About Us
Established over a hundred years ago, Takasago is a global leading company in the flavour and fragrance industry, having developed flavours and fragrances for some of the world’s most successful manufacturers of foods, beverages, fine fragrances, home, and personal care products.
For over 35 years, we have been a leading industrial producer of L-Menthol, using our core technology, asymmetric synthesis.
This technology enables us to produce unique, novel, and nature-identical aroma ingredients, and in addition, to manufacture pharmaceutical intermediates, functional materials, and other fine chemicals.
Takasago Group maintains offices, production sites, and R&D; centers in twenty-seven countries and regions.
Responsibilities:
Overall responsible for the raw material & packaging sourcing activities.
Lead and motivate the sourcing team to ensure raw materials & packaging are sourced competitively, with the main focus on reducing costs or minimising price increases.
Analyse & understand raw material & packaging supplier supply chains & inputs to enable aggressive negotiations,



anticipation of future price changes & realistic standard costs.
Strategic procurement in the regional perspective, with the major emphasis on suppliers
Conduct regular supplier audits to determine capabilities & suitability as suppliers to Takasago International
Work closely with, contribute to & be an significant part of the Takasago global purchasing team.
Provide regular market updates to Perfumers/Flavourists & Takasago global purchasing team based on supplier information
Contract negotiations with suppliers for volume pricing & periodic cost reduction review
Work closely with other Supply Chain departments, RA & R&D; to enhance material management process to increase overall operational efficiency, increase inventory turnover & reduce obsolete materials
Review and improve vendor development and evaluation program
Continuously evaluate long term contracts for optimum price, service level

📌 Deputy Manager (India)
🏢 Takasago International Singapore Pte
📍 India