Specialist – Commercial Operations (Packaging)

Optimize and protect the supply chain

• Contribute to World-class management of Working Capital through Day Raws and Packs Outstanding (DRPO) initiatives (e.g. stock reductions) for owned categories.
• Ensure to attend and contribute to Planning-Commercial Meeting Every week.
• Share formal Feedback on Quota allotment Vs. Actuals monthly.
• Resolving Vendor Issues + Closing Service level Tickets.
• Follow up with Planners to clear invoices in SAP to avoid payment delays.
• Contract Amendment for Deviations + Quarterly Costing Amendment + Quota Amendment in accordance with the Sourcing Strategy.
• Share Timely Raw Material Forecasts monthly to the suppliers as per their quota.
• Support SQA in Non-conformance resolutions.

Ensure responsible and continuous supply

• Provide necessary support to sites planning and logistics in ensuring supply continuity, managing stocks and pipelines.
• Ensure zero runouts due to materials availability.
• Support SQA in developing supplier performance scorecards and provide commercial leadership for the proactive measurement of supplier performance (Supplier compliance scorecards).
• Provide input to the sourcing manager on overall supplier performance.
• Ensures that Continuous Improvement plans are in place and followed through with major suppliers with SQA and R&D Support.
• Manage & develop day-to-day relationships with suppliers and provide commercial leadership to resolve disputes, supplier issues and non-conformance when site logistics and planning /SQA are unable to during the contractual period.
• Support SQA/Site Logistics and planning to ensure raw suppliers commit to resolving all reported non-conformances (quality or service).
• Responsible, in alignment with SQA, to ensure that specifications are industry appropriate and can be efficiently delivered by potential suppliers.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders & SQA to minimize the risks on the factory by developing backups for all raw materials.
• Attend FSMR Meeting and represent One Commercial Slide.
• Accumulate all Packs input by W1 end to share SQA SPOC on time for the FSMR’s.
• In addition, make sure Packs inputs are updated on time for factories FSMR to respective SPOC.
• Support in Finance, PQM, QMS and Global Audits.
• Ensure timely payment release of Vendors by resolution with and follow-ups with APP Team and Finance Team.

Job Specifications:

• Master’s Degree (MBA/IIP)
• 3-5 years of Commercial/Purchasing experience preferably in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) field
• Fluent in English

India