Head of Procurement

仕事内容

Job Title : GM Procurement/Head Procurement

Department : Operations

Reporting Line : Head - Operations

Job Location : ADAMA India Head Office – Hyderabad Telangana.

ADAMA is a global leader in crop protection, providing solutions to farmers and customers around the world to combat weeds, insects, and diseases, helping them grow. Adama India was established in 2009 and is one of the fast-growing companies in the agricultural crop protection sector. At ADAMA, our people are our most important asset and the driving force behind our success. We firmly believe in the value of diversity and are looking for talented people from a broad range of backgrounds and outlooks.

ADAMA India is looking for a General Manager/Head – Procurement This role has to develop, manger and strategize the short term, mid term & long term goals for the various products under the scope of Contract Manufacturing. Core Responsibilities:

• Perform Procurement Operations (RFQ , Quotations , Evaluation, Negotiation , Purchase Orders, Scheduling, follow up and service) for all Active Ingredients, Raw materials and Packaging Materials required for Manufacturing / Formulation plant & respective tolling sites.

• Analysing the requirements based on the forecast & ERP recommendations and obtaining the procurement approvals at country / global level.

• Closely Monitoring the industry / business trends and product availability, secure the best price for all the inputs from approved sources.

• Develop strategies and identify potential cost cutdown and improvement opportunities. Implementing strategies for procuring, storing and maintaining stock levels to ensure consistent supply of inputs to production.

• Conduct review meetings with key stakeholders & cross-functional teams to assess requirements , supply position & risk mitigation.

• Review & enhance the Quality performance of vendors. Close coordination with Quality teams in evolving two-way communication of quality challenges and strive for constant quality assessment & improvement . Research & Identify potential new suppliers.

• Constantly review possibilities to promote alternate raw material, Standardization of raw material, processes etc., respective supplier standardization & optimization etc.

• Provide periodic ( quarterly / monthly )reports for management on pricing ,purchasing plan, values & inventory levels .

• As per directives of the Management implement controls and processes thereby creating value addition – just-in-time procurement, inventory control etc.

• Maintaining the ISO-related documentation & implementing the procedures

Strategic task & duties:

Selection of Strategic Suppliers:

• Strategic thinking on Procure to pay model

• Drive the Procurement Strategy of the organization.

Qualification Requirement

• Qualification: Academic degree in chemistry or engineering fields. Higher degrees an advantage.

• Experience: Minimum 15 years and the recent 5 years in a responsible position in a good organization

Professional experience / Specialist skills

• High analytical skills and ability to "raise flags" upon problems

• Able to work in Matrix environment

• Global perspective, willing to travel in China and internationally up to 50%

• Able to work under pressure

• Strong professional knowledge of Operations best practices

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to partner with, and communicate with all levels of management and across cultures

• Systematic and detail oriented with a successful track record of leading teams and processes