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📝 Job Description
The company is looking for a Purchase Manager – Non-Food & Packaging to manage procurement activities across non-food, packaging and consumable categories.
The role focuses on vendor management, strategic sourcing, negotiation, cost optimization, supply continuity, inventory and demand planning, supplier evaluation and procurement analytics.
The ideal candidate should have 8–12 years of experience and hands-on exposure to non-food and packaging procurement.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end procurement of Non-Food, Packaging and Consumables.
- Handle vendor management, negotiations and strategic sourcing.
- Drive cost optimization while maintaining supply continuity.
- Manage inventory and demand planning activities.
- Evaluate and onboard suppliers.
- Prepare and manage procurement MIS and analytics.
- Identify opportunities for procurement process improvement.
- Coordinate cross-functionally to fulfil business requirements.
🎓 Eligibility Criteria
- 8–12 years of relevant procurement experience.
- Hands-on experience in Non-Food and Packaging procurement.
- Experience in vendor management and strategic sourcing.
- Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Experience in cost optimization and supply continuity.
- Understanding of inventory and demand planning.
- Strong analytical and procurement MIS skills.
- ERP and MS Excel proficiency.
- Experience in Hospitality, QSR, FMCG or Retail is preferred.
🛠️ Key Skills
- Procurement Management
- Non-Food Procurement
- Packaging Procurement
- Consumables Procurement
- Vendor Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier Evaluation
- Supplier Onboarding
- Negotiation
- Cost Optimization
- Inventory Planning
- Demand Planning
- Procurement MIS & Analytics
- ERP
- MS Excel
🎁 Benefits
- Opportunity to manage end-to-end procurement categories.
- Exposure to strategic sourcing and vendor management.
- Opportunity to drive cost optimization initiatives.
- Cross-functional exposure across business requirements.
- Experience in procurement analytics and process improvement.
🚀 Why Join?
- Opportunity to lead procurement across Non-Food, Packaging and Consumables.
- Work on strategic sourcing and supplier management.
- Drive procurement efficiency and cost optimization.
- Contribute to supply continuity and business requirements.
- Build expertise across procurement analytics and process improvement.
💼 Core Skills Required
- Procurement: Strong understanding of end-to-end procurement processes.
- Vendor Management: Ability to manage supplier relationships and performance.
- Negotiation: Strong commercial negotiation and sourcing skills.
- Non-Food & Packaging: Hands-on procurement experience across these categories.
- Cost Optimization: Ability to identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality.
- Supply Continuity: Ability to ensure timely and consistent availability of materials.
- Analytics: Strong analytical skills with procurement MIS and reporting.
- Technology: Proficiency in ERP systems and MS Excel.
🎤 Interview Preparation
- Prepare examples of non-food and packaging procurement handled by you.
- Be ready to discuss vendor negotiation and strategic sourcing.
- Prepare examples of cost optimization without compromising quality.
- Revise supplier evaluation and onboarding processes.
- Be prepared to discuss inventory and demand planning.
- Revise procurement MIS, analytics and reporting.
- Highlight your experience with ERP systems and MS Excel.
- Prepare examples of cross-functional coordination and supply continuity.
📩 How to Apply
Interested candidates can apply by sending their updated CV to:
📧 Email: apoorva.solanki@hungerpangs.com