Job scope and responsibilities:

Role Title : Head Raw Materials

Department : Supply Chain

Purpose :

Broad objective of the role:

- Lead Commodities sourcing and procurement operations to manage inventory and ensure continuous supply of commodities required during manufacturing operations in order to achieve the defined production targets for the organization (across locations/plants/breweries) within required quality, timelines, cost and other compliance considerations

Key Accountabilities :

Commodities Purchase Planning

- Provide raw material purchase data and insights for overall business and SCM planning,

- Understand sales projections and manufacturing targets for the year, quarter and month to draw inferences and devise raw material purchase plan

- Guide team to breakdown overall purchase requirement plan into quarterly/monthly plans for each commodity based on availability, shelflife and other key factors

- Review commodities outlook (including forecasts, price trends) for each commodity

- Determine total requirement plan for the financial year, devise and implement commodities sourcing strategies by conducting pricing analysis for each commodity

- Determine percentage of purchase to be achieved from contract farming and traders/mandi system

Commodities Purchase Operations :

- Barley:

- Release purchase price for Barley and review on-ground availability and price provided by nominated Commission Agents

- Keep track of competition strategy and change pricing, as required

- Lead team in conducting quality assessment on samples of Barley from various sources and determine the optimal source to purchase from

- Determine warehousing requirements for purchased commodities, Commission warehousing services for requisite storage of commodities

barley to malt:

- Lead team in selecting malting units for conversion of barley into malt based on plant capacity, quality of malt and conversion costs

- Facilitate the audit to be conducted for the malting units and drive adherence to UBL compliances/guidelines (through quality checks and trainings)

- sugar and broken rice:

- Lead team in identifying vendors for sugar and broken rice in proximity to plants/breweries

- Facilitate the audit to be conducted for the vendors; Guide team to contract with vendors for sugar and broken rice based on audit reports

- After auctions, determine L1/L2/L3 vendors and place purchase orders, as required

Hops and enzymes:

- Lead team in maintaining lead inventory for hops and enzymes and place orders with approved vendors on a rolling basis Vendor Management and Governance

- Share pre-qualification checklist with potential vendors and review vendor responses to pre-qualification checklist in coordination with the project team (for type of commodity)

- Review overall commercial aspects shared by the potential vendor(s)

- Coordinate with Project team to conduct vendor site visit and discussions, as required (by project team or external vendor)

- Review report submitted based on-site visit; Post verification, share RFQ for the projects with potential vendor(s)

- Update the master list to include any new vendors to be added to the empaneled mix

Barley Variety Development Program

- Partner with external agencies/organizations to obtain high quality, disease-resistant seeds from other countries (e.g. France, Germany)

- Lead team to create better variety of barley seeds through hybridization of foreign seeds with Indian seeds

- Lead team in conducting relevant activities at trial farmland; Track achievement vs. targets and solve complex issues faced by the team

Contract Farming

- Keep abreast of farmer context, government policies and contact farming ecosystem

- Build relationships with key stakeholders across farming communities

- Build farmer knowledge and technical know-how (in terms of best practices and real-time weather)

- Provide own seeds to farmers, to maximize commodity yield

Contracts and Financial Management

- Drive timely payments to suppliers, after conducting quality checks and receiving orders; Determine deductions to be made based on quality reports

- Lead team in driving adherence to contractual and legal requirements as per internal and external compliances and guidelines

Storage and Logistics

- Lead team in booking warehousing space with warehousing agencies, based on requirement; Ensure agencies adhere to established SLAs; Conduct trainings and resolve issues, as required

- Oversee creation of GRN and other financial, contractual, and legal compliances during storage, warehousing and logistics activities related to commodities purchase

Team Management

- Plan manpower requirements and make hiring decisions for team

- Define targets/set goals, allocate responsibilities, and conduct performance appraisals against set targets for team members

- Provide coaching, support, and leadership to ensure adequate skills and competencies are developed in the team

- Take responsibility to ensure that the team imbibes the committed UBL values and culture

Education and Experience Guidelines:

Education guidelines:

- B.Sc./Post-Graduate in Agriculture or MBA from Agri-management institutes

Desired experience:

- Minimum 10 years of experience in commodities trading and agriculture services industry

- Deep knowledge of crop production cycles, Indian commodities market landscape, international commodities market landscape

- Technical knowledge of conducting negotiations and vendor governance and management

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