Team Leader/Manager - Purchase - Manufacturing Firm

Position: Team Leader/ Manager-Purchase (At Plant) (Leading MNC Manufacturing Company)

Role:

- Responsible for overall Purchasing activities of the Plant which mainly includes identification and implementation of cost saving projects, maintenance of purchased material cost at economical levels, ensuring on time availability of all materials & energy fuels, effective deployment of Purchasing E Tools and implement world class purchasing practices

- Responsible for contracting of Unit managed purchases for Raw Materials /ENERGY/MRO/CAPEX/ Project Purchases/ SERVICES/EXIM in accordance with laid down procedures / principles / Budget

- Preparing annual Budget / Goals for the Plant - Purchase in coordination with internal stake holders

- Monitoring of monthly RM sourcing & inventory planning to ensure the availability of materials on day to day basis

- Strategize and implement RM procurement strategies in coordination with RM team.

- Ensuring working capital and inventory at optimum levels

- Responsible purchasing Actions WRT CSR assessment, Vendors audits, improvement of vendors on CSR performance

- Work in close coordination and Support Central Procurement Team in implementing Procurement strategies for the categories/commodities like Natural Gas, Soda Ash, tin, colorants at the site level

- Continually monitor the procurement cost, contribute to cost reduction and cost control targets

- Continuous Team Development, Achieve diversity targets, Ensure superior level of team engagement and efficiency

- Implement benchmark world class Purchasing Practices at the site level, effective utilization of Digitalization and Purchase E Tools for the procurement activities at the site level

- Enhancing Vendor partnership quotient of key vendors. Implement systems to measure monitor and improve the same.

- Preparing & Submitting of MIS reports

Requirements:

- Degree, Preferably Engineering Degree from good academic institute with Post Graduation Business Management with Very Good Academic Performance

- 15-20 years relevant purchasing experience with hands on experience in handing multiple purchasing categories like RM, Energy, MRO, Capex, Services

- Minimum of 7year experience in Successfully Leading a Dynamic Procurement team

- Experience in implementing significant strategic Purchasing projects in large manufacturing environment

- Candidates from process industries will be preferred

- Excellent Negotiator

- Planning and Execution Excellence

- Detail Orientation

- Good Communication Skills

- Professional Networking Skills

Location: Chennai, Bhiwadi

This position is for a Client of Vertex Corporate Services which is a Leading MNC Manufacturing Company