Manager/Sr Manager – Procurement | Sun Pharma | Mumbai

Job Description

Responsible for Procurement of Printed & Unprinted PM for Halol II, SPML & Goa Plants.

Cost Savings projects

• Identifying areas or working on the identified areas where there is scope for cost reduction based on alternate vendor development/projects.
• Sharing consolidated requirements with identified vendors and requesting quotes from them.
• Following up for prices from an alternate vendor along with other terms and conditions. (Detailed working is insisted)
• New vendor’s prices are incorporated and scrutinized as per the company’s practice
• Sharing cost comparison from reporting manager for approval and negotiation.
• On receipt of signoff from reporting manager, sharing comparison with site team for perusal.
• Arranging for samples required for machine trials, agreements, vendor documents, and other country requirements.
• Follow up for commercial order / Indent with the site, following up with vendor for delivery, tracking of shipment until delivered at the site.

Cost Control

• Monitoring price trends of key input materials like Polymers, Aluminium, BOPP films, etc & sharing Revised Price Lists with Seniors for finalization.
• Support for the development of zero-based cost models so as to drive improvements across multiple components of cost.
• Collating data & conduct e-bidding in Showbox, Inserts, Shipper, and outsert categories.
• Support Apex projects of Process Improvement & Cost reduction.

Purchase Order Verification & Clearance

• Ensuring requirements received from the plant is converted into Purchase orders as per the approved pricing in a timely manner. Also preparing contracts for identified categories of materials.
• Verification of Purchase orders/contracts in the Portal.
• Verifying the PO Price & Order qty. with vendors’ offers to evaluate the slab rate benefit.
• Coordination with the plant for either clubbing the order quantity to meet the slab rate benefit and loadable volume in the container or verifying inconsistent ordering quantities.
• Clearance of Purchase order to next level for approval.

Servicing & Material Availability.

• Regular follow-up with vendors for timely supplies of Packaging materials Ordered.
• Ensure timely production and dispatches of materials by the vendors.
• In case of anticipated delay by the supplier (due to unavoidable reasons), communicate to the Plant team for appropriate action to avoid Production loss.
• Attending quality issues and providing investigation report and action plan (CAPA) to site in coordination with vendor & arranging a replacement. Also taking up such matters strongly with vendors to avoid re-occurrence of such complaints.

Vendor Payments

• Arranging timely payments to suppliers, by coordinating with Finance team against the material supplied by the supplier.

SLOB Management

• Support for liquidation/transfer of non-moving inventory.

MIS

• Preparation of MIS reports required by management & submission on a timely basis.
• Support in the Collation of budget data & preparation of the budget presentation.
• To conduct vendor ratings across all vendor categories.

Audit

• Arranging vendor audit as desired by VQ Team for Overseas site and API Sites.
• Aligning itinerary as per auditor’s schedule
• Arranging documents from vendors before and after the audit
• Coordinating with VQ team for audit report and providing compliance from vendor
• Assisting VQ team with vendor de-registration as and when required.
• Attending quality issues and providing investigation reports and action plans to the site in coordination with the vendor.