Manager - Purchase Planning & Operations

Key Responsibilities/What You Will Do

• Develop, Lead and Execute purchase strategies across regions and categories.
• Track and report key functional metrics (Ex- OTIF) to improve process effectiveness and improve

vendor relationships.

• Craft vendor negotiation strategies and close vendor deals with optimal terms of trade.
• Partnering with all the vendors and stakeholders to ensure transparent contract management.
• Perform various cost analysis with respect to inventory planning and management, What If

analysis and benchmarking in purchase function.

• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries based on periodic demand forecasts and monitor

levels of demand basis available inventory space across warehouses.

• Assess, manage and mitigate risks of physical inventory damage.

Qualifications & Skills/What You Need

• Proven experience as purchase manager across different businesses (including retail & e-com).
• Exceptional networking & negotiation skills along with interest in changing market dynamics.
• Working experience of vendor management software.
• Strong ability to gather and analyse data and to work with numbers. Preferably working

knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including advanced excel features.

• Ability to lead, make sound judgements and take timely decisions of own function.
• Strong mathematical and statistical skills set.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work across cultures & a pro-active thinker
• Bachelors degree / professional certification in Supply Chain Management/ Logistics or Business

Administration

• Hands on experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) system 6-8 years of related experience with at-least 2+ years as Managing Purchase Operations