Key Elements of the Role
· Responsible for ensuring contact, sourcing, procuring of raw material from a large number of vendors to ensure requirements of R&D and Production are arranged.
· Ensure an efficient and result oriented day-to-day coordination of the order, delivery and movement of all raw materials, packaging and finished goods, from and to supplier’s/vendors’ warehouse(s), production factory warehouse(s) and distributor warehouse(s).
· Provide logistic support and play a significant role in helping and supporting the R & D Department in taking production related decision-making. Also tracking progress of the R&D efforts, pre and post-production including outsourced vendor’s/service providers.
· Commercial dealings with the vendors . Negotiation of optimum pricing, Purchase Order generation, Distributor invoices, raw material stock reconciliation, payment and all other coordination required from time to time.
· Delivery of results as per timelines in the overall Launch Program Management schedule.
· Analysing Competition- product standards are better than competition.
· Translate functional needs into specifications and Design and develop the product or process.
· Set up the test and validation phases and correct and improve the product or process.
· Support the production start-up and product launch.
· Having knowledge about basic quality control testing.
Experience:
Essential: At Least 5-7 years of experience in a coordination role for R&D and other related activities in Ayurveda/Cosmetics/Pharmaceuticals and having a passionate interest / orientation in delivering on-time results.