Procurement Manager Finance

Role & responsibilities

Position: National Manager - Procurement Finance

Reporting-- VP - BSS, Treasury & Procurement Finance

Location: Bangalore

Why Join HCCB?

Welcome to the world of HCCB!

We are a story of SOUL and SCALE, HEAD and HEART, STEEL and TECHNOLOGY, PEOPLE and COMMUNITY. Our operations started in 1997 with the simple aim of making beverages for the India of the 21st century. Two decades later, we are one of Indias top FMCG companies. Only because fellow Indians, who have faith in the quality and purity of our products, pick our beverages, 439 times per second. Our 15 factories, spread across India, manufacture the beverages that India wants. And if it is about India, we better make the best. With stringent processes, world-class machines, state-of-the-art equipment, and the best packaging materials, we make 68 different beverage products in multiple categories. In doing so, we strive to leave things better than we first inherited. Be it by skewing our energy sourcing towards renewable and clean energy, or collaborating with the local communities, to make their lives better.

We are HCCB, we are Inspired by India.

To read more about us on www.hccb.in or follow our social media handles.

Job Description:

Objective:

• Ensure effective budgeting, forecasting, and spend management for procurement-related expenditures.
• Validate, monitor, and track procurement savings realization and report the financial impact of sourcing initiatives.
• Provide financial analysis and commercial insights to support sourcing strategies, vendor evaluations, and contract negotiations.
• Strengthen financial controls, compliance, and governance frameworks across procurement processes.
• Deliver actionable analytics, spend insights, and management reports to support business and procurement decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders including Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and Business teams to enhance operational and financial efficiency.
• Drive working capital improvement initiatives through effective payment terms management, inventory optimization, and cash flow enhancement.
• Support the development and implementation of procurement strategies aligned with organizational goals and profitability objectives.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and enhanced spend visibility across procurement categories.
• Ensure adherence to company policies, procurement guidelines, and audit requirements.

Financial Business Partnering

• Partner with Procurement, Supply Chain, and Business stakeholders for financial decision-making.
• Support category managers in evaluating sourcing strategies and vendor commercial proposals.
• Provide financial insights to improve procurement efficiency and cost competitiveness.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead procurement-related budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Monitor procurement spent against budgets and identify risks/opportunities.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual spend analysis reports.

Cost Optimization & Savings Tracking

• Validate and track procurement savings initiatives.
• Drive cost reduction programs across direct and indirect spending categories.
• Monitor realization of negotiated savings and report financial impact.

Financial Analysis

• Conduct spends analytics, vendor profitability, and cost-benefit analysis.
• Develop dashboards and MIS reports for leadership review.
• Analyze procurement trends and recommend corrective actions.

Governance & Controls

• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, financial controls, and approval matrices.
• Support internal and external audits related to procurement transactions.
• Monitor contract compliance and vendor payment governance.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with Procurement, Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Finance teams.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives for process improvement.

Direct Reports: Individual Contributor (functional teams at business units/zones will support)

Geographical Scope: Pan India

Reports To: VP - BSS, Treasury & Procurement Finance

Key Customers:

Internal Customers: Corporate Finance, FSS/BSS, Zonal Finance and Taxation, Corporate Supply Chain, Treasury Commercial and procurement department

External Customers: Tax Consultant, Lawyers, Law firms, Regulatory Authorities

Job Requirements:

Qualifications: CA/CMA/MBA

Experience: 8-16 years’ experience

Functional Skills:

• Procurement Finance & Business Partnering
• Strategic Sourcing Financial Evaluation
• Spend Analytics & Cost Management
• Savings Identification, Validation & Tracking
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning
• Commercial Finance & Cost Benefit Analysis
• Vendor Financial Assessment & Due Diligence
• Contract Commercial Review & Negotiation Support
• Working Capital Management
• Financial Modeling & Scenario Analysis
• Procurement Performance Management
• Management Information Systems (MIS) & Reporting
• Financial Controls, Compliance & Governance
• Supply Chain Finance & Inventory Cost Analysis
• Cash Flow & Payment Terms Optimization
• ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, etc.)
• Data Analytics, Power BI & Advanced Excel
• Cross-functional Stakeholder Management
• Process Improvement & Automation
• Audit Management & Risk Assessment