Category Sourcing Specialist – Metal

Ensto is an international, growth-oriented family business and technology company that creates smart solutions for electricity distribution networks. For 65 years, we have been dedicated to electricity with a long-term and human-centric approach. Our aim is to become a leading expert for distribution system operators, help them succeed and create a more sustainable tomorrow.

Join Ensto India as a Category Sourcing Specialist – Metal and work closely with leadership in a Global organization to strengthen strategic sourcing, supplier performance, and cost competitiveness. This role offers the opportunity to manage metal sourcing priorities for India while collaborating with Group stakeholders across countries. Company: www.ensto.com

Job Snapshot: Function: Sourcing, Procurement and Supplier Management | Industry focus: Metals manufacturing and transformation | Location focus: Mainly India with Group-level collaboration | Reporting to: Category Cluster Manager | Experience: Minimum 5 years in sourcing within an international company | Education: Higher technical education, preferably Bachelor’s degree.

Role Purpose

The Category Sourcing Specialist – Metal will support strategic sourcing for assigned metal categories, manage regional and Group suppliers, and help deliver the right balance of quality, cost, delivery and risk. The role focuses on sourcing execution, supplier management, cross-country collaboration and measurable sourcing performance.

Reporting Line: Category Cluster Manager

What You Will Do

In this role, you will contribute to category strategy, strategic sourcing, supplier management, stakeholder collaboration and supplier risk management for metal-related categories.

What We Are Looking For

• Minimum 5 years of sourcing experience in an international company, preferably with exposure to metals manufacturing, metal transformation, or metal supplier contracting in India.

• Strong understanding of supplier selection, supplier negotiations, contract principles, open costing and Total Cost of ownership.

• Experience with online tendering, e-sourcing, or e-procurement software.

• Good analytical capability with working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

• Experience in supplier performance follow-up, supplier auditing, and supplier risk management.

• Awareness of international and EU sustainability standards, ISO 9000 and Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety Management System principles.

• Experience working in international teams with good communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.

• English proficiency preferred at B2 level or above as per CEFR.

• Higher technical education, preferably Bachelor’s degree.

Ideal Candidate: A positive, analytical, and collaborative sourcing professional who can balance cost, quality, delivery, risk and stakeholder expectations while working in line with Ensto values.

• Develop and implement sourcing and category strategies mainly for India, aligned with Group objectives.

• Analyse supplier markets, value chains, spend, risks and opportunities to support Total Cost of Ownership improvement.

• Lead sourcing activities including supplier analysis, negotiations, agreements, contracts and implementation follow-up.

• Manage regional and Group suppliers across quality, delivery, cost, sustainability, contract compliance and risk performance.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, purchasers, business teams and R&D to optimise supplier base, cost structure and sourcing solutions.

• Identify cost reduction, supplier rationalisation and supply chain optimisation opportunities.

• Track category KPIs, supplier performance, budget and forecast inputs, and ensure timely reporting.

• Ensure availability of components under own management.

Keywords: Category Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Metals Sourcing, Supplier Management, Procurement, Supplier Negotiation, Contract Management, Total Cost of Ownership, Cost Reduction, Supplier Performance, Supplier Audits, Supplier Risk Management, International Sourcing, Open Costing, E-sourcing, E-procurement, Microsoft Excel, Sustainability Standards, ISO 9000, Stakeholder Management.

Success Measures

• Savings delivery and working capital performance.

• Supplier delivery, quality and lead time performance.

• Contract coverage and supplier compliance.

• Best Cost Country (BCC) percentage, where applicable.

• Stakeholder satisfaction.

SALARY RANGE

Best in Industry

What we offer you:

• 5 Days a week working.

• Enthusiastic and encouraging culture.

• Global work processes exposure.

Our Culture: Feel Connected

Ensto is an international tech company creating smart solutions for electricity distribution networks. But we also doso much more.We want to build the world’s best connections, and help our people feel more connected with their work, each other, and the environment.

Ensto colleagues are a diverse group of people from all around the world. Even though we are different, we are all connected by the enthusiastic and encouraging culture of a family-owned business. We give students and trainees a chance to make their very first connections to work life. Top talents get to connect with each other, to build a professional network supporting their own careers. The work we do together against climate change with green electricity connects us to future generations and the well-being of this planet we all live on.

We want to make the best connections, and we want you to come and make them with us. Be part of a work community that embraces diversity, curiosity, and openness.