Procurement Manager

1. Fill Rate & Supply Continuity Management

– Own weekly, fortnightly and monthly incoming fill-rate tracking across 40 third-party manufacturers; drive corrective action on shortfalls.

– Proactively identify and mitigate risk of Out-of-Stock (OOS) situations through early-warning tracking and escalation.

2. Process Improvement & Digitization

– Lead continuous improvement of procurement SOPs and process controls.

– Identify and implement AI/automation interventions to digitize procurement workflows and reduce manual effort.

3. Stakeholder & Ecosystem Management

– Manage relationships across internal cross-functional teams and the third-party manufacturer ecosystem.

– Serve as a key point of contact for escalations and issue resolution with third-party partners.

4. Compliance & Audit Management

– Manage communication with internal and external auditors; ensure ongoing regulatory and policy compliance.

– Collaborate with external auditors on annual audits of third-party manufacturers and track closure of compliance actions.

5. Data, KPIs & Dashboards

– Maintain accurate procurement master data and ensure integrity of KPI reporting.

– Own and continuously improve dashboards for fill rate, compliance, cost and vendor performance visibility.

6. Team & Execution Management

– Manage and mentor the execution team responsible for Finished Goods (FG) procurement.

– Ensure timely execution of purchase orders and resolution of day-to-day procurement issues.

7. Planning Collaboration

– Work closely with Forecasting, Demand Planning and Supply Planning teams to translate plans into procurement outputs.

– Coordinate with the Warehouse team to ensure smooth inbound deliveries and reduce receiving bottlenecks.

– Actively contribute to the S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) and S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution) processes, representing procurement's supply and capacity inputs.

8. Cost Savings & Risk Mitigation

– Drive cost-savings initiatives across the third-party manufacturing portfolio.

– Identify supply chain risks and lead mitigation projects to safeguard business continuity.

9. Finance Collaboration

– Partner with Finance on provisioning, budgeting and vendor reconciliation.

– Support and strengthen the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process in coordination with Finance.

Qualifications & Experience

● 10+ years of experience in procurement/planning, with substantial exposure to third-party / contract manufacturing, preferably in FMCG, BPC or allied consumer goods industries.

● Professional bachelor's degree; MBA in Supply Chain Management (SCM) an added advantage.

● Proven experience managing teams and senior cross-functional stakeholders (planning, finance, warehouse, quality); prior experience as a deputy/second-in-command to a function head, and/or exposure to S&OP/S&OE processes, is a plus.

● Strong exposure to procurement audits, vendor compliance frameworks and P2P processes, including direct interface with statutory/external auditors.

Key Skills & Competencies

● Strong analytical ability with hands-on comfort in dashboards, KPI tracking and master data management.

● Working knowledge of SAP, Power BI and MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint); demonstrated ability to drive AI/automation adoption for process digitization.

● Senior-level stakeholder management — internal leadership, third-party manufacturers, and internal/external auditors.

● Structured problem-solving mindset with a bias for process improvement and risk mitigation.

● Sound understanding of budgeting, provisioning and vendor reconciliation from a procurement lens.

● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to represent the function/GM in cross-functional and audit forums.

Key Performance Indicators (Indicative)

● Incoming fill rate % (weekly / fortnightly / monthly) and OOS incidence.

● Audit closure TAT and compliance score across third-party manufacturers.

● Cost savings delivered against annual target.

● Dashboard/KPI data accuracy and timeliness.

● Process automation / digitization initiatives implemented.