Assistant Manager

Job Description

At the heart of all of this, is our talented team. We take much pride in fostering an inspiring workplace, with an agile and high-performance culture. We are also deeply committed to recognising and valuing diversity across our teams. Designation: Assistant Manager - Strategic Sourcing Location: Mumbai, HO Roles & Responsibilities: Closely work in cross functional teams like Brand, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Planning to drive projects related to sourcing independently handled by the incumbent. Keep a close watch on market dynamics and track trends in RM and provide inputs to category manager so as to take effective decisions. Co-ordinate with category managers in driving Cost Saving Projects. Track projects / savings / AOP prices every month. Support category managers for critical projects related to sustainability. Identify and drive projects related to digitization of sourcing activities Track vendor performance for service / quality and give inputs to team for making effective effective vendor management decisions. Responsible for sourcing of few categories like Metal Components, Labels, Leaflets etc. Shall be responsible for the efficient sourcing of such categories. Negotiate and prepare cost sheets on periodic basis based on agreed conversion formulas. Identify, negotiate and finalize the transport contracts for the incoming RM/PM and consumables and fuels as applicable. Explore opportunities for cost optimization through sourcing from reliable sources and negotiate for the best delivery conditions including price, quality and delivery. Develop strong supplier base for these categories for the existing and forthcoming products. Work on developing new vendors / alternate vendors who can supply as per GCPL specifications and quality/ delivery. Analyze and provide market intelligence to management related to the categories handled by him/her to take better decisions. Support New Product Development (NPDs) function by helping them to develop vendors for the categories handled by him / her. Prepare MIS related to sourcing function like LRP and AOP budgets, Purchase Price variance, Cost Improvement Project Trackers, Commodity trends etc. Position Requirements: BE / B Tech from a premiere institute with 4 to 5 years of experience in the sourcing function or Degree in Packaging Technology 2-4 years experience in procurement operations and well verse with underlying processes, data and information management in sourcing and procurement operations are preferred Skills: Good analytical skills, negotiation skills, business orientation and ability to influence the business partners and stakeholders. Ability to prepare MIS and cost sheets. Excellent in Microsoft Office (Powerpoint and Excel) Exposure to sourcing and vendor development of FMCG related categories like Plastics components, Metal Components, and Paper based products like Leaflets and Labels, etc. Sound knowledge of plastic / polymer industry and its dynamics. Should be willing to travel to plant and vendor locations basis need