Procurement Manager

Honasa Consumer Ltd.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Honasa Consumer Ltd. is seeking a senior procurement leader in India to manage end-to-end fill-rate and supplier performance for ~40 third-party manufacturers. You will drive OOS risk mitigation and lead process digitization using AI/automation to streamline procurement workflows.

The role requires extensive experience in procurement, SAP, and dashboards (Power BI/MS Excel) with strong stakeholder management across finance, operations and auditors. MBA in SCM is an added advantage.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in procurement/planning with exposure to third-party/contract manufacturing.
• Bachelor’s degree; MBA in SCM an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own weekly, fortnightly and monthly fill-rate tracking across ~40 third-party manufacturers; drive corrective action on shortfalls.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risk of OOS through early-warning tracking and escalation.
• Lead continuous improvement of procurement SOPs and process controls; digitize workflows with AI interventions.
• Manage relationships across internal teams and the third-party manufacturer ecosystem; be a key contact for escalations.
• Communicate with auditors; ensure regulatory compliance and track actions.
• Own and improve dashboards for fill rate, compliance, cost and vendor performance.
• Manage execution team for Finished Goods procurement; ensure timely PO issuance and issue resolution.
• Coordinate with Forecasting, Demand Planning and Supply Planning to translate plans into outputs; work with Warehouse to smooth inbound deliveries.
• Drive cost-savings initiatives and risk mitigation across the vendor portfolio.
• Partner with Finance on provisioning, budgeting and vendor reconciliation; support P2P process.

Skills

Procurement

Supply chain management

Stakeholder management

Analytics & dashboards

P2P process

SAP

Power BI

MS Excel

AI/Automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA in SCM

Tools

SAP

Power BI

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

1. Fill Rate & Supply Continuity Management

• Own weekly, fortnightly and monthly incoming fill-rate tracking across ~40 third-party manufacturers; drive corrective action on shortfalls.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risk of Out-of-Stock (OOS) situations through early-warning tracking and escalation.

2. Process Improvement & Digitization

• Lead continuous improvement of procurement SOPs and process controls.
• Identify and implement AI/automation interventions to digitize procurement workflows and reduce manual effort.

3. Stakeholder & Ecosystem Management

• Manage relationships across internal cross-functional teams and the third-party manufacturer ecosystem.
• Serve as a key point of contact for escalations and issue resolution with third-party partners.

4. Compliance & Audit Management

• Manage communication with internal and external auditors; ensure ongoing regulatory and policy compliance.
• Collaborate with external auditors on annual audits of third-party manufacturers and track closure of compliance actions.
• Maintain accurate procurement master data and ensure integrity of KPI reporting.
• Own and continuously improve dashboards for fill rate, compliance, cost and vendor performance visibility.

6. Team & Execution Management

• Manage and mentor the execution team responsible for Finished Goods (FG) procurement.
• Ensure timely execution of purchase orders and resolution of day-to-day procurement issues.
• Work closely with Forecasting, Demand Planning and Supply Planning teams to translate plans into procurement outputs.
• Coordinate with the Warehouse team to ensure smooth inbound deliveries and reduce receiving bottlenecks.
• Actively contribute to the S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) and S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution) processes, representing procurement's supply and capacity inputs.

8. Cost Savings & Risk Mitigation

• Drive cost-savings initiatives across the third-party manufacturing portfolio.
• Identify supply chain risks and lead mitigation projects to safeguard business continuity.

9. Finance Collaboration

• Partner with Finance on provisioning, budgeting and vendor reconciliation.
• Support and strengthen the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process in coordination with Finance.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in procurement/planning, with substantial exposure to third-party / contract manufacturing, preferably in FMCG, BPC or allied consumer goods industries.
• Professional bachelor’s degree; MBA in Supply Chain Management (SCM) an added advantage.
• Proven experience managing teams and senior cross-functional stakeholders (planning, finance, warehouse, quality); prior experience as a deputy/second-in-command to a function head, and/or exposure to S&OP/S&OE processes, is a plus.
• Strong exposure to procurement audits, vendor compliance frameworks and P2P processes, including direct interface with statutory/external auditors.
• Strong analytical ability with hands-on comfort in dashboards, KPI tracking and master data management.
• Working knowledge of SAP, Power BI and MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint); demonstrated ability to drive AI/automation adoption for process digitization.
• Senior-level stakeholder management — internal leadership, third-party manufacturers, and internal/external auditors.
• Structured problem-solving mindset with a bias for process improvement and risk mitigation.
• Sound understanding of budgeting, provisioning and vendor reconciliation from a procurement lens.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to represent the function/GM in cross-functional and audit forums.

Key Performance Indicators (Indicative)

• Incoming fill rate % (weekly / fortnightly / monthly) and OOS incidence.
• Audit closure TAT and compliance score across third-party manufacturers.
• Cost savings delivered against annual target.
• Dashboard/KPI data accuracy and timeliness.
• Process automation / digitization initiatives implemented.