Job description
Job description Job Summary The Plant Purchasing Manager will ensure the purchasing of capital goods and machinery, laboratory equipments and operational continuity of Bhuj site – 2 production plants. As Purchasing Manager for capital machinery, the role covers the management of the category for the 2 production sites in Bhuj, Kutch along with subordinate equipment, spares and maintenance related purchase for the full production lines.
As Purchasing Manager for laboratory equipment, the role covers the management of the category for the 2 Rio Labs centres at Bhuj, Kutch.
Responsibilities
Plant Purchasing Manager The roles are the following ones: Be the Purchasing Manager for local capital / capex purchase, manage the RFQs, lead negotiations, contract with suppliers and develop new vendors and manage their performance. Be the single point of contact to the plant managers / operations head, ensure the requirements are clearly understood technically and planning wise with clear understanding of the full production lines Deploy the Group purchasing strategy and contribute to the deployment of the contracts which are negotiated by the Category Managers.
Monitor the financial purchasing performance of the plants and track the budgets of the lines and its cost escalation & savings. Propose and Manage regional or national purchasing synergies. Be the guarantor of the continuous improvement of the purchasing process. Understand production process and value add the lines by sourcing newer consumables to ensure either high productivity or cost savings.
Work with project and operations team and ensure the availability of materials in time to meet the demand and schedule of projects and production. Oversee purchase department. Develop and implement procedures and policies for the department.
Requirements
- BE / B-TECH in Engineering
- Knowledge of inventory management and vendor management.
- Minimum of 7 year’s experience in purchasing, in industrial or /and laboratory purchase.
- Proven financial management business performance;
- Ability to promote best purchasing and procurement practices
- Proficiency with Ms-Excel & SAP
- Value for money, compliance enforcement, prompt and transparent financial reporting.
- Ability and willingness to understand the technical elements of the categories
- Good analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Strong negotiation and communication skills both internally and externally.
- Desire to work in an organization where there is a culture of urgency, personal accountability, and of striving ‘to perform’. Languages: English, Hindi Job Types: Full-time, Permanent ase