Procurement Controller - CA

Roles & Responsibilities:

Performance Management

- Manage and drive COGS improvement through CFTs at plant, automate and drive internal controls frameworks to optimise cost and continuously track and improve

- Build and run monthly S&OP/IBP financials: volume-to-value bridges, mix, PPV, yield, OEE, freight, and inventory variances.

- Own SC P&L/Cost-to-Serve by channel/customer/region; design dashboards and root-cause analyses.

Cost & Productivity

- Lead standard cost builds/rolls in ERP; track PPV, MPV, freight, duty, warehousing, and obsolescence.

- Partner with Ops/Procurement on VA/VE, vendor consolidation, and should-cost models; deliver annual productivity targets.

Working Capital

- Set inventory policies with Planning: safety stock, MOQ, lead times; drive DIO reduction without service erosion.

- Optimize payables/receivables terms with Treasury and Commercial; support FX hedging and commodity risk.

Compliance & Controls (India + Global)

- Ensure GST compliance (e-invoicing, e-way bills, input credit), Customs (BoE, SVB, SEZ), FTP schemes, and RBI/EXIM documentation

- Base in Audit and Assurance, preferably a Big 4 articled person preferred, should be well versed with transfer pricing, customs and export compliances.

Requirements:

- 812 years in supply chain finance/controlling in global or export-oriented firms (FMCG, Pharma, Auto, Electronics, Industrial).

- Expert in manufacturing cost accounting, standard costing, and variance analysis.

- Strong grasp of India regulations (GST, SEZ, Customs, FTP, EPR if applicable) and cross-border flows.

- Advanced modelling and scenario analysis; excellent stakeholder management across plants, HQ, suppliers, and 3PLs.

- Tools: SAP S/4HANA, Power BI/Tableau, SQL/advanced Excel; exposure to TMS/WMS; RPA desirable.

Success Metrics (KPIs)

- Cost-to-Serve: 510% YoY, with transparent driver tracking.

- PPV/Manufacturing Variance: within budget; sustained downward trend versus baseline.

- Inventory: DIO 1020%; Obsolescence target; cycle count accuracy 98%.

- Service: OTIF 95% while maintaining cost guardrails.

- Productivity: delivery of annual cost-savings pipeline (validated and realized).

- Compliance: zero major audit findings; on-time statutory/GST reconciliations.