Domino's Pizza - Assistant Manager - Procurement/Purchase

Salary Offered: Up to 10 LPA

Position Title : Assistant Manager - Purchase

Reports to : Manager-Supply Chain

Department : Supply Chain

Division : Domino's Pizza

JOB PURPOSE :

Analysis of business market forces and accordingly developing cost effective supply chain by procuring quality product, as per our standards & ensuring their availability to all in the stores/ commissary

Key Accountabilities :

- Food Cost Tracking-Savings /Loss against budget

- Calculating projections of key products on annual/monthly basis and accordingly developing contracts with vendors.

- Achieving supply chain saving target by regular interaction and survey for new vendors in market, in order to get competitive quotes.

- Coordinating for new product development with other departments as per requirement from time to time.

- To finalize the annual contracts for the next fiscal year by 30th of March every year

- Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.

- Discuss defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action

- Responsible for planning, developing and buying materials, parts, supplies and equipment in a timely and cost effective way; timely manner while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications.

ESP : Feed Back & Appraisal - Annual Business Partner's Meet

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS :

Internal : All Departments

External :

- Local Vendors

- Transporters

- Overseas Vendors

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS :

Qualification - PG. Materials Management/ MBA

Experience : 6+ years of experience in the specialized Supply Chain services industry.

Key job tasks of purchasing manager :

- Implement procurement strategy and policies.

- Forecast procurement needs.

- Create and implement KPI's.

- Continually develop expertise to support growth for new projects.

- Monitor macro trends in supplier and contract base and implement plans to react.

- Build and develop relationships with key suppliers and customers.

- Lead the procurement group in all phases.

- Identify and develop training opportunities.

- Discuss defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action.

- Ensure supplier compliance with site and company requirements for safety.

- Manage vendor relationships and assist in building effective partnerships.

- Assist department in developing and implementing purchasing strategies for products.

- Taking over an existing project of customized and private label food products.

- Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of new food products.

- Help to lower the cost and secure agreements.

- Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.

Qualifications/Experience Required :

- MBA preferred

- 6+ years of relevant contract and procurement experience

- Experience in leading or managing a team in a fast paced environment

- Food services experience will be given preference

- Direct experience in project management

- Working experience in international and cross functional project teams is considered as a strong asset

- Good communication skills

- Excellent organizational and project management skills

- Team player, self-driven, taking initiative, enthusiastic

- Analytical and communicative, creative problem solving

- Flexible, ability to work independently

- Ability to work under pressure