Manager - Procurement & Logistics - Manufacturing Plant

Looking for Manager (Procurement & Logistics)

Department Manufacturing

Location Rajasthan Unit (Plant)

1. Scope of the job

Job purpose

Head of procurement and logistics function at a brewery. Coordinate all procurement and logistics activities of the site, in conjunction with respective managers at HO

Key responsibilities

Procurement management:

- Co-ordinate purchases of RM/PM, bottles, cans, consumables etc and engineering spares/fuels/lubricants as per Procurement policy procedures and guide lines of the company

- Bottle management as per patented bottles guide line document

- Preparation of material/price budgets for the unit.

- Costs control wrt budgets and variance analyzed for action.

- Stores management (Material and Engineering)

- Management of receipts, acceptance procedures and storage (as per Procurement policy guidelines and Patented bottles guide line document) in FIFO fashion.

Inventory management:

- Monitor stock level as per norms, Analyze variance for corrective action.

- Proper arrangement of stocks/inventories, to ensure easy access, proper stock taking and prevent mis-use/damage/

Logistics

- Ensure transport contracts are negotiated, in conjunction with HO logistics and proper agreements made with concerned parties

- Ensure monthly/weekly and daily FG dispatch plans are in place, trucks are indented and permits serviced within the validity period

- Ensure proper permit serviceability and freight costs are tracked, monitored and targets achieved

- Ensure Budgets are prepared, analyzed and presented for HO approval .

- Ensure compliance as per Logistics guideline document

CAPEX related

1. Ensure proper assessment of budget CAPEX is prepared along with other unit managers

2. Ensure relevant quotations are procured and assessed for CAPEX items.

3. Commercial justification, negotiations and related papers for discussion in purchase committee meetings for all unit related purchases

Sale of scrap

- All necessary approvals are in place as per Procurement policy guidelines

- Physical disposal and documentations procedures

Joint function

Part of the purchase committee meetings as required for areas related to procurement, Capex and scrap sale

part of the committee responsible for Physical stock taking as required / planned

Key contacts: Internal - Head- Commercial -HO, Unit Head and other unit managers

Functional managers at HO

External -- Vendors, Transport managers, Manufacturers

3. Measures of success

- Procurement of RM/PM/Fuels/Containers etc in time to ensure uninterrupted production

- Monitor stock levels of critical materials to ensure timely ordering and to prevent stock out situations

- Purchase of all items at the optimum or lowest cost with the approved quality and within the budget allocation

- To implement vendor rating process

- Price revision approval

- Proper planning & dispatch of FG to ensure all permits met

- Inventory control as per norms so as to keep WC in control and avoid material write-offs

- Timely procurement of CAPEX and engineering items

- Maintain healthy relationship with the excise and other government authorities for acquiring approval at the proper time.

- Best practice implementation and networking with other industry professionals

4. Job holder profile

Qualifications Engineering Graduate (must) with additional Qualification in Materials Management (SCM)

Experience 5-12 years into Beverages/Liquor/FMCG/FOOD.

Job essentials Negotiating skills, communication skills, decision making skills, people oriented and drive to achieve results.

Languages spoken/written English, Hindi and local language (preferable)