Deputy Chief Manager - Wheat Procurement

Deputy Chief Manager (Wheat Procurement)

Department: Wheat Procurement

Grade: 7 (Deputy Chief Manager)

Experience: 15+ years

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Developing procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.

- Sourcing and engaging reliable vendors.

- Negotiating with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.

- Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors.

- Approving purchase orders.

- Performing risk assessments on potential agreements.

- Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.

- Thorough knowledge wheat procurement.

- Perform cost analysis and set appropriate benchmarks

- Create policies and procedures for risk management and mitigation

- Institute policies and procedures that will reduce our overall expenses while increasing productivity

Key Skills Required, Experience:

- Detailed knowledge of quality of wheat required for Chakki Atta, wheat grown within India & Across Globe.

- Thorough knowledge of mandi functioning and related expenses and applicable mandi taxes across India.

- Knowledge of APMC rules prevailing state wise.

- Storage and Warehousing knowledge.

- Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers

- Graduate & MBA in supply chain management or Materials Management.

- Minimum 15 years of proven experience in wheat procurement for Chakki Atta.

- Negotiation skills.

- Result-oriented.

- Good financial understanding.

- Experience using SAP

- In-depth knowledge of preparing and reviewing contracts, invoicing, and negotiation terms.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access).

- Proficient in English language spoken & Written

- Management and leadership skills.

- Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.

- Highly organized and detail oriented.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.