Puratos - Purchase Manager

Mission:

- The main objective would be delivery of cost efficiencies, compliance and driving an increased contribution to the organisation’s growth.

- The role is challenging with a well-balanced mix of Supply, Demand and Indirect procurement responsibilities in a high growth market with the concurrent need to constrain costs.

Key Tasks:

- Handle contract purchases and monitor the commodity markets regularly and plan purchases to derive maximum benefit, ensure competitive rates, credit terms and timely payments.

- Develop and implement local roadmap to ensure development of local procurement function: increase spend coverage, optimize procurement process and ensure compliance.

- Maintain Relations with vendors/ suppliers, develop new ones, carry out regular supplier evaluation and audits to ensure right quality

- Material requirement planning, ensure that there is no stock out at the same time just the optimum stock is maintained.

- Co ordinate with Head Quarter Purchase team regularly and supervise day to day purchase activities of subordinates.

- Prepare annual budgets, maintain MIS and send reports on a regular basis.

Competencies/Profile:

- PGD, MBA in Materials Management/ SCM/AgriBusiness/ International Business with at least five years experience in purchase field in B-2-B or B-2-C markets,

- Good communication – verbal and written and negotiation skills

- Thorough knowledge of commodity markets

- Minimum 3 years work experience in Food Industry

- Should have handled Contract purchases

- Minimum two year work experience in middle/ senior level management with decision making responsibility.