ASSISTANT MANAGER – PROCUREMENT

JOB PURPOSE The primary responsibility of Assistant Manager – Procurement is to support the development and implementation of the procurement strategies according to company’s businessrequirements by collating and analyzing order requirements and supplier information.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Purchase

- Send out enquiries for appropriate materials/goods/services, collate and analyse quotations.
- As required, place orderswith suitable suppliersfor specified materialsensuring goods are delivered on the requireddate and purchasedat the most competitive rates and within budget.
- Ensure that quality and performance of ordered materials are in line with required standards.
- Plans to prioritize, organizeand accomplish work and supervises staff and meetings
- Consolidate purchasesof materials to achieve maximum economic benefit.
- Follow up on deliveries from suppliers that are overdue or urgent in nature.
- Maintain, updateand source recent vendors to aid smooth functioning of procurement process.
- Assist in negotiation and finalization process for agreed terms & conditions not restricting to discount structures and volume rebates.
- Knows procurement work in Capital equipment buying.
- Able to apply supplychain management concepts.

Procurement Standards

- In liaison with procurement department, inform other departments (including finance, BU procurement teams) of all relevant information regarding settlement of the accounts with the vendor, changes in materials, major price movements, delivery lead times and individual supply situations.
- Assist RO in maintaining the prominent internaldocumentation for auditpurpose.
- Assist in reviewing the policies and procedures of procurement department to ensure efficient and professional operation consistent with corporate vision.
- Evaluate bids and make recommendations based on commercial parameters.
- Raise & Release Purchaseorders/Job Work orders
- Follow-up on PO’s for the on time deliveryof goods




- To ensure the bills are certified and send after GRN’s and PO’sare in place and GRN’s are raised on time and updated in BOS.

Others/Projects

- Preparation of GSMM report.
- Preparation of RFP’s and RFQ’s.
- Identify cost saving projects along with the user department and vendor
- Monitoring performance of suppliers and actions for improvement
- Perform other duties as assigned by HOD.
- Responsible and accountable for overall quality,safety and securityof operations.
- You will be responsible and accountable to make necessaryoperational decisions relatedto safety and security matters at all times whilst on duty.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited collegeor university.
- Post Graduate degree in Operations preferred.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

- Minimum of 6 to 8+ years of experience in procurement function.
- Knowledge on ERP system like SAP S4 Hana, Oracle Cloud Fusion , Ariba , MSD 365 preferred
- Advance excel and MIS reporting
- Independently Manage the station

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS & BEHAVIOUR

- Adaptability: Demonstrate a willingness to beflexible, versatile and/or tolerantin a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency.
- Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and business practices, and ensure that own behavior and the behavior.
- Build relationship: Establish and maintain positiveworking relationship with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
- Communication effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effectively communication tools and techniques.
- Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve challenges and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Officeincluding word, excel and outlook.
- Competent negotiator and influencer.
- Commercially focusedwith proven track record of delivering cost and processefficiencies.
- Well-developed commercial understanding and numeracy.
- Takes initiative & appropriate risks.

📌 Assistant Procurement Manager (Thiruvananthapuram)
🏢 Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited (AISATS)
📍 Thiruvananthapuram