Buyer- Directs; Mars Petcare; Hyderabad

Overview

Manage buying operations and local sourcing activities for packaging materials within the region, ensuring reliable supply, cost savings and supplier relationship management for the Mars Petcare manufacturing site.

What you'll do

• Understand the use and impact of packaging material in processes and products.
• Assure a reliable supply (short and long-term) of packaging for the manufacturing site.
• Ensure the manufacturing site operates without interruption due to supply.
• Design buying strategies and direct supplier negotiations.
• Ensure proper commercial terms and contracts for the supplier base.
• Efficiently manage supply, price, quality, legal and IP risks.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement in supplier relationship management and proactively manage supplier relationships.
• Be accountable for packaging material Prime and COGS (cost of goods sold) savings and deliver the targeted cost savings each year.
• Maintain the agreed inventory norms for raw materials.
• Ensure effective implementation of Mars PQM (Packaging Quality Management), Quality and Food Safety requirements, including Personnel Hygiene and GMP, through respective area/process Standard Operating Procedures.
• Meet basic competency requirements in the Job Role Skill Matrix to ensure Quality and Food Safety requirements are implemented to a satisfactory level.
• Ensure individual compliance with Mars Global/Asset conservation standards and relevant local SES legislation.
• Implement and maintain all relevant SES management systems in the respective work area, understand risks and controls, get appropriate training, report all incidents, and capture SES objectives as KRAs in ITMS.

What you'll need

• 3 years of procurement experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in any discipline.
• A passion for developing strong relationships with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Science or Packaging Technology degree.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India.