Purchasing Assistant Manager

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• Procurement manager is responsible to support business by ensuring timely procurement of RM/PM while ensuring quality and best service standards.
• The role is also responsible to ensure that contracts with local and overseas vendors are renewed on time.
• To execute Purchase Strategy, Policies, Systems, Processes and Metrics as laid down by Central Purchase, in the Business Unit.
• For servicing the production plan of the business unit in respect of RM/PM.
• To establish MOQ’s for RM/PM and the reorder inventory levels based on lead times and consumption.
• To ensure call ups of centrally contracted Purchase Orders are as per production needs.
• For sourcing/selecting and negotiating with suppliers for local purchases including long term contracts.
• To optimize the service and quality elements of contracts, identify areas of improvement, engage pro-actively with suppliers and manufacturing to implement these improvements. Proactively engage suppliers on NPD for ingredients and recipe know how.
• Proactively collect and disseminate as appropriate market intelligence on vendor’s, supplies and competition.
• To support initiatives of central purchase in vendor development and material specifications.
• To be directly accountable for development of employees reporting to him and next level.
• To be responsible for implementing Vision and Values of the Group in his Businesses.

KPIs

• Buying within budget prices
• Risk Mitigation of Supplies
• Working capital management
• Buying of all RM/PM
• Demurrage/detention charge
• Cost Reduction Initiatives
• Inventory level
• Non Moving Inventory
• Ensuring availability of material for planned production. Adherence to supplier business share in coordination with central purchase.
• Forecasts to suppliers
• ERP Implementation
• Training and Development
• Vendor validation in conjunction with R&D and Corporate SC

Work experience requirement

8 -10 Years of functional experience in reputed Companies, in the relevant Industry/Sector.

Qualification

Commensurate Technical or functional qualification with a Management Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration with specialization in Materials Management/ SCM/Operations/Packaging Management from a reputed Business School.

 

Negotiating Skills

Procurement Material and Vendor Management