Assistant General Manager

Support procurement activities for New Product Development (NPD), product launches, trials, and R&D projects. Understand project requirements, material specifications, quantities, target costs, and required delivery timelines from R&D/NPD teams. Identify suitable suppliers and coordinate with existing and new vendors for timely sourcing of required materials and components. Float RFQs, obtain quotations, compare commercial and technical offers, and support supplier finalization as per company procedures. Ensure timely creation and release of Purchase Requisitions (PRs), Purchase Orders (POs), and related procurement documents. Closely monitor supplier commitments and delivery schedules to ensure materials are available as per the NPD/R&D project plan. Follow up proactively with suppliers to avoid delays in samples, prototypes, components, raw materials, tools, and other development requirements. Coordinate with R&D, Engineering, Quality, Stores, Production, and other stakeholders regarding material status and delivery requirements. Maintain a material procurement tracker for all NPD and R&D requirements, including order status, committed dates, actual delivery dates, and pending actions. Highlight potential delays, supply constraints, quality issues, or commercial concerns to the concerned stakeholders on a timely basis. Drive expediting activities with suppliers for critical and time-bound development materials. Support procurement of prototype, trial, sample, and development materials within the required timelines. Coordinate with suppliers for technical clarifications, drawing/specification changes, sample submissions, and revised requirements in consultation with the R&D/technical team. Ensure timely closure of open purchase orders and pending supplier actions related to NPD projects. Support cost negotiations and identify opportunities for cost optimization without compromising quality or project timelines. Maintain proper documentation and records related to quotations, purchase orders, supplier communication, delivery status, and development purchases. Participate in regular NPD/project review meetings and provide updates on procurement progress and critical pending items. Develop strong supplier relationships to ensure responsiveness and priority support for critical NPD and R&D requirements. Ensure compliance with company procurement policies, approval processes, quality requirements, and commercial guidelines. Continuously monitor procurement lead times and identify opportunities to reduce the overall sourcing cycle for NPD projects. Key Deliverables / KPIs Timely availability of materials for NPD and R&D activities. Zero or minimum project delays due to procurement-related issues. On-time completion of PR-to-PO activities. Supplier adherence to committed delivery timelines. Timely availability of samples, prototypes, and development components. Reduction in procurement lead time for critical development materials. Cost savings / cost optimization through effective sourcing and negotiation. Timely resolution of supplier-related issues and escalations. Accurate and up-to-date procurement status reporting. Provide proper documentation to RA and F&D for filing Alternate vendor to be qualified for de-risking and cost saving Saving needs to generate with negotiation Ensuring minimum QC rejection and quality/regulatory support/Vendor document/audit support/dossier submission support No PR should open more than 7 days except Schedule items/Bulk items/solvents/High Value/Hold by SCM-R&D Open PO, delivery needs to be closed more than 90 days from delivery date months except annual contracts/campaign base products. No open PR should be more than 90 days in SAP.