Assistant Manager/Deputy Manager - Procurement - Milk Industry

Budget Management and Resource Allocation:

- Develop and manage the departmental budget, allocating resources effectively and tracking expenditures to ensure financial objectives are met while maintaining high-quality standards.

Cost Analysis and Budgeting:

- Conduct detailed cost analyses for each dairy processing segment, identifying cost drivers and recommending cost-saving strategies.

- Collaborate with the finance department to develop annual budgets, Work continuously with third party supply base to improve quality & optimize cost.

- Support business with accurate price forecasting for Liquid Milk.

Cost Monitoring and Reporting:

- Ensure other costs apart from procurement price are monitored with fixed periodicity and controlled to remain with the sanctioned limits / budgets/Industry Benchmarks

- Measure and manage overall performance of milk suppliers, service vendors across procurement metrics of Supply, Cost, Service & compliance.

- Prepare regular cost and efficiency reports for senior management, offering recommendations for cost-saving initiatives.

Strategic Planning and Execution:

- Work closely with the own area milk shed area with focus on increasing number of carriers & providing dairy development & extension services to Dairy farmers.

- Develop and execute the department's strategic plans, aligning with organizational goals and objectives, to drive growth, innovation, and efficiency.

- Identify opportunities for process optimization, cost reduction, and resource utilization to achieve optimal production output.

Research, Development, and Innovation:

- Promote and oversee research and development initiatives within the department to enhance quality of milk thus helps to plant to produce the qualitiatative product.

- Encourage innovation and the adoption of emerging technologies to drive product development and improve processes.

Customer Service and Satisfaction:

- Collaborate with customer-facing teams to ensure that customer orders are processed and delivered on time while meeting quality specifications.

- Monitor feedback from Plant specifically from Qulaity dept. related to product quality and production processes, and initiate actions to enhance customer satisfaction.

Quality Control and Compliance:

- Highlight various deviations in performance through active monitoring of performance indicators vis- vis sanctioned plan figures, reasons for the gap, provide feedback on performance improvement and follow up on the suggestions given for its improvement.

- Establish and enforce quality control standards, procedures, and practices to ensure the production of safe and high-quality dairy products that meet regulatory requirements and industry standards.

Milk Processing:

Process Optimization and Efficiency:

- Continuously analyze Milk Procurement at different milk collection cetnre processes for opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance productivity while maintaining product integrity.

- Analyse, Propose and implement changes to optimize milk collection routes and energy consumption