Purchase Manager – Packaging Materials (F&B, FMCG) – Mumbai

Abreast Global; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Abreast Global in Mumbai is seeking a Purchase Manager to oversee procurement of packaging materials, material planning and inventory management. You will coordinate with sites and plants for procurement, planning, production, logistics, accounts, IT, QA, and sales.

Key tasks include developing procurement plans, reviewing raw material status weekly, negotiating best prices, and maintaining supplier performance. 10-15 years of packaging purchasing experience is required.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate (preferably with professional qualification in procurement/packaging).
• 10-15 years of relevant working experience.
• Having Good knowledge of packaging materials for purchase.
• SAP, MS-Office, Budgeting, Inventory.
• Market scenarios for the concerned products.

Responsibilities

• Work out Procurement Plan based on sales forecast & BOM.
• Review raw material status weekly from all plants and alert on stock variations.
• Explore saving potentials to secure best prices for commodities.
• Develop packaging material with corrugation box, tray, sleeve, closure suppliers.
• Consolidate tender prices and track release dates.
• Prepare purchase orders and coordinate with accounts for RTGS.
• Ensure integrity of packaging material and update specs as needed.
• Quarterly review of rates for key packaging material.
• Meet vendors and develop new/retain existing vendors.
• Negotiate final rates with vendors.
• Streamline SAP processes for smooth functioning.
• Ensure minimum variance of packaging material across locations.
• Centralized negotiation of rates for chemicals and plant consumables; conduct reverse auction of scraps.

Skills

Packaging materials knowledge

Vendor negotiation

Inventory management

Market analysis

Education

Postgraduate degree in procurement/packaging

Tools

SAP

MS-Office

Budgeting

Job description

Purchase Manager will be responsible for procuring packaging materials as per the requirements, material planning and inventory management. He\\She will co-ordinate with all the sites, plants for Procurement, Material Planning & Inventory Management, Production, Logistics, Accounts, IT, Sales, QA functions.

1. Work out Procurement Plan based on the sales forecast & BOM.
2. Review of raw material status on a weekly basis from all the plants and alert plants on any variations in stocks.
3. Exploring saving potentials, through various options, to move in market place to find the best prices, especially for commodities viz. Sugar, Fruit Pulp, Juices etc.
4. Develop Packaging material by co-ordinating with Corrugation Box, Tray, Sleeve, Closure manufacturers etc as per marketing needs.
5. Consolidating tender prices on regular basis and have tab on tender release dates.
6. Prepare Purchase orders, inform accounts for execution of RTGS and other formalities where applicable.
7. Ensuring the integrity of the packaging material and updating changes in technical specifications if any.
8. Quarterly review of the rates for key Packaging material.
9. Meeting vendors and developing new and better vendors while retaining the existing vendors.
10. Final negotiations with all vendors to work out the best possible rates.
11. Streamlining SAP processes and ensuring its smooth functioning
12. Ensuring minimum variance of packaging material at all the locations
13. Centralized negotiation of rates for Chemicals, Plant Consumables & to conduct reverse auction of scraps for plants etc.

Educational, Experience & Skills Required:

1. 1. Post Graduate (preferably with professional qualitification in procurement\\packaging).
2. 2. 10-15 years of relevant working experience.
3. 2.Having Good knowledge of packaging materials for purchase.
4. 3. SAP, MS-Office, Budgeting, Inventory.
5. 4. Market scenarios for the concerned products.