JAISON JACOB

• Lead indirect procurement to meet complex business requirements across Services function and liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Developing sourcing strategies, managing spend categories by sourcing alternative products, achieving cost efficiencies through innovation.
• Challenge Status Quo and focus on continuous improvement for process optimization and agility
• Business partnering with functional stakeholders, suppliers and strategic partner.
• Supplier governance through annual Supplier information and performance Management.
• Expertise in negotiating the prices and contracts ensuring profitability to the organization.

· Cost and supplier base optimization across departments.

• Build category strategy by managing category spends, new supplier development, supplier due diligence, supplier governance and stake holder management.
• Implement & manage third party due diligence for all new vendor registrations.

· Bridge between functions and suppliers for strategic decision making and driving organizational goals.

• Consistent performer with a strong track record, positive attitude, with ability to handle assignments under pressure.
• Good working knowledge on Enterprise Resource Planning packages like SAP Ariba, Zycus & VIM.
• Managing a team of sourcing managers for indirect procurement and mentoring the team for their personal and professional growth.

• Procurement lead across categories for all services departments including Marketing, Sales, FSD, Cust Ops, Legal, Finance, SCM, Human Resources and Facilities functions.
• Driving savings target for the year in order to maintain cash flows.
• Review RFIs/RFPs/E-Auctions across category spends and adherence to the procurement policy.
• Business partnering with functional stakeholder for early involvement in new business requirements to deliver value and timely project completion.
• Manage SIPM as part of vendor governance by taking inputs from all key stakeholders.
• Renegotiating contracts cost as per market trends & market exigencies.
• Project lead for AI implementation in supply chain – for vendor recommendation.
• Resolving disputes and claims with vendors and suppliers.
• Manage a team of category manager and support team to meet agreed TAT’s and SLA’s.
• Participate in Tata group best practices sharing to develop industry knowledge & implementation.
• Support new businesses launched from time to time.

• Developing sourcing strategies, helping the user teams control budgets by sourcing alternative items achieving cost efficiencies through innovation.
• Responsible for Order Placement Timing, Supply / Demand Alignment, Material Replenishment and Supplier Performance.
• Continuously monitoring, evaluating and improving supplier performance.
• Projecting stock levels, Monitoring delivery times to ensure they are on time.
• Controlling the purchasing budget, delivering cost savings for the company.
• Managing the procurement supplier relationships for the company.

· Source & appoint vendors for trade marketing initiatives across West region, assists in developing and executing promotional initiatives to profitably increase consumption within budgeted parameters

· Work with Sales force ensuring product placements at strategic intervention points & drive brand visibility (Headers/ Rack placements / designing)

· Closely monitor and analyze sales volumes, market share trends and competitive activities to achieve annual MWB, analyze consumption and shipment data and compares results to established objectives to assure the effectiveness of marketing programs for NPD

· Assists in the identification and development of business building ideas and works with other business unit teams to execute the plans

• Marketing communication liaison with the ad agencies and getting collaterals developed for the stores and finding promotion opportunities
• Running consumer promotions for increasing brand awareness & footfalls
• To ensure all aspects - store windows, visuals, banners, posters, shelf takers are in line
• Responsible for Creation of customer database
• Recording and reviewing the success on the campaign in terms of Footfalls, sales, Month on Month and Week on Week
• Responsible for Monthly competition benchmarking, Tracking sales, footfalls and marketing expenditure
• To conduct periodic market research to study the customer profile / preferences and buying patterns
• To conduct periodic market research to study the effectiveness of the media campaign and with respect to the money spend