust & respect.
• Ability to work well alongside peers, colleagues and partners to impact positively on business performance. Ability to persuade and negotiate.
• Takes ownership and initiative, acts with confidence, and works under own direction.
• Provides insightful assessment on key business deliverables. Identifies business opportunities and demonstrates strong financial awareness. Reflects in terms of profit, loss and added value.
• Commitment to providing exceptional services to clients within the business.

What we offer:

Fugro provides a positive work environment as well as projects that will satisfy the most curious minds. We also offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself. By giving you the freedom to grow faster, we think you’ll be able to do what you do best, better. Which should help us to find fresh ways to get to know the earth better. We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro. So bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye, and your can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, we need the strength in depth that comes from a diverse, driven team.

Our view on diversity, equity, and inclusion:

At Fugro, our people are our superpower. Their variety of viewpoints, experiences, knowledge, and talents gives us collective strength. Distinctive beliefs and diverse backgrounds are therefore welcome, but discrimination, harassment, inappropriate behavior, and unfair treatment are not. Everybody is to be well-supported and treated fairly. And everyone must be valued and have their voice heard. Crucially, we believe that getting this right brings a sense of belonging, of safety and acceptance, that makes us feel more connected to Fugro’s purpose ‘together create a safe and livable world’ – and to each other.

HSE Responsibilities:

Responsible for ensuring the safety of self and others at the site. Prevent damage to equipment and assets. Responsible for following all safety signs/procedures/ safe working practices. Responsible for using appropriate PPE’s Responsible for participating in mock drills. Entitled to refuse to undertake any activity considered unsafe. Responsible for filling up of hazard observation card, wherever a hazard has been noticed at site. Responsible for safe housekeeping of his workplace. To stop any operation that is deemed unsafe. To be able to operate a fire extinguisher in case of fire. To report an incident as soon as possible to the immediate supervisor and the HSE manager. To complete HSE training as instructed to do so.

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated.