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Senior Manager Packaging Procurement
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION: This position will be responsible for Identifying, developing, leading & managing entire packaging and raw material portfolio.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Planning & Operations:
- Strategically develop and implement category strategies covering key Raw and packaging materials such as glass, cans, crowns, cartons, Malt and hops
- Creating and maintain annual budgets for raw & packaging material and keep a track on budget V/s actuals
- Identify and develop strategic suppliers for key raw& packaging material as part of the centralized procurement process
- To lead techno commercial negotiations for the category & create a repository of pricing templates.
- To lead contracting with inputs from legal & user departments.
- To coordinate with quality for periodic review for the finalization of specifications for key Raw &packaging materials
- To lead the implementation of material requirement planning through SAP and ensure adherence to the process
- To lead the new Raw and packaging material development
- To develop and maintain material planning collaterals for identifying ordering and inventory requirement basis the annual, rolling and firm monthly plan
- To work with the plant store managers on identifying shortfalls and scheduling the orders in line with the requirement, defined inventory and working capital levels
- To minimize write offs for the raw & packaging material
- To coordinate with legal, marketing, suppliers, excise and compliance and manufacturing teams for development / regulatory registration/re-registration of the artwork
- To maintain repository of the accepted artworks for the key packaging materials
- To maintain and share dashboards/reports on the major KPIs such as Plan vs actual cost of material, inventory levels, write offs, credit terms etc.
Vendor Management:
- Optimize the delivered cost for the packaging material through different levers such as price negotiations, alternate vendor development, defining share of business, alternate product development etc.
- To monitor the pricing trends that impact the cost of finished goods and lead periodic price reviews with all the key suppliers.
- Define and optimize the working capital requirement for the category through managing vendor credit terms, required inventory levels and vendor managed inventory
- Coordinate with vendor on day to day operations to ensure material availability on time and as per the agreed specifications.
- To minimize the instances of PM rejections and facilitate alignment on CAPA in case of rejections
- To track and monitor the vendor performance on ongoing basis
QUALIFICATION AND SKILL SET:
- Any Graduation or post grad degree in Packaging Material management e.g. from IIPM
- 6+ years of experience in Alco Bev or FMCG
- Well versed in Advanced excel
- Knowledge of any ERP, preferably SAP is an add on.
- Team Player and Collaborative
- Ability to motivate and drive Performance
- Work across boundaries
- Ensure Bira 91 Values are adhered
- Focus on Delivery, continuous improvement for customer delight
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Job Code
1425900