Assistant Manager - Purchase - Packaging Material - Personal Care Products Business

We are currently looking for a ASSISTANT MANAGER PURCHASE- PACKAGING MATERIAL for one of the topmost Foods and Beverages Conglomerate in India. The position is to be based at Kolkata.

Our client is one of the topmost Foods and Beverages Groups of India and is an integrated and diversified group. With a market capitalisation of over US $ 10 billion and a turnover of US $ 2.0 billion, It has a very diversified product portfolio and a portfolio of strong brands and leading market shares in all product categories. It employs the best talent in India and is one of the best FMCG employers to work with.

JOB PURPOSE:

Procurement of Rigid and Flexible Packaging Material for Personal Care Products Business

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Responsible for sourcing of rigid and flexible packaging materials for the personal care products business on a timely basis and as per planned requirements.

- Manage a team of vendors, including contracting driving to adherence to performance metrics in cost reduction, rationalization, lead time reduction, quality compliance.

- Responsible for resolution of all issues related to quality, specifications, revalidations, damages/losses, etc.

- Track relevant markets for gathering information on supply and demand of Packaging Material & underlying commodities and leverage the same in buying decisions.

- Ensure close monitoring of vendor performance to encourage a continuous improvement culture.

- Take the lead in identifying new, more reliable and / or lower cost resources of supply.

- Assist in-house product development teams to identify product innovation possibilities by sharing market intelligence.

- Efficient management of inventories including tracking of non-moving and co-ordinating with other parts of the business to ensure optimal utilization.

- Comply with laid down systems and processes in the Packaging Material procurement and set-up new systems & fine tune existing one to meet requirements of the business.

- Function as a team player to implement end to end solutions across the supply chain, including interactions with the demand planning, manufacturing, logistics, vendors & other external agencies.

- Validate Bill of Materials (BOM) and prepare standard costs for release on a quarterly basis.

- Maintain updated information records and price masters in SAP at all times.

- Generation of appropriate MIS and analytics on a regular basis to support performance management systems.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

- Knowledge of various sources of supply chain for rigids, such as bottles, caps, jars, caps, tubes, etc.

- Knowledge of key quality parameters and specifications of the commodity packaging materials

- Knowledge of cost drivers in the rigids packaging industry.

- Knowledge of manufacture and the factors that influence the market price

Behavioral Skills

- Negotiation skills of very high order.

- Excellent communication skills.

- Should be a team player.

- Should have experience in handling complexity and volatility requirement.

- Strong strategic mindset.

- Strong in systems and processes.

Candidate Profile :

Graduate preferably with MBA with experience in Procurement of packaging material used in FMCG/ Foods and Dairy industry.

Salary: Around Rs.20.0-25.0 Lpa

Location: Kolkata

For this we require you to furnish the following details:

Your latest updated CV as a word attachment:
Your current and expected salary package:
Your willingness to relocate to Kolkata:

Awaiting your response on the above.

Lalit
Options India Group, New Delhi