Job Description:

Job Purpose

The job holder will be responsible for managing the India packaging supplier base across specific packaging categories, including Rigids, Paperboard Packaging, and Miscellaneous Packaging.
The role will be responsible for ensuring seamless pack-material connectivity for Recent Product Development (NPD) projects within the assigned categories, while also acting as a key interface between material planners and suppliers to resolve day-to-day operational challenges.

Key responsibilities include ensuring the timely and reliable supply of packaging materials to factories in line with established service and delivery KPIs defined by relevant internal stakeholders. The individual will work closely with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to identify issues, drive resolution, and ensure continuity of supply.

The role requires strong stakeholder management and supplier relationship management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships both externally with suppliers and internally with functions such as Supply Chain, Manufacturing, QFS,



SQA and NPD Team.
The individual will play a critical role in translating business priorities into actionable supplier and supply-chain outcomes, while ensuring operational excellence and uninterrupted material availability.

Key Responsibilities:

Maximize value for money:
- Ensure contractual allocation made by the sourcing manager.
- Negotiate and challenge supplier's quality, price (category materials), service, lead times, minimum order quantities & payment terms to get the best value for every rupee spent.
- Provide the necessary support to INDIA sites Planning and Logistics in ensuring supply continuity.
- Manage and provide input to Strategic Sourcing on overall suppliers performance (quality and service).
- Provide the Commercial support to the NPD Team by:
- Tracking NPDs for own categories.
- Resolving supplier queries on Shade cards.
- Timely highlighting the same to stakeholde

📌 Specialist – Commercial Operations (Mumbai)
🏢 Mars
📍 Mumbai