About this Position
Located within the Regional Hub in India, the Procurement Category Team Member (CTM) for Solvents (IMEA) supports HAT in ensuring supply for the global cross-BU category team spend and/or regional spend at the best end-to-end totalcost and optimal terms and conditions. The role also supports access to the solvent supplier base for innovation and provides support to the team for specific tasks within the processes under his/her responsibility.
What you´ll do
Under the guidance of the local BU Lead and Category Lead, the Procurement Category Team Member (CTM) for Solvents (IMEA) supports HAT and is accountable for day-to-day tasks related to sourcing and category management.
End-to-end management:
1. Manage and moderate all steps of complex and time-critical RFPs in alignment with the CTL.
2. Develop a sourcing strategy and roadmap for selected baskets and the responsible region in line with agreed One! View levers, ensuring full documentation and traceability.
3. Deliver KPIs and targets for the relevant baskets according to annual/long term planning and targets defined upfront with the CTL.
4. Manage strategic and operational supplier relationships for the selected basket, ensuring benefits across cost-out, value creation, risk management, and innovation.
5. Identify and implement best business partnerships in close cooperation with the regional FP KAMs.
6. Ensure compliant sourcing within the area of responsibility and follow the global guidelines set by the CTL.
7. Execute negotiations with incumbent and new suppliers according to the negotiation strategy to achieve the best total cost of ownership and terms and conditions.
8. Execute and coordinate contract reviews and signatures with the Legal department and relevant stakeholders.
9. Research and maintain market and supplier intelligence within the area of responsibility to support price improvements and reliable price forecasting for business planning.
10. Align and cooperate with Regional Supply Resilience (RSR) and Mid-Office colleagues, contributing to overall operational excellence.
11. Lead and manage regional sourcing projects, including alignment with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
Preparation and execution of category eSourcing events:
1.Prepare and set up sourcing events in the online tool (e-tenders and eauctions), including RFIs, RFQs/RFPs, and eAuctions.
2.Provide administrative support for the online tool.
3.Ensure all relevant information is correctly displayed and ready for review by all sourcing event participants.
4. Perform process gatekeeping in line with defined sourcing steps and approvals.
5. Perform comprehensive post-event analysis and data interpretation.
6. Communicate decisions to invited suppliers via award/rejection letters.
7. Communicate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth
execution of the sourcing event.
Project coordination, process improvements, trainings, governance calls:
1.Participate in projects and process improvement initiatives.
2.Support regional stakeholders with Mid-Office tasks such as tender preparation, documentation collection, stakeholder communications, project follow-up, and post-event analysis.
3.Participate in regional and global category governance calls.
4. Provide training and mentoring for CTM BU team members, as required.
Team Activities
1.Perform other related tasks and duties as assigned by the supervisor.
2.Attend regular team meetings, 1-to-1 meetings with the supervisor, and knowledge-sharing sessions, as required.
Individual tasks
1. Initiate the RFP process and create value through early involvement, strong alignment, and excellent supplier and stakeholder management.
2. Identify sourcing opportunities and engage stakeholders to address them jointly.
3. Steer stakeholders and develop appropriate sourcing strategies to deliver KPIs while providing agile and compliant sourcing expertise.
4. Prepare RFP documentation together with stakeholders.
5. Coordinate the launch of complex and time-critical RFPs.
6.Analyse results and align with stakeholders on the negotiation strategy.
7. Execute negotiations according to the negotiation strategy to achieve the best total cost of ownership and terms and conditions.
What makes you a good fit
A strong fit for this Procurement Category Team Member (CTM) – Solvents (IMEA) role would be someone who can independently manage end‑to‑end sourcing activities, drive category strategies, and ensure cost, quality, compliance, and supplier performance across the region. They should be skilled at running complex RFPs, negotiating with suppliers, coordinating contracts, and maintaining strong market intelligence.
Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience
Qualification - Any Graduate (preferred MBA or Chemical Engineers– added advantage)
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Best-in-class Group Medical Insurance policy covering employee, spouse and up to 2 children
- Competitive accident and term life policies for up to 3 times annual gross salary
- Progressive OPD policy of INR 30,000 for employee, spouse and up to 2 children
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We look for a diverse team of individuals who possess different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and mindsets.
