Assistant Manager - Sourcing

Business Context and Opportunities

A global conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500. Anchored by an

extraordinary force of over 140,000 employees belonging to 100 nationalities, the Group is built on a

strong foundation of stakeholder value creation. With over seven decades of responsible business

practices, our businesses have grown into global powerhouses in a wide range of sectors metals, pulp

and fibre, chemicals, textiles, carbon black, telecom, cement, financial services, fashion retail and

renewable energy. Today, over 50% of Group revenues flow from overseas operations that span 36

countries in North and South America, Africa, Asia and Europe.

The Group would like to expand its Retail Footprint and leverage the trust and synergy built over the

years in luxury retail by launching a Jewellery Business in India. India's gems and jewellery market

contributed around 7% to GDP and 14% to India's total merchandize export in February'21 with a

market size was at US$ 78.50 billion in FY21. The jewellery industry in India is largely driven by individual

family owned small to medium size businesses. Thus, the Group anticipates that there is scope of

development of large retailers / brand in jewellery industry in near future. The venture will benefit from

the retail experience, knowhow and trust build over the years with various ABG Luxury Retail Brands. It

will also be able to harness the people, technical and operational capabilities from Group's retail arms.

The range will be developed as a proof of concept for an integrated offering and may be diversified with

multiple brands post establishment of a commercially viable business model.

Open Position: 2

Location - Mumbai / Ahmedabad

Roles & responsibilities:

Critical Competencies for Success:

Strong Negotiation and Influencing skills to manage the external as well as internal stakeholders.

Ability to collaborate closely with other business teams to deliver value to the Aditya Birla Group. Excellent at Stakeholder Management including developing mutually beneficial long-term relationships.

Person Profile

A successful candidate should have at least 3 years of experience in sourcing in the Jewellery industry.

A strong background in sourcing, vendor management and business acumen in a leading jewellery organization. Knowledge about Jewellery Mfg., Trends, Category Know How and NPD

Specifically, the successful candidate should have:

Exposure to all the aspects and functions of sourcing.

Led & managed the sourcing function in an organization of similar size & scale.

Managed the team involving the staffing, mentoring and development of the team members.

Should have good networking skills.

Behavioural Skills:

Delivers Results | Interpersonal Effectiveness | Build Effective Teams | Influence for Impact

Educational Qualification: Graduate / Postgraduate

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Regards,

TA Team