Walk-in | Procurement Manager

Tenax India Industrial Chemical; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenax India Industrial Chemical in Bengaluru seeks a procurement professional to manage regional direct spend on chemicals and develop effective purchasing strategies. You will negotiate contracts and collaborate with R&D and manufacturing to drive savings and support innovation.

The role requires coordinating with multiple teams, leading cost-saving initiatives, and ensuring supplier performance aligns with quality and sustainability targets. A strong chemistry background is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of chemistry and chemical market background.
• Experience in procurement, supply chain or a technical role.

Responsibilities

• Manage regional direct spend for chemical purchases.
• Develop procurement strategies for categories under management.
• Negotiate and review complex contracts.
• Collaborate with R&D and manufacturing to coordinate portfolio changes for savings or innovation.
• Identify cost savings projects meeting company objectives.
• Support cross-functional teams on new product development and launch planning for equipment innovation.
• Monitor supplier performance against service, quality, cost, and sustainability metrics.
• Provide manufacturing with guidance on material shortages, quality issues and savings initiatives.
• Analyze purchases to inform long-term procurement strategy.
• Monitor global macro-economic factors affecting procurement costs and develop alternate sourcing strategies.

Skills

Chemistry background

Procurement strategy

Contract negotiations

Analytical skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage regional direct spend for mainly chemical purchases.
• Develop effective and efficient procurement strategies for categories under management.
• Negotiates, writes, and reviews complex contracts.
• Collaborate closely with the R&D organization and manufacturing operations to coordinate portfolio changes either for savings or innovation.
• Identify and implement cost savings projects which meet or exceed company objectives while ensuring reliable support.
• Support cross-functional and multi-regional teams working on new product development and launch planning for equipment innovation projects.
• Manage on-going supplier performance to meet or exceed all metrics regarding service, performance, quality, cost and sustainability.
• Provide support to manufacturing locations on matters related to material shortages, quality issues, savings projects, network analysis and new product introduction.
• Analyze purchases to develop strategic and long-term procurement strategies
• Maintain awareness of global macro-economic factors that directly impact the companys procurement costs including global raw material costs, labor cost, transportation cost and foreign exchange. Develop alternate sourcing strategies as these factors begin to negatively impact purchasing operations.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong knowledge of chemistry and chemical market background is needed
• Bachelors Degree in Chemistry or another related subject
• 5+ years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain and/or another technical position
• 5+ years of experience working with strategic sourcing methodologies, structured contract negotiations, and supplier performance management
• Effective time management skills in order to facilitate multiple priorities and firm deadlines
• Strong analytical, financial analysis and problem solving skills
• Professional communication skills
• Must be able to lead projects & teams effectively and drive for outstanding results