About the Role

Responsible for end-to-end procurement of packing materials for the Generic Formulations business, ensuring uninterrupted material availability, regulatory and artwork compliance, cost competitiveness, supplier performance and supply continuity. The role will manage Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Packing Materials (PPM, SPM and TPM) and collaborate closely with Packaging Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Planning, Manufacturing, Warehouse, and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own procurement of PPM, SPM and TPM, including materials such as bottles, caps and closures, blister foils, labels, cartons, leaflets, shippers, tapes, liners, trays and other product-specific packaging components.
• Manage purchase requisitions, RFQs, commercial negotiations, purchase order release, delivery schedules and closure of open purchase orders through SAP/MM or the applicable ERP system.
• Build deep category understanding across PPM, SPM and TPM, including manufacturing processes, material structures, print technologies, technical specifications,



testing requirements, tooling, cylinders, plates, development lead times and key cost drivers.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with applicable GMP requirements, approved specifications, change-control requirements, data-integrity expectations and market-specific regulatory commitments for generic formulation products.
• Coordinate artwork initiation, development, proof circulation, technical review and approval with Packaging Development, QA and suppliers.
• Maintain artwork and version control at purchase-order level, prevent obsolete or incorrect printed materials from entering the supply chain, and destruction or disposition of superseded materials as authorized.
• Drive alternate supplier identification and qualification for critical and single-source packaging materials in coordination with Packaging Development, QA, QC, Regulatory Affairs, R&D; and manufacturing sites.
• Develop sourcin

📌 Procurement - Packaging Specialist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Biocon
📍 Bengaluru