Assistant Manager Purchase

Assistant Manager Procurement | BPC/FMCG | Mumbai

Location: Mumbai
Experience: 710 years
Department: Procurement
Reporting to: Manager Procurement
Industry: Beauty & Personal Care / Cosmetics / FMCG / Pharmaceuticals / Consumer Products

Job Description

A medium-sized Beauty & Personal Care manufacturing and export company is looking for an experienced and commercially strong

Assistant Manager – Procurement for its Mumbai office.

The position will manage the procurement of raw materials, packaging materials, consumables, traded products and other assigned categories. The selected candidate will work closely with manufacturing, planning, R&D, quality, packaging development, marketing, stores and finance.

The role requires hands-on procurement execution as well as the maturity and leadership potential to progressively assume broader functional responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Procure raw materials, packaging materials, consumables and other assigned categories.
• Convert material requirements and purchase requisitions into timely procurement actions.
• Monitor stock levels, open purchase orders, supplier lead times and production requirements.
• Ensure timely material availability without creating excessive inventory.
• Identify, evaluate and develop domestic and international suppliers.
• Develop alternate suppliers for critical and single-source materials.
• Obtain quotations and prepare commercial comparison statements.
• Negotiate prices, payment terms, minimum order quantities, lead times and delivery conditions.
• Procure packaging materials such as bottles, jars, tubes, caps, pumps, labels, cartons and corrugated boxes.
• Coordinate samples, technical evaluation, trials, approvals and initial commercial orders.
• Support sourcing requirements for new-product development and product launches.
• Monitor supplier performance relating to quality, delivery, cost and responsiveness.
• Resolve delayed deliveries, rejected materials and other supplier-related issues.
• Track price trends and identify cost-saving, localisation and value-engineering opportunities.
• Monitor open purchase orders and ensure timely follow-up and closure.
• Maintain accurate procurement records and transactions in SAP or ERP.
• Prepare procurement MIS covering material status, overdue orders, savings, price movements and supplier performance.
• Coordinate with planning and stores to control slow-moving, obsolete and excess inventory.
• Guide junior procurement team members, wherever applicable.
• Travel to manufacturing facilities and supplier locations when required.

Candidate Profile

• 7–10 years of procurement experience in BPC, cosmetics, FMCG, pharmaceuticals, chemicals or consumer products.
• Experience procuring raw materials and packaging materials is strongly preferred.
• Sound knowledge of primary and secondary packaging materials.
• Strong supplier-sourcing, negotiation and commercial-analysis skills.
• Experience coordinating with manufacturing, R&D, quality, planning and finance.
• Working knowledge of inventory planning, material lead times and working-capital control.
• Experience with SAP or a comparable ERP system.
• Strong Excel and MIS capabilities.
• Mature, hands-on and capable of independently managing procurement categories.
• Should demonstrate the potential to take on broader procurement leadership responsibilities over time.
• Candidates with experience limited only to purchase-order entry or routine follow-up may not be suitable.

Education

Graduate in Engineering, Science, Pharmacy, Commerce or a related discipline. An MBA or postgraduate qualification in Supply Chain, Materials Management or Operations will be preferred.

Key Skills

Procurement, Purchase, Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Development, Supplier Management, Raw Material Procurement, Packaging Material Procurement, FMCG Procurement, Cosmetics Procurement, BPC Procurement, Cost Negotiation, Purchase Planning, Inventory Management, SAP, ERP, Packaging Development, Cost Reduction, Purchase Orders, Vendor Negotiation and Supply Chain.

Information to Be Provided While Applying

• Current designation
• Current location
• Total procurement experience
• Raw-material procurement experience
• Packaging-material procurement experience
• Industries worked in
• Current CTC
• Expected CTC
• Notice period
• Experience with SAP or other ERP systems