Position Title: Purchase &

- Stores Assistant

Department: Purchase &

- Stores

Reports To: Operations Head,

Direct Reports: None (individual contributor role)

Location: Plant / Works

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

- Customer Material Coordination (Job-Work Receipt)
- Coordinate with customers/transporters for timely receipt of components/material sent for job-work.
- Verify incoming material against delivery challans/purchase orders; check for shortages or damages.
- Ensure timely GRN (Goods Receipt Note) and documentation for customer-supplied material.

Purchase of Consumables

- Raise purchase requisitions and place orders for paints, chemicals, and other consumables based on production needs and stock levels.
- Obtain vendor quotations and support the Purchase Head on pricing and delivery negotiations.
- Track open purchase orders and follow up with vendors to avoid stock-outs or line stoppages.

Stores Management

- Maintain stores on a FIFO (First-In-First-Out) basis for both customer material and consumables.
- Ensure proper stacking, labeling, and identification of stock.
- Conduct periodic physical stock verification/reconciliation against records and report discrepancies.
- Maintain minimum/maximum stock levels and raise timely replenishment requests.

Safety &

- Hazardous Material Handling

- Ensure safe storage and handling of hazardous materials (paints, thinners, chemicals) as per safety norms — labeling, segregation, MSDS availability, and fire safety.
- Maintain records of hazardous material stock and ensure proper disposal of waste/empty containers as per applicable norms.




- Support periodic safety checks of the stores area and flag gaps to management.

Documentation &

- MIS

- Maintain accurate purchase and stores records —
- GRNs, stock registers, and issue/consumption records.
- Prepare basic MIS reports in Excel (stock status, consumption trends, pending POs, purchase cost tracking) for management review.
- Support month-end stock reconciliation and reporting.

Coordination

- Coordinate with production/dispatch on material availability and consumption planning.
- Coordinate with accounts on invoice/GRN matching and vendor payment follow-up as needed.

Education &

- Experience

- Graduate / Diploma in any discipline; commerce, mechanical, or industrial background preferred.
- 4-5 years of experience in a purchase/stores role, preferably in a manufacturing or automotive component setting.
- Experience handling hazardous/chemical material storage is an advantage.
- Key Skills &
- Competencies
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel (data entry, basic formulas, stock trackers, MIS reports).
- Basic understanding of inventory management practices (FIFO, stock reconciliation).
- Awareness of safety practices for hazardous material storage and handling.
- Exposure to any ERP/inventory software is an added advantage.
- Good coordination and communication skills to deal with customers, vendors, and internal teams.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and accountable for accurate records.
- Other Requirements
- Willingness to be based full-time at the plant.
- Age: typically 22–30 years (indicative; not a strict cut-off).
- This is a junior assistant-level role —

compensation and seniority are set accordingly.

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