- Develop procurement strategies for base oils, additives, specialty chemicals, and packaging materials.
- Source and onboard domestic & international suppliers and build strategic vendor partnerships.
- Drive cost savings, negotiations, alternate sourcing, and value optimization.
- Manage supplier performance, quality, delivery, risk, and continuity of supply.
- Coordinate with Production, Planning, Quality & R&D; to ensure timely material availability and optimize inventory.
- Lead contract negotiations, import/export, logistics, customs, and compliance activities.
- Track global/domestic market trends, pricing, and supplier benchmarks.
- Key Requirement: Hands-on experience in international raw material procurement/global sourcing.
- Experience: 10+ years in procurement, preferably in lubricants, chemicals, petrochemicals,



or related industries, with robust exposure to base oils, additives, and specialty chemicals.
- Education: Bachelors in Engineering/Chemistry; MBA in Supply Chain/Operations/Finance preferred.
- Skills: Negotiation, contract management, cost optimization, supply chain, inventory management, ERP, Excel & Power BI.
- KPIs: Cost savings, supplier performance, inventory optimization, on-time material availability, and contract/risk compliance.

Regards

Sayyad Gafoor

Senior Consultant - Sourcing [email protected] persolindia.com

Sriram Samanthu Chambers, # 3287,

12th Main Indiranagar, Bangalore I India

📌 Deputy Purchase Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 PERSOL
📍 Bengaluru