Procurement Manager

Job Responsibilities:

• Sound knowledge of the chicken life cycle, raw chicken portioning, further processing into chicken products and its demand and supply factors.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and techniques of poultry industry in general and chicken products in particular.
• Understanding of the key industry suppliers, regional demand factors, environmental factors affecting the yield.
• Should be well versed with the different wholesale markets of non-veg products, product differentiation and its demand across industry.
• Sound knowledge of the commercials of the raw chicken, current field practices in the industry, impact of the change in policy procedures in terms of cost and availability etc.
• Understanding of Marco & Micro economic factors impacting feedstocks and understanding of feedstock price cycles.
• Responsible for tracking daily/ weekly/ monthly markets and gather information on supply & demand and price determining factors
• Responsible for providing price trends, forecasting and taking buying decision for most competitive buying strategy to ensure 100% supply compliance.
• Responsible for development, leading and executing procurement strategies and negotiation of contracts to maximize the benefit to organization.
• Perform cost benefit analysis and benchmarking of the market and competition to find cost saving opportunities.
• Responsible for the yearly budgeting activity for all non-veg / other categories in the portfolio and corresponding cost saving initiatives.
• Project management for identified initiatives in the category with time bounds and result oriented approach.

Vendor Management:

• Ensure close monitoring of vendor performance on business share, product quality, adherence to performance parameters
• Take the lead in identifying new, more reliable and / or lower cost sources of supply.
• Sound knowledge of the processes and enabling new product development in the non-veg portfolio and providing the technical support to the marketing team / new product development team as required.
• Ensuring Service Responsible for coordinating with vendors and factory team to facilitate timely deliveries of non-veg products to our factories.
• Responsible for resolution of all issues related to packing material quality, specifications, revalidations, damages/losses and commercial issues related to packing materials vendors.
• Assist factories in efficient management of inventories and drive lead time reduction projects like JIT.
• Assist finance team in working capital management by negotiating payment terms with vendors

Systems & Process:

• Comply with organization policy in general and procurement policy in particular.
• Function as a team player to implement end-to-end solutions across the supply chain, including interactions with the demand planning, manufacturing, logistics, R&D and vendors & other external agencies.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE:

Qualification: MBA (Supply Chain Management / Marketing / Agri-business), additional qualification in poultry courses is an advantage.

• 8-12 years of experience in sourcing of Poultry products like chicken in a QSR/ Manufacturing related organization
• Strong project management & interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, data management skills.
• Expertise in Vendor management, contracting and new Vendor identification & approval.
• A proven track record of delivering cost savings though negotiations and innovation in non –veg category.
• Excellent analytical, presentation skills, and communication skills.
• Self-driven & Ability to driver solutions and driver results
• Ability to work under pressure in fast paced environment
• Adaptability, Positive attitude, Proactive, Perseverance, tough-mindedness and ability to influence
• Demonstrates strong team working abilities and commitment.
• Strong individual performer and the ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively to a team