Title: Manager-Purchase

Department: Purchase

Qualification: MBA / M. Com / B. Com

Total Experience: 6 Years – 10 Years

Location: Mumbai

Salary Range: 6 – 7 LPA

Job Type: Full Time Part Time Contractual Intern

Job Purpose:

Manage and lead the purchasing department. Motivate the purchase team and guide them to increase their productivity.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Check the orders through emails and plan the work accordingly

2. To manage and lead all purchase-related functions like Inquiry, Vendor Management, Price Negotiation and closure, Sampling and QC Check, Designing Labels-NPD, etc.

3. Source suitable international suppliers/vendors/manufacturers from China, Europe, and Far East countries around the world. These suppliers could be for products ranging from FMCG, FMCD, Food, and Furniture to any other commodity as demanded by the customer.

4. Initiate and oversee the supplier/manufacturer contract process and evaluate contracts.

5. Assigned the task to the purchase team and resolved their queries.

6. Complete the pending orders & follow up the same on a daily basis.

7. Select, evaluate and screen preferred suppliers for all consumable items.

8. Review and negotiate supplier terms, pricing and deliverables with the supplier/vendor.

9. Procure specialized items based on project timelines.

10. Generate and approve purchase requests and orders for procurement items required through the team managed.

11. Coordination with the Director for any queries and work allocation.

12. Follow up with customers for their queries and resolve the same with a minimum timeline.

13. Ensure that purchase order requirements are submitted to the relevant suppliers in time.

14. New Supplier Development and New Product Development will be carried out continuously.

15. Review the Purchase order and Proforma invoice and get approval from the business head.

16. Based on the samples from suppliers, get confirmation from the market, and get a detailed comparison of the price, and quality of new a product with different brands available in the market.

17. Prepare initial costing and request for promotional amount from suppliers, based on the results. Send confirmation email to supplier.

18. Request new and old suppliers to provide sole distribution ship contracts.

19. Get detailed updates regarding reorders and follow up with the supplier to close the order as soon as possible.

20. Coordinating with the Logistics team and supplier regarding urgent loading and informing the logistics team for further intimation to the shipping liner to dispatch cargo within the requested time.

21. After dispatching the container, inform suppliers about damage, short quantity, or change of quality.

22. Based on the claim report, request the supplier to provide a credit note for the same

Specific Skills / Knowledge:

1. Good negotiating skills

2. Excellent problem analysis and resolution skills

3. Multitasking

4. Good command of spoken and written communication in English

5. Good customer relationship acumen

6. Ability to research and find information related to new suppliers & product development

7. Good team management skills

8. Good listener & at the same time builds and put his point of view to others effectively