Granules India - Manager/Senior Manager - Expert Sourcing - API

Purpose:

- Lead the Procurement activities and support in areas such as sourcing of Excipients, KSMs & APIs Plant.

Responsibilities:

- Manage screening & identification of sources with all regulatory support.

- Develop Raw Materials and Excipients- sourcing strategies for API Units in terms of identifying sourcing partners, deal design, payment terms and alternate sources.

- Streamline workflow/ work-processes of sourcing function right from material request, vendor identification & selection, contracting, material sourcing, inventory management, material receipt and vendor payments.

- Leverage SAP MM module by streamlining material master, material codes, material descriptions, material entries, material consumption, inventory levels, despatch, etc. Automate periodic reports like inventory report, aging/ near expiry stock report, write-offs, etc from SAP. Also run material requirement through MRP.

- Organise vendor qualification and vendor audits as per Quality Plan to ensure vendor meets all the regulatory requirements. Strengthen business relationships to enable long-term sustainability of product portfolio of the organization.

- Ensure availability of Raw material from TPM & In-house Plant Team.

- Coordinate within own function to ensure material availability for production across all sites to meet demand & customer priorities.

- Ensure developing new vendors.

- Ensure getting Quotations from various vendors as per Purchase Requisition.

- Manage negotiations with vendors for pricing & payment terms.

- Manage procuring various kinds of chemicals & glassware.

- Preparation of comparative statement of quotation received from supplier s.

- Manage finalization of suppliers and manage releasing of purchase orders.

- Preparing monthly purchase statements.

- Manage forward bills to Finance department.

- Coordinating with finance dept. for vendor payments.

- Involved in final discussions with suppliers regarding technical and commercial aspects.

- Monitor line/ work centres Scheduling, maintain adequate SFG/WIP stock to avoid production hold ups, capacity utilization, long term capacity planning.

- Perform Monthly Purchase price variance analysis. Undertake cost reduction based on technical & commercial intelligence, clean cost sheets, competition prices and thereby improving the finished formulation cost.

- Ensure compliance in classified areas like WH, dispensing & production area till transportation as per GMP requirement.

- Performing Monthly Purchase price variance analysis and implements action plans to identify mitigating actions.

- Ensure requisite documentation for Imports/Exports/Duty drawback/Advance License in timely manner, with periodical reconciliation to get cost optimization.

Qualifications and Experience:

- Graduation or Master's degree or equivalent with relevant Material Management specialization.

- Around 10 - 12 plus years' of experience in Supply chain/API/ procurement experience in pharmaceutical industry / Manufacturing industry.

- Good experience in SAP (MRP module), ERP, RDBMS etc.

Knowledge and Skills:

- Demonstrated Managerial and interpersonal skills.

- Excellent Communication Skills & Negotiation Skills.

- Good business acumen and strategic thinking.

- Knowledge and application of Material Management, Foreign trade, INCO terms and Export EXIM Policies.

- Exceptional technical knowledge related to Supply chain.