Senior Manager

About Company

ReNew is a leading decarbonisation solutions provider and the first Indian clean energy company to list on Nasdaq (Nasdaq: RNW). With ~15.6 GW of commissioned and pipeline utility-scale projects, we are a global company with strong Indian roots. Founded in 2011, ReNew is at the forefront of fighting climate change by offering decarbonisation solutions through utility-scale wind and solar offerings, green hydrogen, carbon markets, and energy storage. ReNew has been a pioneer in leveraging digital technologies to accelerate the transition to green energy and address the unique requirements of the B2B segment in India, where we are the market leader. Our mission is to play a pivotal role in meeting India’s growing energy needs in an efficient, sustainable, and socially responsible manner. ReNew is the world’s first clean energy company to be recognised as a Lighthouse by the World Economic Forum. In 2023, we were recognised among ‘Top 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch’ by the MIT Technology Review. We are a recipient of the Sustainable Market Initiative’s Terra Carta Seal. The COP28 UAE Presidency presented ReNew the ‘Energy Transition Changemaker’ award for developing and deploying the country’s first round-the-clock power project. ReNew’s solar and wind energy projects currently contribute to 1.9% of India’s power capacity and are spread across 150+ sites and 18 Indian states. We have helped prevent 0.5% of India’s total carbon emissions and 1.1% of India’s total power sector emissions, in addition to generating around 130,000 jobs over the past decade.

Job Description

Job Purpose
The role works closely with the Head of Strategic procurement for analytics and creating forecasts for product demand & supply to ensure profitability of business and sustainability of inventory. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Strategy and Results
•    Oversees categories of Steel / Al/ Poly/CRGO/ Fab
•    Research and analyze supplier market data and insights
•    Calculate forecasts for product demand trends (including international)
•    Plan and implement long-term development strategies for the above categories
•    Search for insights into business usage and requirements. 
•    Consolidation of the vendors and items. Drive supplier excellence and also design exit strategies for unsuccessful items.
•    Drive cost reduction initiatives across the targeted categories through improved commercials and SLAs
•    Build Strategic Paper on Commodities for decision making & thought leaderships
 

Customer/Stakeholder Leadership
•    Build and maintain long-term relationships with vendors 
•    Collaborate with the internal teams
•    Research competitors and suggest appropriate pricing and promotional activities 
•    Work with vendors/suppliers and find new ways of expanding product categories

Internal Process 
•    Review key processes and policies and suggest improvement based on leading practices
•    Work with the stakeholders to enhance the update of processes
•    Troubleshoot and iron out gaps (system, process & culture) working with stakeholders

People Leadership
•    Work closely with the fulfilment team providing direction and mentoring in order to effectively execute the category goals and ready the team members for future roles
•    Capability building to further efficiency the function