Our client is a unique hygiene products manufacturing and distribution company. They provide easy to use, portable and disposable items for women and babies that are required during travel or on a day-to-day basis.
Founded in 2014, this company aims to enhance the quality of life and make it easier for women across the country. Recommended by best of doctors, their products are available across wellness stores and e-commerce websites, and selling like hotcakes - having sold over 20000 packs in their first year itself.
As a Deputy Head(Procurement), you will be responsible for defining the purchasing strategy for imports, domestic sourcing and people management.
What you will do:
- Developing the procurement strategy and policy for domestic purchases
- Developing and implementing procurement strategy for imports
- Implementing and monitoring the KPIs to ensure function is operating in line with the objectives of business to add value and deliver cost savings
- Setting department objectives and monitoring ongoing progress and performance
- Developing and maintaining strategic supplier relationships and managing the development of contracts, contractual relationships and contract management to deliver continuous improvement in delivery of goods and services by the supply base
- Initiating and developing creative and innovative procurement processes
- Negotiating contract terms with key suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms
- Working closely with Research and Development to source new and alternative raw materials
- Discussing defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action
- Assisting in managing shipment and custom activities for import/ export services
- Handling cost reduction/ rationalization, material flow improvement and business development
- Identifying and working on areas for cost rationalization/ reduction in inward logistics
- Creating and maintaining detailed financial reporting on all import/ export activities including order management, logistics and shipping
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 8 years of relevant experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Good knowledge of MS office suite
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Job Title: Business Development Executive (Engineering Services)
Job Location: Ahmedabad
Job Type: Full-time
Key Responsibilities:
1. Market Research and Analysis:
- Conduct market research to identify trends, opportunities, and potential clients in the engineering services sector.
- Analyze competitor offerings and market dynamics to develop a competitive edge.
2. Lead Generation:
- Identify and target potential clients through various channels, including online research, industry events, and networking.
- Generate qualified leads and maintain a database of prospects.
3. Client Relationship Management:
- Build and nurture strong relationships with potential and existing clients.
- Understand client needs, challenges, and objectives to tailor solutions accordingly.
4. Proposal Development:
- Collaborate with technical teams to develop compelling proposals and presentations.
- Customize solutions to meet the specific requirements of clients.
5. Sales and Revenue Generation:
- Meet or exceed sales targets and revenue goals.
- Negotiate contracts and agreements with clients.
6. Networking and Industry Engagement:
- Attend industry conferences, trade shows, and events to expand the company's presence and network.
- Stay updated on industry trends and innovations.
7. Reporting:
- Prepare regular reports on sales activities, pipeline, and progress toward goals.
- Provide insights and recommendations to management.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field (MBA is a plus).
- Proven experience in business development, sales, or client relationship management within the engineering services sector.
- Strong technical knowledge or the ability to quickly understand complex engineering concepts.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Negotiation and closing skills.
- Proficiency in using CRM software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Additional Requirements:
- Willingness to travel as required.
- A valid driver's license (if applicable).
● Managing a team of interns for lead generation through LinkedIn and job portals
● Expanding into new channels of acquiring creators
● Using an analytical approach to determine which channels are suitable for acquiring
creators in different industries and verticals
● Building an agency network that allows Pepper to on board micro-agencies - agencies
that act as supply partners for complex and high-volume work
● Meeting tactical demands that might arise from business through targeted campaigns
● Bringing more structure into daily reporting of all acquisition efforts being made
through direct sales approach
We are looking for US IT Recruiter/Technical Recruiter/ Talent Acquisition for our organisation GeniQom Technologies located in City Centre, Siliguri. Candidates looking for a long-term stint would be preferred. The ability to multitask and prioritize at any given time would definitely grab our attention.
Responsibilities :
Responsible for handling IT and non IT requirements from US based direct clients.
Sourcing from various Job Portals and social networking sites like Monster, indeed, LinkedIn etc.
Responsible for Strategy Development process which includes understanding client requirements & mapping the relevant targets.
Conduct initial screenings, reference checks, negotiate pay rate, relocation, coordinate client interviews and work with the Account Managers to close the position.
Responsible for achieving a good conversion ratio of submittals into interview and placement.
Qualification & Skills
Must have basic knowledge of Computer MS (word, excel, Power Point).
Educational Qualification - Minimum Graduate or undergraduate (or equivalent) in any discipline.
Prefer candidate of BPO or Tele Calling background,Preferred US Shift.
Good Communication skill.
Fluent English is must.
Timing: 6:30 PM to 3:30 AM IST
Shift: Night (US shift)
Working days: Monday to Friday.
Salary: Negotiable (+Incentives)
Our client is a Delhi based healthcare platform that is dedicated to Ayurveda and provides wellness solutions to its customers that is tailored and fine-tuned to their requirements. They have created a unique balance of Ayurvedic herbs and western medicine to come up with courses and medical advice which will not only rid their patients of the illness but also helps them bring the body back into balance.
