Senior Manager - Purchase - Food Manufacturing/FMCG

Antal hiring for a Food Manufacturing Company.

Summarized Accountability:

- To have a clear project focus, supporting the purchase of Raw Material at a Operating level to help achieve objectives required to aid production of existing and new product development

Reports To: Deputy General Manager - Business Analyst & Procurement

Key Responsibilities:

- To manage the day-to-day activities of the Purchase department to ensure regular supply of Raw Materials.

- Managing and controlling all the company's external suppliers with particular emphasis on the purchase of Materials and finished parts for production

- Establish strategic relationships with key suppliers (probably turnkey including design) who are aligned to the company's needs

- Ensure parts and materials are bought at the most competitive price and delivered on time for production

- Handhold in Price Negotiations and opportunistic buying

- Identify new suppliers, agree terms and negotiate supply agreements where appropriate, including discount structures and volume rebates

- Foster close working relationships with associated departments eg. Production and R&D departments for new product development

- Prepare all type of MIS and Comparatives analysis in PPT & Graphs and Cost Saving reports with recommendation and valuable inputs to manager

- Floating enquiries, obtain quotations, prepare comparative statements and get approval to select the vendor.

Other Related responsibility -

 - Monitoring Purchase Orders and placing orders

 - Monitoring Follow up with vendors for in time receipt of material.

 - Follow up with internal departments for getting specifications, timely payment etc.

 - To work in conjunction with vendors to arrange for replacement of damaged merchandise and/or cancellation of orders.

 - To ensure all policies and procedures are documented in procedure manuals in relation to purchase of materials.

- Other duties which may be assigned by the manager from time to time.

Experience & Education

- Bachelor's degree from a recognized university.

- Degree / Diploma / Post Graduation Diploma in Material Management would be preferable. With specialization in Purchase Management

- 6 - 8 years experience in Purchase department. Preferably a food manufacturing company.

- Should have knowledge about GST, E Way bill and other related taxation.

- Should have knowledge of Excel tools like pivot, sum-if, graphs, trends

- Must know the Legal implications and obligations of Buyers and sellers.