Purchase Manager

Job Description:

As a Purchasing Manager candidate will be responsible for sourcing goods and managing vendors. The successful
candidate will be able to perform strategic sourcing & procurement activities across multiple categories of
spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.

Location: Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India

Required Essential Skills

• Proven & successful working experience as purchasing manager
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
• Interest in market dynamics along with business sense
• A knack for negotiation and networking
• Working experience of vendor management software
• Ability to gather and analyse data and to work with figures
• Solid judgement along with decision making skills
• Strong leadership capabilities
Job Role and Responsibilities
• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Craft negotiation strategies and close deals with optimal terms
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and bench marking
• Assess, manage and mitigate risks
• Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers
• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand