Associate Manager

1. Lead procurement of raw materials, consumables, spare parts, capital equipment, and services, ensuring timely availability to support uninterrupted manufacturing operations.
2. Develop sourcing strategies, negotiate commercial terms, evaluate suppliers, and manage vendor relationships to achieve cost optimization, quality, and delivery performance.
3. Coordinate with Production, Stores, Maintenance, Quality, and Finance teams for procurement planning, inventory optimization, and timely order execution while ensuring ERP compliance.
4. Monitor supplier performance, conduct vendor audits, manage contracts, resolve supply issues, and ensure adherence to statutory, quality, and company procurement policies.
5. Drive cost-saving initiatives, localization, strategic sourcing, and continuous improvement while managing procurement KPIs, budgets, MIS reporting, and team development to support business objectives.

This Associate Manager (Purchase) role coordinates procurement to keep manufacturing supplied with materials, equipment, and services. The work spans sourcing and supplier performance, cross-functional planning, cost improvement, compliance, and procurement reporting.

Role at a glance

Skills mentioned

What you will likely work on

• Source raw materials, consumables, spare parts, capital equipment, and services for manufacturing needs.
• Build sourcing approaches, negotiate commercial terms, and assess suppliers for cost, quality, and delivery.
• Coordinate procurement planning and order execution with Production, Stores, Maintenance, Quality, and Finance.
• Track supplier performance, conduct vendor audits, manage contracts, and address supply issues.
• Apply procurement policies and statutory and quality requirements while maintaining ERP compliance.
• Advance cost savings, localization, strategic sourcing, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Monitor procurement KPIs and budgets, prepare MIS reports, and support team development.

Good fit signals

• Has experience coordinating procurement for manufacturing operations.
• Can negotiate commercial terms and assess vendors across cost, quality, and delivery.
• Works effectively with production, stores, maintenance, quality, and finance teams.
• Can manage supplier issues, contracts, audits, and procurement compliance.
• Comfortable tracking procurement performance through KPIs, budgets, and MIS reporting.