Key Responsibilities

1. Sourcing & Vendor Management (Procurement Focus)
- Alternate Vendor Development (AVD): De-risk supply chain bottlenecks by actively evaluating, auditing, and onboarding alternate global and local packaging suppliers.
- Cost Optimization: Lead value engineering and cost-reduction projects through vendor consolidation, material substitution
- Supplier Governance: Draft Service Level Agreements (SLAs), monitor supplier key performance indicators (KPIs), and manage risk mitigation strategies for single-source dependencies.

2. Regulatory, Quality, and Artwork Compliance
- Regulatory Audits: Collaborate with Quality Assurance (QA) and Regulatory Affairs (RA) to verify that all packaging components strictly meet global pharmacopoeia standards.
- Artwork Management: Supervise the workflow and approval protocols of localized, multi-lingual, and anti-counterfeiting elements integrated onto cartons, labels, and foils.
- Production & Market Complaints: Investigate stability failures, primary container leakages, or packaging-related market complaints,



implementing rigorous Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).

3. Sustainability & Green Initiatives
- Eco-friendly Standards: Head organizational strategies to adopt recyclable materials, reduce Plastic Waste Management (PWM) impacts, and integrate biodegradable alternatives into commercial pack styles.

4. Leadership & Team Management
- Cross-functional Alignment: Act as the technical liaison between BD, R&D;, Corporate Purchase, Manufacturing Plants, PPIC, Quality Control, and CQA.
- Mentorship: Direct, manage, and upskill a high-performing team of packaging technologists, purchase managers, and design executives across multiple manufacturing sites.

Key Technical & Behavioral Skills
- Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of specialized materials like Cosmetics Packaging, Tubes, Cold Form Blister Foil, PVC/PVDC films, Glass vials/ampoules/bottles , HDPE bottles, and Multi-layered laminates.
- Regulator

📌 AGM/DGM- Packaging Commercial Procurement (New Delhi)
🏢 Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
📍 New Delhi