Core Responsibility

- Monthly review of the RM-PM inventory levels (managed by NG) based on the forecast and initiate advance purchase / procurement function for the material requirements

- Consolidate RM/PM requirements based on the stock levels at co-packers and forecast and prepare material requirements plan

- Responsible for annual capacity planning, RCCP and periodical review of current capacities and alignment with co-packers

- Develop supply plans, alignment with demand plan and issues for escalation to review meeting in the S&OP processes

- Provide the production plan to co-packers according to batch size and cases/ batch estimation

- Coordinate with the co-packers for production and tracking the production lead time, production plan completion, and FG delivery to CFA

- Follow-up with the internal team for release of purchase order, timely delivery of RM/PM at the co-packers and tracking supply lead times

- Ensure timely release of monthly/fortnightly production plan to co-packers and adherence to plan

- Ensure the SLAs are adhered with the Co-packers

- Develop alternate source for RM and alternate contract manufacturing options as co-packers

- Sourcing, negotiating, contracting of RM-PM for own brands

- Sourcing and procurement of POSM items

- Prepare RFQs, bid tabulation, L1/L2/L3 classification, negotiate price with selected vendors

Measurable Deliverables

- Customer satisfaction - internal & external

- Cost efficiency

- Delivery on time

- Quality

- Analyzing data and decision making

- Good understanding of the products and production processes

- Strong interpersonal skills

- Ability to follow-up and ensure adherence to schedule

- Understanding of the material and product relationships, Material Requirement Planning

- Good understanding of RM delivery lead-times and MOQ

- Knowledge in MS excel

Technical Skills

- Capacity to build relationships externally

- Strong analytical and commercial skills required to succeed

- Negotiation skills

- Knowledge of packaging materials, plastics and food ingredients

- Familiarity with reverse auctions, strategic sourcing

Behavioural Skills

- Communication skills

- Assertiveness

- Positive Outlook

- Desire to achieve targets on time, every time

- Proven ability to adapt and manage effectively in faced paced changing environment

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