Procurement Manager

Primum Talent Group; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Primum Talent Group seeks an experienced procurement professional with 8–12 years in RM and PM for BPC, FMCG, cosmetics or pharma to secure materials at the right cost and ensure on-time delivery.

You will drive savings through supplier and formulation changes, develop alternate vendors, and coordinate with R&D, QC, Production and Finance to strengthen supply continuity and quality control.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Engineering, Science (Chemistry or Pharmacy preferred), or Commerce.
• MBA in Operations or Supply Chain, or a CPSM/CIPS certification, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Secure the right material at the right cost, on time, and to specification.
• Reduce cost through vendor, specification and formulation changes.
• Run a clean PO-to-GRN process to minimize errors and supplier risk.
• Develop and qualify alternate vendors, including imported and long-lead materials.
• Coordinate with R&D, QC, Production, Planning and Finance to ensure supply continuity.

Skills

Negotiation

RFQ management

Should-cost modelling

Quality control knowledge

Cosmetic ingredients knowledge

Cross-functional coordination

OTIF delivery

Vendor performance management

Education

Engineering/Science/Commerce degree

MBA in Operations or CPSM/CIPS

Tools

ERP/SAP purchasing

Job description

Role purpose:

Secure the right material, at the right cost, on time and to specification. Reduce cost

through vendor, specification and formulation changes, reduce single-source supplier risk, and run a clean, error-free purchase order to goods receipt (PO-to-GRN) process.

The role is measured on the following six KRAs:

• 4. Supply continuity and risk
• 5. Process excellence and innovation
• 6. Packaging material quality control

Qualifications and skills:

Education

• Graduate in Engineering, Science (Chemistry or Pharmacy preferred), or Commerce.
• MBA in Operations or Supply Chain, or a CPSM/CIPS certification, preferred.

Experience

• 8 to 12 years in procurement, with at least 4 years managing RM and PM for BPC, FMCG, cosmetics or pharma.
• Track record of delivering savings through vendor changes, specification changes (for example, glass to PET) and formulation value engineering.
• Experience developing and qualifying alternate vendors, including imported and long-lead materials.

Skills

• Negotiation, request for quotation (RFQ) management and should-cost modelling.
• Working knowledge of cosmetic ingredients, packaging components and quality control (QC) specifications.
• ERP/SAP purchasing (PR-PO-GRN-invoice cycle) and strong Excel skills.
• Vendor performance management: on-time in-full (OTIF) delivery, rejection analysis, root cause analysis and corrective and preventive action (CAPA).
• Cross-functional coordination with R&D, QC, Production, Planning and Finance.

Travel

• Travel to vendor sites and plants as needed, including supplier audits.