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Role: Manager-Strategic Buying and Packaging Development Designation Department/Function: Packaging services and Strategic Buying (In-directs) Section: Operations Direct Reports: 0 In-direct Reports: N/A Only inviting candidates from Maharashtra. Job Objective To provide end to end support for Packaging Design and Development Sourcing and Procurement of in-direct materials (Manufacturing and R&D) SAP MDM_ New material master code creations for R&D, Lab & Production Consumable Audit and Compliance for Lab & Production Consumable sourcing Value engineering and SPI projects Key Responsibility Packaging Design & Development for new & existing products(Domestic & International) New Product Development Project for Pharmaceuticals & Consumer Business Design & Development, Artwork Development, TransitTrials, Packaging Specification development, Stability studies, Prototype approval, Line trials, Cost negation,Packaging material delivery & Implementation, Alternate packaging option. External supply customers (TP/LL) in packaging material development Successful implementation and delivery of packaging material OTIF as per specification Financial delivery in cost savings forpackagin g materials through strategic buying initiatives 1) Strategic Project Initiatives Business analysis, Spend analysis, Opportunity Analysis, Option generation, Portfolio analysis, Sourcing approach, Strategy creation & Implementation- Specification optimisation- Size rationalisation 2) Cost saving initiative for packaging materials Value engineering in existing and new business requirement alternate vendor development, alternate material development & change in packaging process, 3) Innovation : new ideas around packaging -material, design & process. To generate new ideas in packaging material of existing & new products 4) Packaging Material vendor development In-house / LL / 3P(Strategic / Regular) To develop new / alternate vendors based on ideas generated and approved by business 5) Design Re-engineering: - Design and appearance uplift for Emerging(ROW) andRegulated markets (US, EU and UK) 6) Project Management New export customer requirement launch support (Biologics & Other Injectable) 7) Packaging Procurement Operations(NPD) 8) Strategic Buying(Indirect) 9) Audit and Compliance Audit preparations for R&D 10) SAP MDM New material master code creations for R&D, Lab & Production Consumables Qualification Min. qualification required Post-Graduation Packaging Desired: qualification Post-Graduation Packaging Relevant Experience: Min. years of relevant exp. required 10 yrs