Manager - Procurement - Healthcare/Pharma

Key Participant in Sales and Operation Planning to ensure that forecast, POs are shared on time to Third Party Manufacturers (TPM)

- Responsible for On Time procurement of Finished Goods sourced from TPM

- Work in coordination with CQA team to ensure compliance and timely release of Finished Goods

- Work with Distribution planner to optimise the Primary Freight

- Ensuring FG planning in line with market demands balancing Inventory both at TPM and stock in system

Supplier Relationship Management:

- Monitoring and driving Vendor performance Management through Vendor Score Card

- Integral part of team for finalizing TPM sites for New Products

- Ensure Half Yearly Business Reviews (HBR) with TPMs to drive strategic initiatives

- Developing network of Tier-2 Suppliers for Key APIs, PM to support TPM, work actively with them to drive cost efficiencies

- Responsible for Imports of finished goods, opening L/C and coordination with CHA for timely clearances

Budgeting and Cost Efficiencies:

- Responsible for ensuring that Budgeted projections are met with favourable price variance

- Responsible for closing procurement price with TPM, key API manufacturers and Packaging Materials

- Responsible for market intelligence, getting key trends of commodities and developing efficient balance between short term/long term contracts

- Responsible for driving Operational Excellence of cost/process improvement in TPM sites

- Responsible for ensuring valid agreements with TPM

- Ensuring compliance to statutory taxations, Road Permit requirements and timely closure of C-Forms

- Ensuring on time closure of CAPA, Deviations raised by CQA

- Responsible for compliance to PEL procurement policies

- Ensuring On time payment to TPM by coordinating with key stake holders