Purchase Lead (Consumer Brands)

As a Purchase Lead at Nurturing Green, a fast-growing home gardening brand, you will play a crucial role in purchase planning, vendor coordination, and procurement efficiency. Your primary responsibilities will include collaborating with key stakeholders to develop monthly/quarterly demand projections, translating forecasts into actionable purchase plans, and ensuring timely approvals from management. You will be responsible for maintaining optimal inventory levels nationwide, monitoring stock cover by SKU, and managing costs effectively to prevent stockouts and overstocking. In addition, you will work closely with vendors to ensure timely PO issuance and delivery, monitor SLA adherence, and maintain accurate documentation for all purchase operations. Your role will also involve building Excel-based dashboards for tracking POs, stock cover, vendor performance, and budget utilization. Collaboration with cross-functional teams such as NPD, Warehouse, Sales, and Finance will be essential to ensure seamless execution of purchase operations. Furthermore, as part of strategic projects, you will be involved in initiatives like logistics optimization, cost optimization, quality control process design, and warehouse production process improvement. Your ability to handle large datasets, Excel-based planning models, and familiarity with ERP tools will be crucial for success in this role. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a logical mindset are essential qualities that we are looking for in potential candidates. Ideally, you should have 5-10 years of experience in purchase planning, inventory management, or procurement within a consumer brand, retail, or FMCG company. A graduate or postgraduate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or a related field is preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets at an advanced level is required, and familiarity with ERP tools and inventory planning systems would be advantageous. A proactive attitude, flexibility, and a willingness to take ownership of projects will be key attributes for success in this role.,