Marketing Buyer - Procurement and Media Buying Specialist

Marketing Buyer Function Procurement Pay Band E4 to M2 Role As the Buyer Marketing you will be part of the Procurement function and reporting to SH- Indirect Procurement. The purpose of your role is: -Managing Procurement to Payment of Marketing, Media & Events -Purchasing Area – development of sourcing strategy, Supplier’s Selection, RFQ, query resolution. -Comparative formation, PO creation, follow up, payment follow up and statuary forms -Business process re-engineering and IT automation – identification of projects and implementation – examples: vendor rationalization, product standardization, SOP formulation, system generated RFQ/comparative. -To identify LEAP projects for cost savings -Team management with sub-ordinates (buyers) – comparative check, PO initiation and work load balancing A purpose driven role for you Your responsibilities will include but not limited to- 1. Managing P2P activities of assigned categories 2. Releasing schedules and follow up with suppliers to ensure timely closure of projects 3. Savings & Performance 4. Ensuring Self & Team Development A Day in the life You will be working on day-to-day basis on following- 1. Approval of comparatives & Purchase orders 2. Creating Purchase orders 3. Co-ordination with user in case specs are not clear 4. Partner Pool Development 5.Addressing day to day issues regarding closures & delivery 6. Ensure driving LEAP Savings from the consolidated list of ideas / projects through the year Academic Qualification & Experience 1. Graduate & MBA (preferred) with core specialization in Marketing, Events Management 2. 6 to 10 Years of experience in Marketing 3. Know-how of the Marketing Terminology, Event Management & Execution 4.Agency Coordination & Commercial Closure for Annual Contracts 5.Expertise in Media Buying & Planning 6.Relevant knowledge of Market Research & BTL activations Technical Skills/Knowledge 1. Worked in Marketing, Negotiation & Communications Skills 2. MS Excel and MS Office 3. SAP MM Module transactions 4. Financial Acumen 5. Knowledge of contracts Behavioural Skills 1. Strategic orientation 2.Innovative thinking 3.People development 4.Solution focused 5.Able to deliver result & build relations 6.Customer focus 7.Process oriented approach What will it be like to work for Hero As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 22 years , Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 110 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower. If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting-edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best. About Hero Headquartered in New Delhi (India), Hero MotoCorp is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 22 consecutive years. We are at the forefront of developing modern, technologically superior and eco-friendly mobility solutions for its millions of customers around the world. Hero MotoCorp has rapidly transformed into a true multinational organization with a presence in 47 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. We have achieved the coveted milestone of 110 million cumulative production and sales since inception. Aligned with its Vision “Be the Future of Mobility” , Hero MotoCorp plans to achieve its next 100 million sales by 2030. We have a globally benchmarked manufacturing and Research & Development (R&D) ecosystem that is spread across global geographies. Its R&D facilities are located in India and Germany - the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at Jaipur, India, and the Tech Centre Germany (TCG), near Munich. Hero MotoCorp’s eight ‘green’ manufacturing facilities are spread across India (6), Colombia (1) and Bangladesh (1). Hero MotoCorp is the pre-eminent leader in the Indian two-wheeler market. It is the only motorcycle manufacturing company listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2022, Hero MotoCorp launched a separate brand for emerging mobility solutions, including Electric Vehicles (EV) - VIDA , Powered by Hero. VIDA has commenced sales of VIDA V1 – its first EV – in India and plans to launch the product in global markets. We are one of the largest global corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines. Hero is globally associated with golf, football, field hockey, cricket and motorsports. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is one of India’s flag-bearers in global rally racing. The iconic golfer Tiger Woods is Hero MotoCorp’s Global Corporate Partner. Read more about us. Be with the best. Be your best. Catch-up on all our latest openings . Recruitment assessments – We at Hero are equal opportunity employer and committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applications equally. Some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.

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