Job Summary
The role is responsible to support business by ensuring timely procurement of RM/PM while ensuring quality and best service standards. The incumbent is also responsible to ensure that contracts with local and overseas vendors are renewed on time.
Roles & Responsibilities
- 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
- Material availability
Work experience requirement
3-5 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.
Competencies
Manufacturing Operations and Industry Practices
Capacity Planning and Operational Efficiencies
Negotiating Skills
Supply Chain Management Principles
Contract & Vendor management
Communicating effectively
Self and Team Management
Planning & Decision Making
Customer Centricity
Ownership & Result Orientation
