Lead the Procurement activities and support in areas such as sourcing of Excipients, KSMs & APIs Manage screening & identification of sources with all regulatory support.
- Develop Raw Materials and Excipients- sourcing strategies for API Units in terms of identifying sourcing partners, deal design, payment terms and alternate sources.
- Streamline workflow/ work-processes of sourcing function right from material request, vendor identification & selection, contracting, material sourcing, inventory management, material receipt and vendor payments.
- Leverage SAP MM module by streamlining material master, material codes, material descriptions, material entries, material consumption, inventory levels, despatch, etc. Automate periodic reports like inventory report, aging/ near expiry stock report, write-offs, etc from SAP. Also run material requirement through MRP.
- Organise vendor qualification and vendor audits as per Quality Plan to ensure vendor meets all the regulatory requirements. Strengthen business relationships to enable long-term sustainability of product portfolio of the organization.
- Ensure availability of Raw material from TPM & In-house Plant Team.
- Coordinate within own function to ensure material availability for production across all sites to meet demand & customer priorities.
- Ensure developing new vendors.
- Ensure getting Quotations from various vendors as per Purchase Requisition.
- Manage negotiations with vendors for pricing & payment terms.
- Manage procuring various kinds of chemicals & glassware.
- Preparation of comparative statement of quotation received from supplier s.
- Manage finalization of suppliers and manage releasing of purchase orders.
- Preparing monthly purchase statements.
- Manage forward bills to Finance department.
- Coordinating with finance dept. for vendor payments.
- Involved in final discussions with suppliers regarding technical and commercial aspects.
- Monitor line/ work centres Scheduling, maintain adequate SFG/WIP stock to avoid production hold ups, capacity utilization, long term capacity planning.
- Perform Monthly Purchase price variance analysis. Undertake cost reduction based on technical & commercial intelligence, clean cost sheets, competition prices and thereby improving the finished formulation cost.
- Ensure compliance in classified areas like WH, dispensing & production area till transportation as per GMP requirement.
- Performing Monthly Purchase price variance analysis and implements action plans to identify mitigating actions.
- Ensure requisite documentation for Imports/Exports/Duty drawback/Advance License in timely manner, with periodical reconciliation to get cost optimization.
Qualifications and Graduation or Master's degree or equivalent with relevant Material Management specialization.
- Around 10 - 12 plus years of experience in Supply chain/API/ procurement experience in pharmaceutical industry / Manufacturing industry.
- Good experience in SAP (MRP module), ERP, RDBMS etc.
Knowledge And Skills
- Demonstrated Managerial and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent Communication Skills & Negotiation Skills.
- Good business acumen and strategic thinking.
- Knowledge and application of Material Management, Foreign trade, INCO terms and Export EXIM Policies.
- Exceptional technical knowledge related to Supply chain.
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