Manager-Packaging Procurement

Are you ready to join a team that is driving the future of lubricants and setting new industry standards Discover how the diverse and passionate individuals at Castrol are shaping the industry and how you can be a part of this journey. Bring your unique perspective, collaborative spirit, and challenge our thinking as we continue to lead the way in the lubricants market and build businesses beyond lubricants. This is your chance to learn, grow, and thrive in a dynamic and inclusive organization. Castrol, a global leader in lubricants and part of the bp Group, is looking for a Manager-Packaging Procurement for their Mumbai location. As the Manager-Packaging Procurement, you will be responsible for the implementation of packaging supply market sector strategy and tactics on techno-commercial slate, covering vendor development and management, spend optimization, supply performance, and overall compliance to help deliver value to the business. Roles & Responsibilities: - Understand BP global procurement strategy for all packaging material categories and support the implementation of long-term and short-term techno-commercial plans. - Handle packaging category spend, annual and quarterly spend budget planning, and align finance and controlling teams on spend analytics. - Design and implement sourcing approaches to the market through RFI, RFP, RFQ, and e-auction in line with BIC strategy. - Ensure compliance with corporate procurement policies and procedures, including due diligence on supplier selection, evaluation, qualification, and introduction. - Manage supplier contract management, including service level and quality performance agreements, business continuity planning, and identifying single dual sourcing risks. - Handle and map supplier capacities across the country and plants for all categories, while periodically identifying and supervising market demand. - Supplier performance management to drive continuous improvements on key deliverables such as service, quality, safety, and compliance. - Periodic structured supplier engagements to identify and resolve outstanding topics, update key developments, and future sector outlook. - Tracking commodity index and material outlook of packaging materials for LBM process and handling the monthly pricing system with vendors. - Generate and handle procurement MIS, savings achieved against plan, procurement dashboard, COGS commentary, and procurement training records. Experience and Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering/Management with a professional qualification in packaging technology. - 10-12 years of experience in techno-commercial procurement, preferably in the area of packaging category. - Good leadership skills, successful negotiation track record, and strong analytical skills. - Proficient in English and Microsoft Office systems, with a high degree of commercial competence and teamwork ability. You will work with internal teams such as Global & PU Procurement, Planning, Purchase, Manufacturing, Quality, logistics, Marketing, Finance & Legal, as well as external packaging vendors. Up to 10% travel may be required for this role, and relocation assistance is available within the country. This position is not available for remote working. Skills required for this role include agreements and negotiations, analytical thinking, category spend profiling, communication, decision-making, market analysis, stakeholder management, sourcing strategy, and value creation and management.,