Assistant Purchase Manager

AP Management Consultants; Chennai District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

AP Management Consultants in Chennai invites applications for a procurement role handling end-to-end purchasing of factory raw materials, packing materials and consumables, from planning to delivery and closure. You will obtain quotations, negotiate terms, place orders on time, and track deliveries to ensure specification compliance.

Responsibilities include building strong supplier relationships, developing alternate sources for continuity, monitoring stock levels, flagging slow-moving items,

Qualifications

• End-to-end purchasing from planning to purchase order and delivery.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end purchasing from planning to purchase order, delivery and closure.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

Inventory management

Negotiation

Planning

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Procurement

• End-to-end purchasing Procure all factory raw materials, packing materials and consumables, from

requirement planning and sourcing to purchase order, delivery and closure.

• Obtain and compare quotations, negotiate pricing and terms, and place purchase orders on time and at

the best value.

• Track orders and deliveries to ensure materials arrive on schedule and to specification.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong, reliable relationships with suppliers and vendors across the material base.
• Develop alternate and backup sources to secure supply continuity and improve commercial terms.
• Evaluate supplier performance on quality, price, delivery and reliability, and resolve supply issues

promptly.

Material Availability & Shortage Prevention

• Zero-shortage assurance Ensure no factory faces a shortage of any material at any point, by planning

ahead against consumption, lead times and reorder levels.

• Coordinate closely with all factories and stores to anticipate requirements and align procurement with

production plans.

• Monitor critical and long-lead items and act early to prevent stock-outs.

Stock Visibility & Reporting

• Live stock details — Maintain accurate, up-to-date stock details across materials and locations, and have

them ready at all times for factories and management.

• Non-moving stock flagging — Identify and flag slow-moving and non-moving items to the factory and

management, so that action can be taken to consume, return or liquidate them.

• Prepare periodic procurement and inventory reports — purchase status, stock position, ageing and

consumption — for management review.

• Maintain purchase records, supplier data, rate contracts and documentation in an organised, auditable

Preferred candidate profile

Male Candidates Preferred

Industry: Chemical- Paints

Location: Chennai

Contact: [e-mail], 9585581144