Job Title Purchase Manager
Department Purchase / Procurement
Location Kolkata Head Office (office-based role)
Units - 4 units
The Purchase Manager will own end-to-end procurement for these units: raw materials, packaging materials, engineering spares and consumables, and equipment and machinery. Much of the buying is varied, lower-volume engineering items (actuators, valves, sensors, mechanical parts) purchased without a bulk bill of quantities. The role needs someone who can run this independently, build and manage a strong vendor base, and keep the plants supplied on time at the right cost.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan and execute purchase of raw materials, packaging materials, engineering spares and consumables for all units from the Kolkata Head Office.
- Procure equipment and machinery, including sourcing, technical-commercial comparison and negotiation.
- Identify, develop and manage vendors across West Bengal, Delhi/NCR and other regions; maintain an up-to-date vendor database.
- Negotiate prices, payment terms and delivery terms; finalise purchase orders and rate contracts.
- Carry out price comparisons, cost analysis and benchmarking to achieve cost savings.
- Coordinate with plant teams on requirements, delivery schedules and follow-ups to ensure on-time supply.
- Ensure vendor compliance and material quality; evaluate and rate vendor performance.
- Reconcile vendor invoices against POs and receipts, and approve bills for payment.
- Monitor inventory levels with the plants to support healthy inventory turnover.
- Manage and guide the purchase team of 2 members.
- Maintain purchase records in the ERP and prepare regular purchase MIS for management.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Specific targets will be finalised with the selected candidate at joining.
- Cost savings
- On-time delivery %
- Inventory turnover
- Vendor quality rating
- Procurement cycle time (requisition to receipt)
EDUCATION
- Mandatory: B.Com, or a degree / specialisation in purchase, procurement or supply chain management.
EXPERIENCE
- Mandatory: 7-9 years in purchase / procurement in a manufacturing company.
- Mandatory: Not more than 3 employers in total career.
- Mandatory: Currently or previously working in a Head Office purchase function that buys for factories at multiple locations across India.
- Mandatory: Experience in an organised, process-driven company with turnover of ₹50-60 Crore or above, handling purchase independently.
- Mandatory: Hands-on purchase of engineering spares and consumables (e.g. actuators, valves, sensors, mechanical items) in varied, non-bulk quantities.
MANDATORY SKILLS
- Vendor knowledge: Established vendor network in West Bengal, Delhi/NCR and other industrial regions.
- Negotiation: Strong commercial negotiation with vendors.
- ERP: Working experience on any procurement ERP. (Training on the company's system will be provided.)
- Tally: Vendor ledger / invoice reconciliation.
- MS Excel: Intermediate level (e.g. VLOOKUP, pivot tables) for price comparisons, spend analysis and purchase reports.
- Analysis: Vendor database management and cost analysis / benchmarking.
- Languages: English and Hindi (spoken and written).
