Purchase Manager

Rama Phosphates Limited; Indore District; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Rama Phosphates Limited in India seeks a senior procurement leader to manage end-to-end sourcing of raw materials, packing, spares, and services for fertilizer manufacturing. You will align purchases with production plans, develop reliable vendors, negotiate long-term contracts, and oversee imports and GST compliance.

Responsibilities include optimizing costs, ensuring timely material inward, and leading the procurement team at plant and corporate levels to support uninterrupted production and

Qualifications

• Educational qualification: Any Graduate
• Experience: 15-20 years in manufacturing industry (e.g., Fertilizer, Petrochemical, Chemical)

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.

Education

Any Graduate

Job description

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

Experience:

• 15 - 20 years of experience in manufacturing industry (e.g., Fertilizer, Petrochemical, Chemical)