Assistant Manager - Purchase/Raw Materials - FMCG

Assistant Manager Purchase-Raw Materials

- Our client is a leading FMCG multinational looking to hire an Assistant Manager- Purchase-Raw Materials to be based in Dubai.

- You'll be the Raw material Procurement Lead: Handling Procurement of Raw materials for personal care category- Fragrances, Silicones, Flavours, Extracts and essentials Oils, Specialty Chemicals from Global Market for UAE.

- You'll manage Purchase operations and Coordinate between Production, marketing team and Management.

- Demonstrated ability to find new suppliers / vendors negotiation of prices and logistic costs & quality.

- Day to day analysis of reports received from factory.

- Maintaining accurate and separate excel sheet for individual foreign clients for the samples received from team.

- Responsible for getting the latest and best prices from vendors and arranging for samples as when required.

- Should be able to create Purchase Requisition (PR) to Purchase Order (PO).

- Define criteria for vendor selection by conducting market intelligence with reference to current market trends, quality, payment terms, delivery terms, etc.

- Approving & shortlisting one vendor based on the quotation comparative analysis done by the team.

- Handle and resolve escalations received from team in connection to material receipt, PO mismatch, negotiation, etc.

- Review the report of open purchase requisitions and purchase orders with the team and ensure the same is closed on timely basis.

- Ensure payments to vendors are happening as per agreed terms.

- Periodically revisit payment terms, delivery terms, insurance, freight, basic rate, MOQ, etc with existing vendors.

- Along with planning & strategic sourcing function, define levels of inventory to be kept for different class of material on a periodic basis. (re-order level, maximum stock, etc).

- Take steps to improve the internal TAT of business processes w.r.t. PO, material receipt, GRN, submission of documents, etc. Implement the same after approval from management.

- Submission of MIS on timely basis to management.

- Excellent Communication | Purchasing | Pricing |raw material purchase & ORM Purchase | Procurement software | FMCG industries