Purchase Manager

Greythr; Indore District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Rama Phosphates Limited in Indore is seeking a Purchase / Commercial professional to manage procurement of raw materials, packaging, and services for fertilizer production. You will align purchasing with production schedules, identify reliable vendors, and optimize costs while ensuring compliance.

The role involves handling POs, ARC, and import procurement where applicable, coordinating with logistics and accounts, and leading a procurement team at plant and corporate levels.

Qualifications

• Any Graduate.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute procurement of fertilizer raw materials such as rock phosphate, sulphur, ammonia, phosphoric acid, potash, chemicals, catalysts, and additives.
• Manage sourcing of packing materials (HDPE/PP bags, liners), engineering spares, plant consumables, and maintenance services.
• Align purchase plans with production schedules, plant shutdowns, and maintenance requirements.
• Identify, develop, and approve reliable vendors in compliance with quality, safety, and statutory norms.
• Conduct price negotiations, rate contracts, and long-term supply agreements to achieve cost optimization.
• Issue, track, and close Purchase Orders (POs), Service Orders, and Annual Rate Contracts (ARC).
• Ensure timely inward of materials and coordinate with logistics, stores, and quality teams.
• Monitor inventory levels, minimum-maximum controls, and critical spares availability.
• Ensure compliance with Fertilizer Control Order (FCO), environmental norms, safety standards, and internal audit requirements.
• Coordinate with Accounts for invoice verification, GRN matching, GST compliance, and vendor payments.
• Handle import procurement, including vendor coordination, documentation, customs clearance, and statutory compliances (where applicable).
• Track market trends, raw material price fluctuations, and alternate sourcing strategies.
• Resolve vendor disputes, quality rejections, shortages, and delivery delays.
• Support cost-reduction initiatives through value engineering and vendor development.
• Lead and develop the procurement team at plant and corporate level.
• Prepare and present procurement MIS, cost-saving reports, inventory analysis, and compliance dashboards.

Skills

Vendor development

Price negotiations

Procurement planning

Inventory management

Contract management

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Logistics coordination

Education

Any Graduate

Job description

Company / Unit : Rama Phosphates Limited

Department : Purchase / Commercial

Objective of Job:

• To manage and optimize procurement of raw materials, chemicals, packing materials, spares, and services for fertilizer manufacturing operations, ensuring uninterrupted production, cost efficiency, statutory compliance, and quality adherence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute procurement of fertilizer raw materials such as rock phosphate, sulphur, ammonia, phosphoric acid, potash, chemicals, catalysts, and additives.
• Manage sourcing of packing materials (HDPE/PP bags, liners), engineering spares, plant consumables, and maintenance services.
• Align purchase plans with production schedules, plant shutdowns, and maintenance requirements.
• Identify, develop, and approve reliable vendors in compliance with quality, safety, and statutory norms.
• Conduct price negotiations, rate contracts, and long-term supply agreements to achieve cost optimization.
• Issue, track, and close Purchase Orders (POs), Service Orders, and Annual Rate Contracts (ARC).
• Ensure timely inward of materials and coordinate with logistics, stores, and quality teams.
• Monitor inventory levels, minimummaximum controls, and critical spares availability.
• Ensure compliance with Fertilizer Control Order (FCO), environmental norms, safety standards, and internal audit requirements.
• Coordinate with Accounts for invoice verification, GRN matching, GST compliance, and vendor payments.
• Handle import procurement, including vendor coordination, documentation, customs clearance, and statutory compliances (where applicable).
• Track market trends, raw material price fluctuations, and alternate sourcing strategies.
• Resolve vendor disputes, quality rejections, shortages, and delivery delays.
• Support cost-reduction initiatives through value engineering and vendor development.
• Lead and develop the procurement team at plant and corporate level.
• Prepare and present procurement MIS, cost-saving reports, inventory analysis, and compliance dashboards.

Educational Qualification:

• Any Graduate