Assistant Manager - Procurement - Specialty Chemicals - Personal Care Products Business

- Responsible for sourcing of specialty chemicals for the personal care products business on a timely basis and as per planned requirements.

- Responsible for sourcing of Materials used for manufacturing of Fragrances.

- Vendor Management including contracting, driving to adherence to performance metrics in cost reduction, rationalization, lead time, quality compliance.

- Responsible for resolution of all issues related to quality, specifications, revalidations, damages/losses, etc.

- Track relevant markets for gathering information on supply and demand of chemicals & underlying commodities and leverage the same in buying decisions.

- Ensure close monitoring of vendor performance to encourage a continuous improvement culture.

- Take the lead in identifying new, more reliable and / or lower cost resources of supply.

- Assist in-house product development teams to identify product innovation possibilities by sharing market intelligence.

- Efficient management of inventories including tracking of non-moving and co-ordinating with other parts of the business to ensure optimal utilization.

- Comply with laid down systems and processes and set-up new systems & fine tune existing one to meet requirements of the business.

- Function as a team player to implement end-to-end solutions across the supply chain, including interactions with the demand planning, manufacturing, logistics, R&D and vendors & other external agencies.

- Maintain updated information records and price masters in SAP at all times.

- Generation of appropriate MIS and analytics on a regular basis to support performance management systems.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

- Knowledge of various sources of sourcing specialty chemicals for the Personal Care Business.

- Knowledge of key quality parameters and specifications.

- Knowledge of cost drivers in the specialty chemicals industry.

- Knowledge of manufacture and the factors that influence the market price

Behavioral Skills :

- Negotiation skills of very high order.

- Excellent communication skills.

- Should be a team player.

- Should have experience in handling complexity and volatility requirements.

- Strong strategic mindset.

- Strong in systems and processes.