ASSISTANT PURCHASE MANAGER

Zepcruit; Meerut; Presencial; INR 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Zepcruit in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India, invites applications for Assistant Manager – Purchase. You will lead sourcing of raw materials and packaging for a fruit juice plant, focusing on cost efficiency and regulatory compliance.

This role demands managing high-risk, time-sensitive supply chains and FEFO-based inventory control. Responsibilities include supplier onboarding, SLAs, cold chain oversight, and audits to ensure FSSAI/FDA alignment.

Formación

• 3–5 years procurement experience in food manufacturing, beverage plants, or F&B sectors.
• Experience in sourcing RM/PM and supplier management for perishable materials.
• Strong understanding of food safety compliance and supplier audits.

Responsabilidades

• Strategic and tactical sourcing for RM and packaging materials.
• Onboard and evaluate RM/PM vendors meeting strict food safety.
• Negotiate SLAs to secure volume discounts and stable pricing.
• Monitor cold chain logistics to maintain temperature compliance.
• Implement FEFO purchasing to minimize write-offs.
• Audit suppliers with QA to ensure FSSAI/FDA compliance.
• Maintain Material Masters, Purchase Info Records, and SLED tracking.
• Provide MIS reports on procurement costs, vendor performance, and inventory variance.

Conocimientos

Fruit cycle forecasting

Cold storage vendor vetting

Sensory evaluation awareness

Rapid inventory turnover strategies

Contract negotiation skills

Educación

B.Tech / B.Sc in Food Technology, Agricultural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or SCM

MBA or PGDM in Materials Management

Descripción del empleo

Job Description:

Job description: Assistant Manager – Purchase

The Assistant Manager – Purchase is responsible for the uninterrupted, cost-effective, and compliant sourcing of all Raw Materials (RM) and Packaging Materials (PM) required for the fruit juice manufacturing plant. This role specializes in managing high-risk, time-sensitive supply chains where material shelf-life, volatile agricultural markets, cold chain logistics, and strict food safety regulations directly impact plant profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic & Tactical Sourcing
• Portfolio Sourcing: Procure temperature-sensitive raw materials, fresh agricultural commodities, fruit & vegetable pulps, flavourings, and specialized food-grade packaging.
• Supplier Development: Identify, onboard, and evaluate specialized RM/PM vendors capable of meeting strict food safety criteria.
• Contract Management: Execute and monitor service level agreements (SLAs) with suppliers to secure volume discounts and stable pricing.
• Supply Chain & Shelf-Life Management
• Cold Chain Logistics: Monitor inbound cold chain transportation to guarantee strict temperature compliance during transit and prevent raw material spoilage.
• Inventory Optimization: Minimize working capital lock-up while ensuring zero production downtime due to stock-outs.
• Waste Mitigation: Enforce strict First Expired, First Out (FEFO) purchasing guidelines to completely eliminate factory material write-offs.
• Compliance & Food Safety
• Regulatory Compliance: Audit suppliers alongside the Quality Assurance (QA) team to ensure 100% alignment with FSSAI, FDA, and global food safety standards.
• Traceability Maintenance: Ensure immediate batch and lot traceability for all inbound direct materials to mitigate product recall risks.
• Risk Management: Adapt procurement schedules rapidly to handle seasonal crop fluctuations, yield variances, and sudden demand spikes.
• Management Systems & Reporting
• Data Management: Manage Material Masters, Purchase Info Records, Source Lists, and Shelf-Life Expiration Date (SLED) tracking.
• MIS Reporting: Generate weekly and monthly procurement cost saving, vendor performance, and inventory variance reports for management review.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree (B.Tech / B.Sc) in Food Technology, Agricultural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or Supply Chain Management. An MBA or Post Graduate Diploma in Materials Management is highly preferred.
• Professional Experience: 3 to 5 years of progressive procurement experience directly within food manufacturing, beverage plants, or F&B sectors.
• Core Competencies: Expert fruit cycle forecasting, cold storage vendor vetting, sensory evaluation awareness, rapid inventory turnover strategies, and elite contract negotiation skills.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Material Availability (OOS): Achieve 0% production line stoppages due to raw material stock-outs.

Purchase Price Variance (PPV): Meet or exceed annual cost-saving and price-mitigation targets against market indices.

Inventory Spoilage Rate: Maintain direct material write-offs and aging expiration stock below

Supplier OTIF (On-Time In-Full): Maintain a vendor delivery compliance rate of ≥ 98%.

Quality SLA Adherence: Zero critical non-compliance reports (NCRs) from QA during inbound material audits.