Title:  AM Supply Chain

Job Summary

Drive end-to-end commercialization and procurement processes for powders and liquids, ensuring timely NPD execution and supply resilience through effective stakeholder collaboration and vendor management. Leverage expertise in sourcing, material planning, and operational efficiency to achieve business objectives.

Roles & Responsibilities

• End to End Management of the commercialization process for both Retail and FS involving Identification, evaluation, and finalization 3rd parties for powders and Liquids
• Manage the Commercialization processes for NPD with both internal (IFFCO) and 3rd party plants. This process involves the development and procurement of RM/PM and actual manufacturing trials of FG
• Leading project management/commercialization process involving all stakeholders ie R&D, Finance, Sales, Plant Operations, QC and external agency’s
• Develop, maintain, and manage supplier relationships, including negotiations of contracts, terms, pricing, and delivery schedules.
• Statutory registrations ie DM etc

• To support production and customer service teams to meet business targets.
• To ensure proper material accounting between purchase receipts, warehouse, production and finished goods, including the invoicing operation. Ensure null variance between book stock and physical stock.
• To ensure proper implementation of SOP’s and prepare strategies with regards to Warehouse Operations including WMS, MHE & Capacity.

KPIs

• Ensure timely Commercialization as per IBS yearly AOP plans
• Internal Customer Engagement & overall procurement wellbeing
• Sustainable sourcing readiness of key materials
• Periodic engagement with Business Heads on multiple initiatives to align & debottleneck
• Supply resilience program, focusing on single sourcing risk mitigation & localization 
• Supplier Innovation Day, Flavors and Specialty ingredients

Work experience requirement

• 3 to 8 years of relevant experience from FMCG industry. Candidate must have at least 5 years’ experience in F&B , Product based FMCG

Qualification

• Qualifications – BBA. Graduate any stream with experience Procurement RM,. MBA is not mandatory.
• Mandatory Experience in Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint, ERP systems; Process Understanding in a must

Competencies