Senior Manager - Supplier Management

Sr. Manager- Supplier Management

About Nayara Energy: Nayara Energy is a new-age downstream energy and petrochemicals company with a formidable presence spanning across the entire hydrocarbon value chain, from Refining to Retail. Nayara Energy operates in India for India driven by a relentless commitment to fuel the nation's energy aspirations. At the heart of our operations lies the Vadinar refinery, India's second-largest single-site refinery with a capacity of 20MMTPA.With over 6,300 Retail Outlets, we cater to the need for reliable and safe mobility across the length and breadth of the country. We have adopted a phase wise asset development strategy to enter the petrochemicals sector which will be a significant step in our crude to chemicals journey. Through sustainable development projects in Health and Nutrition, Education and Skill Development, and Sustainable Livelihoods, Nayara Energy enhances the quality of life in the communities it operates in. Delivering value for all our stakeholders is at the very core of our beliefs and we are committed to providing the energy that fuels the dreams of our employees, customers, partners and communities.

Job Purpose: The job role will be responsible for ensuring the process and best practices for Supplier Management. This position will interact with people within and out of the organization and will report to Lean Planning Analysis & Digital.

Key Responsibilities:

Driving and Executing Supplier Management Roadmap

• Understand and internalize the supplier management vision as defined in the roadmap.
• Strategically prioritize implementation milestones for effective execution
• Strengthen the approved vendor list for top categories and ensure adherence across all categories.
• Build structured data systems and analytical tools to support supplier management.

Demand Planning:

• Drive quarterly demand planning across categories by consolidating inputs from end users and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business priorities and operational requirements
• Monitor forecast accuracy by tracking plan vs. actual performance at category levels, identifying deviations and underlying causes
• Drive continuous improvement in planning accuracy by sharing variance insights with stakeholders and refining demand assumptions for subsequent planning cycles

Existing Supplier Management and Development

• Finalize supplier performance templates and develop monthly scorecards.
• Communicate performance results to suppliers and review action items from assessments.
  • Conduct supplier workshops focused on production process improvements and design collaboration.
• Coordinate with suppliers on should-be costing across all categories.
• Lead supplier rewards and recognition initiatives
• Organize supplier meets and contribute insights on supplier performance.
• Collaborate with the Quality team to integrate scorecard findings.
• Review previous assessment actions to drive continuous improvement.
• Work with the analytics team to apply insights from spend analysis.

New Supplier Development

• Facilitate identification of new suppliers across key categories
• Evaluate supplier qualifications and onboard selected vendors.
• Support integration of new suppliers into company systems
• Conduct workshops to identify cost reduction opportunities.

Other Responsibilities

• Drive % business allocation to A-class suppliers identified through scorecards.
• Lead cost reduction initiatives through supplier collaboration
• Maintain an optimal and balanced supplier portfolio.

Key Performance Indicators

• % business with A-class suppliers (based on scorecards)
• Total cost of ownership reduction through supplier collaboration: 
  • Supplier workshops for conversion cost reduction 
  • Innovation and joint design initiatives
• % compliance with monthly/quarterly supplier scorecard publication
• % compliance with supplier meets and star rating rollout (target: 2 per year)

Knowledge:

Educational Qualifications & Certifications: 

•           BE/MBA

Relevant (Functional/Level) & Total Years of Experience: 

•           7-12 years

Skills:

Functional Skills: 

•           Functional expertise in Supplier Management & Procurement with cross functional exposure. Experience in working with Consultancy firm for Supplier Management is preferable. 

•           6 Sigma and Supply chain certification preferable

Behavioural Skills: 

•           Good Communication Skill 

•           Time management 

•           Quick and efficient in delivering KPIs. 

•           Change Management

Experience Level

Senior Level