About the Organization - Berger Paints is the second largest Paint company in India among the top 5 in Asia and 14th largest globally. It is headquartered in Kolkata with 16 strategically located manufacturing units across India, 2 in Nepal, 1 each in Poland and Russia.Our growth to this position has been driven by our focus on identifying key insights of consumer need gaps and filling in these key business niches – in essence fully embracing the credo of “painting your imagination” for consumers. This credo has spurred key segments in the industry like Easy Clean, Weather Coat Anti Dust and Silk Breathe Easy.These successes over the past decade have only spurred our hunger for growth. The challenges we take on are not easy and will require a business leader who can chart both the execution and growth strategies for the division.- Role - Planning, scheduling of Raw Material. Coordination with HO Planners, Plant Materials Personnel, Production team and R&D / QC Team. - RM Cost break up / Feed Stock analysis - Tracking import data and analyse for onboarding new RM - Efficient in Vendor management - Cost savings initiative through alternate vendor development - Working on non-moving/slow moving Raw material. - Focus on expanding vendor base of single source raw materials. - Strategic sourcing and negotiation for procurement of new products & onboarding new supplier - Explore automation for RM sourcing - Required Spent analysis and market analysis skill - inventory planning optimization - market commodity analysis - Must have knowledge in bulk liquid transportation in tanker mode, Full Truck load & Part Truck load related to transportation - Knowledge in export & import – Ocean freight negotiation, understanding shipping industry & knowhow on the subject including documentation and clearance process.- Key Result Areas - Achieve cost saving target - Single source vendor base expansionTimely arrangement of raw material to plants at optimum price and Inventory controlEducational Qualification - MBA / PG in Materials management- Experience - 5 to 10 yearsExperience in working corporate Materials function in any chemical industry, preferably in Paints / Printing Ink / Coating industry
Job Title
Procurement Manager