Manager - Procurement - FMCG

- This role will develop, lead, and execute procurement long/short-term strategies across multiple categories of spend, tap the best deals, and find more profitable suppliers.

- Focus on procurement at the best total cost of ownership, driving quality through sustainability, forecast-driven supply coverage, strategic partnership for supply risk mitigation, category strategies, and customer satisfaction. Accountable for sourcing suppliers, purchasing palm oil, spices, salt, pepper, and flour, and managing vendors.

- Crafting negotiation strategies and using expertise in closing deals with optimal terms. Lead the sourcing projects based on category strategy and proactively maintain positive relationships with suppliers/vendors/manufacturers.

- Closely work with all cross-functional teams to provide requirements and deliverables to ensure business requirements, policies, and standards are being met.

Qualification -Master's in Business Administration with/or specialization in Supply Chain Management

Preferable Industry - FMCG

1. Ensures SAFETY First - To ensure adherence to all safety and compliance policies/procedures/systems of the company - (C.A.R.E - Commit, Access, Recognize, Encourage) program.

2. To commit, comply, and support the company's Sustainability Strategy and work towards achieving the sustainability targets of the company.

CORE ACTIVITIES:

3. Develop and implement purchasing and contract management policies, procedures, budgets, and best practices.

4. To monitor ongoing compliance with purchasing policies and procedures.

5. Manage the development of category strategies including spend analysis/mapping, external market analysis, vendor management, and establishing a multi-year project portfolio.

6. To direct procurement policies to ensure all items are purchased and delivered within budget and time constraints.

7. Identifies, evaluates, and capitalizes on opportunities to reduce purchasing costs by improving the company's buying patterns and supply channels.

8. Ensure that all procured raw materials, capital items, packing materials, consumables, etc meet the required quality standards and specifications as per customer demand in a manner that will optimize financial return to brands and minimize overall Supply Chain costs.

9. To lead sourcing projects including RFI, RFP, RFQ, and contract development.

10. Define and communicate inventory strategy and buffer stock norms for major RM and PM considering lead time and shelf life.

11. Ensures effective demand-driven inventory management and manages the optimum level of inventory requirements keeping in mind the demand-driven replenishment.

12. Directs and defines shipping requirements as per company requirements.

13. Ensure timely placement of purchase orders & review purchase orders for proper authorization and compliance with the policy and procedures.

14. Ensure forecast and procurement process to determine appropriate quantities to meet the demand and inventory position.

15. To develop and manage procurement annual budgets and forecasts. To manage, analyze, track, map, and control spending across categories, build a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs, and reduce purchase variances to meet profitability.

16. Direct continuous improvement of purchasing processes in line with changing company needs and market conditions.

17. Work closely with the marketing function for the development of packaging & other material for existing and new SKUs.

18. Monitor and forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power.

19. Ensures to assess, manage, and mitigate risks relating to quality, cost, delivery, supply of purchases, etc

20. Responsible to develop and implement the scrap sale management processes (non-moving RM & PM).