Their services are available across the globe, with over 65% of their client base being from US, UK, and Canada. The company's primary focus is on Ayurveda and taking the ancient knowledge to anyone who wishes to bring back balance to their health and apply the tools in their everyday life.
As the SCM Manager, you will be managing procurement of product, packaging and services for all ongoing and future brand launches.
- Leading & driving the identification and development of suppliers & vendors, negotiations to get better commercial terms & value
- Supporting in implementing comprehensive procurement and commercial/contracts for supplies & services for product development and manufacturing activities. Working closely with Legal team to ensure finalizing agreements/contracts appropriately in the interest of the organisation.
- Proactively engaging with suppliers & vendors to ensure timely delivery of products.
- Ensuring that the development and execution of Procurement and Commercial strategies are aligned with company’s business objectives and in line with the overall budgeted costs.
- Shaping policies for effective and efficient procedures for management of procurements and improving quality.
- Managing logistics for timely & effective management of supplies.
- Driving & supporting the administrative aspects for procurement including ensuring timely billing, reconciliation of bills with supplies or services provided. Working with finance function for statutory taxations and compliance norms etc to be followed by suppliers, vendors, subcontractors etc.
- Managing warehouse operations.
- Ensuring smooth daily work of warehouse operations and logistics processes, controlling, managing and monitoring inventory, ensuring adequate stock levels, ensuring all deliveries are dispatched on time, coordinating with the Logistics manager and management for any requirements. Strategizing for optimum utilization of warehouse infrastructure.
- Coordinating and Managing QC of products and ensuring that the reports are approved timely.
- Monitoring and documenting everyday activities of units and ensuring efficient working of both manufacturing and packaging department and ensuring continuous improvement in the same.
- Providing the necessary support to enable effective governance of inventory management rules, including definition of inventory categories and ownership matrices.
- Taking ownership for various inventory tracking reports and their respective KPIs
- Helping set data quality requirements to enable and maintain an effective executive oversight for inventory management throughout the enterprise
What you need to have:
- Experience in FMCG industry, Food & Beverage
- Capable of handling projects and decision making independently, should be strong on project execution skills
- Knowledge of excel.
- Skills:
- Negotiation
- Quality Check (production aesthetic)
- Global sourcing
- Communication
- Basic understanding of costing
The founders are alumnus of prestigious tech and business institutes, with expertise and experience with ECommerce and distribution facilities. They have ensured quality and fashion with the factory price tag, that works best when shared rapidly with communities on social networking.
What you will do:
- Creating vendor-wise PO based on the total production requirement
- Raising PO to the vendors and following up with them for timely dispatch
- Managing the dispatches and deliveries of the items being ordered to the vendors
- Engaging with the logistics service providers to ensure timely delivery of the goods
- Supervising QC of the items received at factory
- Identifying the gaps in invoice and actual receipt and escalating to senior management
- Identifying new vendors for the required raw materials
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- Bachelor’s Degree
- Good Hindi speaking skills
- Knowledge in Kannada
- Strong learning and ‘can-do’ attitude
- Experience of working in factory or warehouse
- Good verbal communication skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Excellent command over MS Excel
Started in 2015, this lifestyle and accessories startup has taken over the consumer electronics sector in India. Our client has a product range that includes an extensive catalog of headphones, speakers, travel accessories, and modern earphones. It believes in providing cutting edge electronic products stamped with durability and affordability.
The brand is associated with some of the major icons across categories and tie-ups with industries covering fashion, sports, and music, of course. The founders are Marketing grads, with vast experience in the consumer lifestyle products and other major brands. With their vigorous efforts toward quality and marketing, they have been able to strike a chord with major E-commerce brands and even consumers.
- Analyzing the marketplace to find capable manufactures who provide the best product cost, quality and delivery objectives insuring maximum bottom-line impact
- Managing the end-to-end RFx process, Supplier selection including negotiating the best cost and contract
- Managing the supplier relationship on an ongoing basis including holding the supplier to quality and compliance requirements
- Developing negotiation strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieving sustainable relationships with suppliers. This includes periodic rebidding to ensure our costs remain competitive
- Developing risk mitigation strategies including contingency plans, lead-time reductions and supply chain efficiencies
- Being responsible for selecting suppliers that can reliably deliver products on spec at high quality levels and targeted costs.
- Regularly monitoring key aspects of factory and supplier performance levels through a scorecard and audit process.
