RAMA PHOSPHATES LTD

General Job Information:

Job title : Purchase Manager

Company / Unit : Rama Phosphates Limited

Department : Purchase / Commercial

Location : Mumbai - Head Office

Position in the organization:

Reports to : President & CFO

Direct reports : President & CFO

Objective of Job:

- To manage and optimize procurement of raw materials, chemicals, packing materials, spares, and services for fertilizer manufacturing operations, ensuring uninterrupted production, cost efficiency, statutory compliance, and quality adherence.

Key Responsibilities:

- Plan and execute procurement of fertilizer raw materials such as rock phosphate, sulphur, ammonia, phosphoric acid, potash, chemicals, catalysts, and additives.
- Manage sourcing of packing materials (HDPE/PP bags, liners), engineering spares, plant consumables, and maintenance services.
- Align purchase plans with production schedules, plant shutdowns, and maintenance requirements.
- Identify, develop, and approve reliable vendors in compliance with quality, safety, and statutory norms.
- Conduct price negotiations, rate contracts, and long-term supply agreements to achieve cost optimization.
- Issue, track, and close Purchase Orders (POs), Service Orders, and Annual Rate Contracts (ARC).




- Ensure timely inward of materials and coordinate with logistics, stores, and quality teams.
- Monitor inventory levels, minimum & maximum controls, and critical spares availability.

- Ensure compliance with Fertilizer Control Order (FCO), environmental norms, safety standards, and internal audit requirements.
- Coordinate with Accounts for invoice verification, GRN matching, GST compliance, and vendor payments.
- Handle import procurement, including vendor coordination, documentation, customs clearance, and statutory compliances (where applicable).
- Track market trends, raw material price fluctuations, and alternate sourcing strategies.
- Resolve vendor disputes, quality rejections, shortages, and delivery delays.
- Support cost-reduction initiatives through value engineering and vendor development.
- Lead the procurement team at corporate level.
- Prepare and present procurement MIS, cost-saving reports, inventory analysis, and compliance dashboards.

Educational Qualification:

- Any Graduate

Experience:

- 12 - 15 years of experience with, preferably in a manufacturing industry (e.g., Fertilizer, Petrochemical, Chemical)

Approval Authority:

- President & CFO

📌 Purchase Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Rama Phosphates
📍 Mumbai