Procurement Manager India
- Als Testing Services
- 15 - 24 years
- Bengaluru
- 2 months ago
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Job Description
Role & responsibilities
- Manage a small team of professionals in India across multiple locations
- Interact with key stakeholders across all labs in India in identifying business needs and building relationships.
- Sourcing / Selecting Qualified suppliers, vendor selection, management and performance.
- Manage sourcing / RFQ & Negotiation including negotiating best possible price, payment terms, and delivery schedules
- Review and negotiate contracts with suppliers to produce better savings and further value for spend.
- Track and maintain savings for India,
- prepare periodic summaries of savings, spend and sourcing initiatives
- Lead, develop, guide and supervise procurement and supply chain professionals that support the country.
- Identify, develop, qualify and improve relationships with existing and new vendors that can support product needs for India with a focus on increasing reliability and value, while reducing costs and risk.
The Procurement Manager - India has the following responsibilities:
- Manage centralized procurement and supply chain function that supports all existing and proposed laboratorys in the country; including but not limited to:
- Develop methods for standardizing master item catalog for India to support common requisition forms and vendor pricing agreements;
- Analyze and decide best practices in procedures and methods for centralized quoting, purchasing, expediting and delivery of goods required to support lab operations in India.
- Develop methods for consolidating inventory needs for India.
- Identify, quote, evaluate and negotiate vendor pricing agreements and blanket purchase orders for consolidated consumable and chemical needs, coordinating with APAC Procurement, when necessary for consistency and sharing of existing agreements.
- Assess, develop and implement an inventory management plan for India, which may include organized lab storage, min/max reorder points, and/or a hub-and-spoke warehouse for consolidating orders and distributing goods to labs in India.
- Manage a small team of professionals in India across multiple locations
- Interact with key stakeholders across all labs in India in identifying business needs and building relationships.
- Sourcing / Selecting Qualified suppliers, vendor selection, management and performance.
- Manage sourcing / RFQ & Negotiation including negotiating best possible price, payment terms, and delivery schedules
- Review and negotiate contracts with suppliers to produce better savings and further value for spend.
- Track and maintain savings for India,
- prepare periodic summaries of savings, spend and sourcing initiatives
- Lead, develop, guide and supervise procurement and supply chain professionals that support the country.
- Identify, develop, qualify and improve relationships with existing and new vendors that can support product needs for India with a focus on increasing reliability and value, while reducing costs and risk.
- Support the development and implementation of Source-to-pay solutions in India in future years.
- Follow and promote the companys health, safety, and sustainability requirements and culture.
- Represent the procurement and supply chain function in meetings with other business areas and regional/global leadership.
- Set respective KPIs and ensure adherence, performance measurement, and target achievement.
- Resolve claims and dispute events with vendors.
- Supporting other initiatives/activities as directed by senior management
- Implement standard procurement guidelines, templates, and procurement procedures in India.
- Liaise with the regional procurement team Coordinate real-estate/construction projects
Preferred candidate profile:
- Experience in multi-location MNC company with centralized procurement function will be an advantage.
- BA, BCom, BSC, MSC, MCOM in Supply Chain, Business, Chemistry / Technical / Engineering, or related field (preferred).
- A professional Supply Chain Management Qualification such as MCIPS, APICS, CPSM, CSCMP (or in Progress) will be an advantage
- Demonstrated record of ability to implement continuous improvement ideas that deliver savings, efficiency, and optimization of capabilities
- Work Experience in the Pharmaceutical, Laboratory Testing, and Certification (TIC) industries would be an advantage.
- Experience in ERP systems and cloud-based Source to Pay systems (preferred),
- Proficient in incoterms and other commercial terms for delivery and payment
- Understanding of GST and tax provisions and its impact on purchasing decisions
- Working knowledge of the end-to-end procurement process
- Ability to be team-oriented as well as work independently, results-driven, positive attitude, and be active with the entire procurement process
- Ability to organize workload efficiently, meet tight timelines, problem solve effectively, and perform duties of the job accurately and with input and follow-up from management
Ability to work in a very fast paced environment, while ensuring continuity of supply.
Required Candidate Only from Pharmaceutical Industry & related
Job Classification
Industry: Pharmaceutical & Life SciencesFunctional Area / Department: Procurement & Supply Chain, Role Category: Procurement & PurchaseRole: Procurement / Sourcing HeadEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Als Testing ServicesLocation(s): Bengaluru+ View Contact
Keyskills: Purchase Planning Material Planning Material Management Material Procurement Purchase Vendor Development Purchase Management Global Sourcing Supply Chain Management Price Negotiation Procurement Management
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