Assistant Manager - Strategic Sourcing

Emerson
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
Who You Are:
For This Role, You Will Need:
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
Our Culture & Commitment to You:
ABOUT US
WHY EMERSON
Our Commitment to Our People
At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.
We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world's most complex problems - for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You'll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.
At Emerson, you'll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let's go. Let's think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let's go, together.
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If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: idisability.administrator@emerson.com.
ABOUT EMERSON
Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.
With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.
We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you're an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you'll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team - let's go!
No calls or agencies please.
- Leading new Item activation process - identify sources suitable for the project needs, co-ordinate with purchase team and ensure RFQ sent at the right time and decide best cost / delivery resource suitable for the project.
- Material master control - Review of all attributes of material master and guide the purchase team with timely reviews / dashboards
- Strategic Initiatives - Support material planning with Strategic inventory initiatives, GSC with project purchase cost reduction initiatives vide E-Auction etc and have track of cost savings
- Review of Excess & Obsolete Inventory and providing appropriate data to Purchase team as alternate parts.
- Annual Item cost control & Purchase price variance analysis
- Make or buy decision on daily basis for new codes to ME team. Analyze, discuss with Purchase team and provide inputs to ME team.
- Monitoring of Purchase Price Variance and regularly escalating the variant part numbers to purchase team.
- Co-ordination with finance for PPV analysis and justifications
- Set the purchase strategy commodity wise by efficient usage of MIN report / POWER BI dashboards.
- Discussion with GSC team on regular basis on cost reduction.
- Maximize Indigenous development of ABC components in co-ordination with GSC & purchase team.
- Project cost reduction vide E-Auction etc.
Who You Are:
- You establish clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results, build and deliver solutions that meet customer expectations and credit others for their contributions and accomplishments.
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Engineering / Equivalent Degree
- 10+ years Material Planning & Purchasing experience.
- Possess Planning, Purchasing & Inventory Management Skill/Strategy
- People Management.
- Flexible toward company and customer needs.
- Strong leadership skills and result-oriented candidate.
- Positive attitude, self-motivated, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience working in a multi-cultural environment.
- Ability to travel within India
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
- Familiar with ISO9001 standard requirement/quality awareness.
- Knowledge of Kanban or JIT (Just in Time) and Oracle software is a definite advantage.
- Foundry / Forge shop processes.
Our Culture & Commitment to You:
- At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives-because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results. We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.
ABOUT US
WHY EMERSON
Our Commitment to Our People
At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.
We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world's most complex problems - for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You'll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.
At Emerson, you'll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let's go. Let's think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let's go, together.
Accessibility Assistance or Accommodation
If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, please contact: idisability.administrator@emerson.com.
ABOUT EMERSON
Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.
With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.
We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you're an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you'll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team - let's go!
No calls or agencies please.
JOB SUMMARY
Assistant Manager - Strategic Sourcing

Emerson
Chennai
41 minutes ago
N/A
Full-time
Assistant Manager - Strategic Sourcing