Procurement Manager India

Role & responsibilities

• Manage a small team of professionals in India across multiple locations
• Interact with key stakeholders across all labs in India in identifying business needs and building relationships.
• Sourcing / Selecting Qualified suppliers, vendor selection, management and performance.
• Manage sourcing / RFQ & Negotiation including negotiating best possible price, payment terms, and delivery schedules
• Review and negotiate contracts with suppliers to produce better savings and further value for spend.
• Track and maintain savings for India,
• prepare periodic summaries of savings, spend and sourcing initiatives
• Lead, develop, guide and supervise procurement and supply chain professionals that support the country.
• Identify, develop, qualify and improve relationships with existing and new vendors that can support product needs for India with a focus on increasing reliability and value, while reducing costs and risk.

The Procurement Manager - India has the following responsibilities:

• Manage centralized procurement and supply chain function that supports all existing and proposed laboratorys in the country; including but not limited to:
• Develop methods for standardizing master item catalog for India to support common requisition forms and vendor pricing agreements;
• Analyze and decide best practices in procedures and methods for centralized quoting, purchasing, expediting and delivery of goods required to support lab operations in India.
• Develop methods for consolidating inventory needs for India.
• Identify, quote, evaluate and negotiate vendor pricing agreements and blanket purchase orders for consolidated consumable and chemical needs, coordinating with APAC Procurement, when necessary for consistency and sharing of existing agreements.
• Assess, develop and implement an inventory management plan for India, which may include organized lab storage, min/max reorder points, and/or a hub-and-spoke warehouse for consolidating orders and distributing goods to labs in India.
• Manage a small team of professionals in India across multiple locations
• Interact with key stakeholders across all labs in India in identifying business needs and building relationships.
• Sourcing / Selecting Qualified suppliers, vendor selection, management and performance.
• Manage sourcing / RFQ & Negotiation including negotiating best possible price, payment terms, and delivery schedules
• Review and negotiate contracts with suppliers to produce better savings and further value for spend.
• Track and maintain savings for India,
• prepare periodic summaries of savings, spend and sourcing initiatives
• Lead, develop, guide and supervise procurement and supply chain professionals that support the country.
• Identify, develop, qualify and improve relationships with existing and new vendors that can support product needs for India with a focus on increasing reliability and value, while reducing costs and risk.
• Support the development and implementation of Source-to-pay solutions in India in future years.
• Follow and promote the companys health, safety, and sustainability requirements and culture.
• Represent the procurement and supply chain function in meetings with other business areas and regional/global leadership.
• Set respective KPIs and ensure adherence, performance measurement, and target achievement.
• Resolve claims and dispute events with vendors.
• Supporting other initiatives/activities as directed by senior management
• Implement standard procurement guidelines, templates, and procurement procedures in India.
• Liaise with the regional procurement team Coordinate real-estate/construction projects

Preferred candidate profile:

• Experience in multi-location MNC company with centralized procurement function will be an advantage.
• BA, BCom, BSC, MSC, MCOM in Supply Chain, Business, Chemistry / Technical / Engineering, or related field (preferred).
• A professional Supply Chain Management Qualification such as MCIPS, APICS, CPSM, CSCMP (or in Progress) will be an advantage
• Demonstrated record of ability to implement continuous improvement ideas that deliver savings, efficiency, and optimization of capabilities
• Work Experience in the Pharmaceutical, Laboratory Testing, and Certification (TIC) industries would be an advantage.
• Experience in ERP systems and cloud-based Source to Pay systems (preferred),
• Proficient in incoterms and other commercial terms for delivery and payment
• Understanding of GST and tax provisions and its impact on purchasing decisions
• Working knowledge of the end-to-end procurement process
• Ability to be team-oriented as well as work independently, results-driven, positive attitude, and be active with the entire procurement process
• Ability to organize workload efficiently, meet tight timelines, problem solve effectively, and perform duties of the job accurately and with input and follow-up from management

Ability to work in a very fast paced environment, while ensuring continuity of supply.

Required Candidate Only from Pharmaceutical Industry & related