Purchase Manager _ Lubricant or Chemical Industry.

Theoriat Services; Pirangut; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Theoriat Services in India is seeking a seasoned Raw Material Sourcing & Procurement professional to lead purchasing for chemical inputs, lubricants, solvents, and additives, aligning with production schedules. You will coordinate with warehouse, QA, logistics, and finance to optimize inventory, negotiate contracts, monitor supplier performance, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Candidates should have extensive ERP/SAP Hana experience and a track record of driving cost savings in lubricant

Qualifications

• Plan and execute procurement strategies for chemical raw materials, solvents, additives, and bulk/specialty inputs to match production schedules.
• Coordinate with warehouse staff to ensure proper storage guidelines and review on an ongoing basis.

Responsibilities

• Identify, audit, and onboard reliable chemical suppliers; conduct regular vendor evaluations (quality, cost, and delivery lead times).
• Monitor and minimize costs in delivery of spare parts.
• Compare and evaluate offers from suppliers; coordinate with logistics for right material at right time.
• Negotiate favorable pricing structures, annual rate contracts, payment terms, and SLAs with raw material manufacturers.
• Ensure all incoming chemical shipments have SDS, CoA, and Certificates of Origin; maintain compliance with environmental, safety, and statutory laws.
• Follow up on supplier outstanding payments; collaborate with production, planning, and warehouse teams to monitor inventory thresholds, prevent stockouts, and avoid over-ordering.
• Track market price volatility for key petrochemicals or core inputs.
• Manage Purchase Requisitions (PR) and Purchase Orders (PO) inside enterprise systems, reconcile cycle counts, and maintain audit-ready records.
• Partner with QA, Production, Store, Logistics, and Finance to resolve material non-conformances, delivery delays, or invoice discrepancies; ensure training schedules reflect maximum utilization of training equipment and personnel.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Inventory management

ERP SAP Hana

Tools

ERP SAP Hana B1

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Raw Material Sourcing & Procurement

• Plan and execute procurement strategies for chemical raw materials, solvents, additives, and bulk/specialty inputs to match production schedules
• Constant generation of ideas to improve inventory turns on purchased materials, with a focus on Major - Lubricant Oil & Chemical standardized components; Develop a yearly business plan for Purchasing based on operational Coordinate with warehouse staff to ensure proper storage guidelines goals, and review on an ongoing basis.

Vendor Development & Management

• Identify, audit, and onboard reliable chemical suppliers. Conduct regular vendor evaluations (quality, cost, and delivery lead times)
• Responsible for monitoring and minimizing costs in delivery of spare parts
• Compare and evaluate offers from suppliers Coordinate with logistics for right material at right time.

Negotiation & Contracting

• Negotiate favorable pricing structures, annual rate contracts, payment terms, and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with raw material manufacturers.

Regulatory & Quality Compliance

• Ensure all incoming chemical shipments are accompanied by valid Safety Data Sheets (SDS), Certificates of Analysis (CoA), and Certificates of Origin. Maintain compliance with environmental, safety, and statutory laws

Inventory & Cost Optimization

• Follow up of supplier outstanding payments. Collaborate with production, planning, and warehouse teams to monitor inventory thresholds, prevent stockouts, and avoid over-ordering. Track market price volatility for key petrochemicals or core inputs

ERP & Documentation

• Manage Purchase Requisitions (PR) and Purchase Orders (PO) inside enterprise systems, reconcile cycle counts, and maintain audit-ready records

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Quality Assurance (QA), Production, Store, Logistics, and Finance to resolve material non-conformances, delivery delays, or invoice discrepancies.
• Ensures training schedules reflect maximum utilization of training equipment and personnel

Preferred candidate profile

• 6+ Years, in purchasing/procurement in Lubricant Oil & Chemical Industry only
• Male candidate having his own 2 wheeler.
• handle ERP/SAP Hana B1 Systems.