- Interacting with multiple internal and external stakeholders and regularly updating leadership on progress
- 3+ years experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management or supplier management
- Bachelor’s degree - BE/ BTech
- Experience in supplier negotiations
- Understanding technical requirements and translating them to business/ sourcing parameters is a must
- Smart, creative thinker and problem-solver, fast learner, with demonstrated initiative
- Willingness to adapt to fast changing situations encountered in startups
- Strong writer and communicator, excellent listener, with superior sales skills and comfort regularly interacting with strangers
- MBA from a reputed college
- Experience in consumer electronics and good understanding of electronics manufacturing
- Prior experience in setting up sourcing programs, supplier management scorecards and dashboards
What you will do:
- Identifying and developing potential suppliers
- Monitoring project budget, process budget and forecasting cash flow requirements
- Preparing and processing purchase orders and documents in accordance with company policies and procedures and sending the same to suppliers and sub-contractors
- Following-up with the vendors to check the status of outstanding orders in conjunction with the expeditor and ensuring that outstanding commitments are accurately reflected in the supply chain system
- Renewing contracts and software licenses within the due date
- Verifying of payment claim form based on PO and invoice
- Liaisoning with the finance team and ensuring timely release of payments
- Obtaining payment details from finance and reconciling with vendors
- Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers, negotiating contracts and managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms
- Evaluating vendor performance based on PQD (Product/ Quality/ Delivery) for higher quality of services from vendors in liaison with user departments
- Retaining/ deleting of vendors based on vendor performance evaluation
- Reviewing of RFPs, POs released which are not executed completely
- Providing MIS report to Managers about transactions made against each category
What you need to have:
- Preferred Work experience in electronic accessories
- Experience in sourcing, vendor development, purchase
- Handled electronic components, PCB, mechanical parts
- Ability to get or suggest best low-cost components
- Knowledge about import, export, costing, projects
Almost a decade old, it is a venture committed to bring together a varied range of traditional crafts and techniques of dyeing, weaving, printing and hand embroidery. The founders have dedicated their life to promote Indian Block Prints and provide employment and Hand-Embroidery training to women so that numerous underprivileged women can be empowered.
What you will do:
- Negotiating rates with vendors
- Cancelling orders if required
- Coordinating with vendors to meet in store delivery date
- Maintaining in and out sheet and ensuring that all codes, color references, fabric composition/ descriptions are correct
- Managing vendors and sourcing new vendors if required
- Giving approvals on fabric and trims received
- Making sure that we receive PP samples before bulk
- Getting test reports from labs
- Informing the team of any delays, reporting any under/over deliveries we are facing from the vendors and give suggestions/solutions accordingly
- Debiting vendors for delays in deliveries
- Travelling to vendor units to check production
- Controlling inventory levels by conducting physical counts
- Working with Finance to ensure all invoices are accurate and that the relevant paperwork is processed to allow prompt payments
- Managing internal and external fabric queries/availability/quality issues/shortages
- Managing and updating stock levels on a daily basis ensuring all transfers, deliveries and returns are recorded accurately
- Sending out weekly fabric stock updates to relevant people / departments
- Critical path management
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 4+ years’ experience working in a role involving raw material/fabric buying within the same industry
- Good knowledge of block printing, dying, special finishes and extras processes such as washing, mercerisation etc
- Basic understanding of textiles/fabrics and their different traits
- Experience of working with Indian Fabric mills
- Good network of fabric/trim vendors
- Good negotiating skills
- Excellent administration and time management skills
- Strong communication skills and an ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and manufacturers
- Excellent Excel skills - ability to create spreadsheets and use basic formulas such as V look up
- Attention to detail, efficiency and ability to work calmly under pressure
- Hardworking Attitude
- Excellent organisational skills
Founded in 2019 by VIT alumni, this B2B marketplace works with the bottomline of hotels thereby helping them boost their profits by at least 20%. It has already empowered over 1000 hotels including ITC Hotels, Radisson and Taj.
This platform is disrupting the hospitality sector by leveraging the power of omnichannel procurement.
- Creating and implementing best purchasing practice, vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance
- Discovering profitable suppliers and initiating business and organizing partnerships
- Negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms
- Evaluating the challenges faced by the business and taking action to mitigate risks and developing opportunities
- Responsible for managing relationships and negotiating with key suppliers at a senior and strategic level
- Collaborating with key persons to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company
- Providing leadership and managing a high performing team that delivers continuous improvement, added value and cost reduction
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:
- Any graduate degree
- 4+ years of experience in the Hospitality industry in a senior Procurement role
- Ability and experience in leading a team
- Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated and driven
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Experience in Specifically machine shop items for machines (like VMC, CNC) and if possible foundry knowledge will be added advantage, Experience in an engineering, procurement and operations, Effective verbal and written communication skills, Proficiency with personal computers and networking, specifically Microsoft Excel, Knowledge and direct experience in negotiating contracts and quotations with Contract Manufacturers and Suppliers, Ability to identify cost reduction opportunities