Purchasing Manager II GSO

Medline; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Medline seeks a qualified individual to lead purchasing activities for specific divisions in Maharashtra, India. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams to develop products, managing vendors, and ensuring effective sourcing strategies. A bachelor's degree is essential, alongside experience in procurement or healthcare product development. The ideal candidate should also possess strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset, with English proficiency being mandatory.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement function in a health care company is a plus.
• New product development and supplier development experience are advantageous.
• English language skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate purchasing activities for the assigned division.
• Collaborate with product managers and vendors for product development.
• Maintain business relationships with vendors and monitor contract compliance.
• Provide solutions within teams and act as a facilitator.

Skills

Project Management

Vendor Management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Job Summary

Lead and coordinate purchasing activities for an assigned division or product category.

Core Job Responsibilities

Project Management

• Collaborate with product manager, engineering, and vendors to develop new products and bring new products to the market or redesign the products to achieve cost competitiveness.
• Lead project and influence different functions to achieve goals, assure result accomplish and deliver on time.
• Know the potential quality risk, know how to improve product cost - increase production efficiency, re‑engineering, material changing, etc.
• Approach tasks and projects in a streamlined manner; applied knowledge of processes, product, and resources to minimize rework and maximize efficiency.
• Identify priorities during whirl wind.

Vendor Management

• Maintain effective business relationship with vendors associated with assigned product categories; understand vendor impact on overall business and product category.
• Proactively be aware of potential changes with vendors or in related manufacturing industry; monitor contract compliance. Lead supplier score card process.
• Keep challenging existing vendor pool, identify high potential vendors, sourcing risk mitigation plan.
• Develop new products out.

Teamwork

• Provide solutions or escalation.
• Collaborate with teams effectively and respectfully, act as a team player and facilitator among teams.

Qualifications

• Education level: Bachelor’s Degree and above.
• Working experience: have working experience in procurement function in a health care company or a regional sourcing center will be a plus; have new product development experience; have new supplier development experience.
• Language: English.
• Have overseas educational background or working experience will be a plus.