PROCUREMENT MANAGER

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the sales and purchasing to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement of materials, supplier relationship management, and driving procurement strategies aligned with the company's overall business objectives. This role requires strong negotiation skills, an in-depth understanding of supply chain operations, and effective vendor performance management with a minimum of 1+ year experience. Coordinating with key company employees to determine their product and service needs. Handling procurement tasks such as pre-qualifying suppliers, contract negotiations, agreement preparation, and tender management. Ensuring purchasing policies and processes meet business objectives, price, quality, and delivery targets. Identifying and sourcing materials for production while ensuring quality standards, delivery schedules, and budget constraints. Monitoring inventory levels and collaborating with internal teams to ensure material availability when required. Working closely with inventory and production teams to align material procurement requirements with production forecasts and demand. Maintaining accurate records of purchased materials, purchase orders, inventory, delivery notes, invoices, and contracts. Requirements include conducting regular audits and inventory checks, establishing strong relationships with vendors, suppliers, and customers, evaluating and reporting supplier performance, and resolving material-related issues to ensure continuous production flow. Facilitating documentation requirements for material transportation insurance, declarations, eway bills, taxes, and other levies. Expectations entail engaging with manufacturers and suppliers for procurement within and outside Kerala, fluency in English and Hindi, and preferably a business educational background. Key skills include conducting periodic vendor reviews, engaging with vendors, channel partners, and customers for meetings, promotional initiatives, discussions, and negotiations.,