Job Title & Purpose: Purchase Manager – Nagpur

Responsibilities

Category Management:
Developing & executing purchasing strategies for the categories handled across the abrasive business in line with business direction/ visions, with clear focus towards supply de-risking, cost reduction and value enhancement.
Lead and implement regional or global projects/ initiatives to support savings delivery or risk mitigation. Closely work with finance representatives to understand product costing, budgeting and savings implications for category sourcing initiatives.
Framework on Supply Chain Resilience: to be designed across the category with defined strategies for execution.
WC management: Focusing on establishing the best payment terms for effective working capital management. Driving projects on VMI for inventory control & Vendor financing model for payment term management.
Forecasting on inflations/ deflations for upcoming months and advising management in advance for any cost correction.
Cost Management:




Cost will be a key parameter & candidate shall be looking for every available opportunity to minimize /optimize the cost spent to secure the quality goods/ services.
Deliver YoY savings & cost avoidances as per the targets defined by the company/ management.
Work closely with the stakeholders’/ end users to identity chance by working collaboratively & bringing alternative approach to minimize cost at every level.
Market Due Diligence:
Drive detailed market research& study on the different driving forces of the industry/ category (including primary & secondary research).
Evaluating supplier’s core competencies and competitive positioning using various sourcing models and benchmarking techniques.
Gaining Market Intelligence and using the same in formulating purchasing strategies.
Competitor’s sourcing analysis and Import data analysis – for making decisions towards the sourcing pattern or identification of sources.
Sourcing/ Procurement:
Identifying and developing pot

📌 Manager - Purchase (Nagpur)
🏢 Saint-Gobain Group in India
📍 Nagpur