Honasa Consumer Ltd.
Website:
honasa.in
Job details:
1. Fill Rate & Supply Continuity Management
– Own weekly, fortnightly and monthly incoming fill-rate tracking across ~40 third-party manufacturers; drive corrective action on shortfalls.
– Proactively identify and mitigate risk of Out-of-Stock (OOS) situations through early-warning tracking and escalation.
2. Process Improvement & Digitization
– Lead continuous improvement of procurement SOPs and process controls.
– Identify and implement AI/automation interventions to digitize procurement workflows and reduce manual effort.
3. Stakeholder & Ecosystem Management
– Manage relationships across internal cross-functional teams and the third-party manufacturer ecosystem.
– Serve as a key point of contact for escalations and issue resolution with third-party partners.
4. Compliance & Audit Management
– Manage communication with internal and external auditors; ensure ongoing regulatory and policy compliance.
– Collaborate with external auditors on annual audits of third-party manufacturers and track closure of compliance actions.
5. Data, KPIs & Dashboards
– Maintain accurate procurement master data and ensure integrity of KPI reporting.
– Own and continuously improve dashboards for fill rate, compliance, cost and vendor performance visibility.
6. Team & Execution Management
– Manage and mentor the execution team responsible for Finished Goods (FG) procurement.
– Ensure timely execution of purchase orders and resolution of day-to-day procurement issues.
7. Planning Collaboration
– Work closely with Forecasting, Demand Planning and Supply Planning teams to translate plans into procurement outputs.
– Coordinate with the Warehouse team to ensure smooth inbound deliveries and reduce receiving bottlenecks.
– Actively contribute to the S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) and S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution) processes, representing procurement's supply and capacity inputs.
8. Cost Savings & Risk Mitigation
– Drive cost-savings initiatives across the third-party manufacturing portfolio.
– Identify supply chain risks and lead mitigation projects to safeguard business continuity.
9. Finance Collaboration
– Partner with Finance on provisioning, budgeting and vendor reconciliation.
– Support and strengthen the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process in coordination with Finance.
Qualifications & Experience
● 10+ years of experience in procurement/planning, with substantial exposure to third-party / contract manufacturing, preferably in FMCG, BPC or allied consumer goods industries.
● Professional bachelor’s degree; MBA in Supply Chain Management (SCM) an added advantage.
● Proven experience managing teams and senior cross-functional stakeholders (planning, finance, warehouse, quality); prior experience as a deputy/second-in-command to a function head, and/or exposure to S&OP/S&OE processes, is a plus.
● Strong exposure to procurement audits, vendor compliance frameworks and P2P processes, including direct interface with statutory/external auditors.
Key Skills & Competencies
● Strong analytical ability with hands-on comfort in dashboards, KPI tracking and master data management.
● Working knowledge of SAP, Power BI and MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint); demonstrated ability to drive AI/automation adoption for process digitization.
● Senior-level stakeholder management — internal leadership, third-party manufacturers, and internal/external auditors.
● Structured problem-solving mindset with a bias for process improvement and risk mitigation.
● Sound understanding of budgeting, provisioning and vendor reconciliation from a procurement lens.
● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to represent the function/GM in cross-functional and audit forums.
Key Performance Indicators (Indicative)
● Incoming fill rate % (weekly / fortnightly / monthly) and OOS incidence.
● Audit closure TAT and compliance score across third-party manufacturers.
● Cost savings delivered against annual target.
● Dashboard/KPI data accuracy and timeliness.
● Process automation / digitization initiatives implemented.
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