About the role
1. Sourcing and Procurement:
- Lead the sourcing process for raw materials and packaging materials, including identifying reliable suppliers, negotiating contracts, and ensuring on-time delivery.
- Perform thorough cost analysis, considering raw materials, packaging materials, conversion costs, margins, and overheads to establish competitive transfer prices.
- Benchmark raw material and packaging material prices for cost optimization.
- Negotiate and establish commercial agreements with suppliers, emphasizing product quality and adherence to delivery timelines.
- Ensure that all sourced products meet regulatory and quality standards.
- Coordinate with third-party manufacturing sites for timely product dispatch, preventing sales loss or stock out scenarios.
- Conduct regular meetings with third-party vendors to address product delivery performance, on-time in-full (OTIF) considerations, and resolution of issues regarding product quality or delivery.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including Business Development, Planning, Packaging, Corporate Quality Assurance (CQA), and Finance, to ensure the efficient and effective execution of third-party operations.
Qualifications:• B.Sc., B.Pharm, or any science background preferred.