Purchase Head - Chemicals

Looking for a Purchase Head for my client into Chemicals

Is responsible for creating a procurement plan and direct the procurement activities for efficient production operations.

- To develop, review and get approved administrative and purchasing procedures.

- To develop and liaison with vendors in domestic and international.

- To keep a track of critical material requirement and proactively plan and procure based on consumption trend or schedule.

- Provide leadership in meeting plan and cost reduction targets and sharing best practices with the operations for adopting these for local purchases.

- Ensure all product/material purchases meet defined quality

- Anticipate supply bottlenecks and to create buffers.

- Develop and execute procurement strategies and does cost analysis on the basis of and current business trends and developments in domestic and international sourcing.

- Increase customer leverage and buying power through supplier rationalization; create a more competitive negotiating environment to obtain purchase cost savings.

- Enhance the procurement function as measured by reduced cost, improved delivery, and the implementation of successful sourcing strategies.

- Maintaining and developing relationships with logistical and procurement support sources.

- Negotiating with both internal and external groups; effectively settling differences with minimum disruption to relationships and the process.

- Organize and manage general managerial and administrative activities, including selecting and supervising staff, monitoring staff performance and evaluating department effectiveness.

- Any other jobs assigned by the management.

Requirement

- 10-20 years

- Science Graduate & diploma in material management is preferable

- Good communication skills (written & verbal)

- Experience in handling commercial function with knowledge of taxation including export, excise, custom procedures and documentation.

- Should be able to work independently and able to lead a team.

- Highly savy in IT and any ERP such as SAP is desirable.

- Good negotiation skills & leadership skills.

- Should be willing to travel.

- Good vendor management skills and exposure of handling domestic as well as global purchasing.

- Good interpersonal and coordination skills.

- Should have relevant experience in the field of chemical/ petrochemical.

- Should be a team player and team leader and should have proven skills in decision making and problem solving.

- High result orientation ability.

Please write to me at hansa.dawar@abcconsultants.in