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Tier-1 brand and metro location increase competition, but niche API procurement focus moderates density to medium.
Pharma API procurement requires regulatory and supplier expertise, creating high background fit sensitivity.
Mandatory 10 years' experience and domain-specific pharma/API procurement skills drive high shortlisting strictness.
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Convert Purchase Requisitions (PR) to Purchase Orders (PO) timely and manage end-to-end procurement process for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs).
Coordinate with multiple internal stakeholders (CQA, SSC, Plant Warehouse, Supply Chain, QC/QA, IRA, Logistics, Track-wise teams) for vendor audits, payments, delivery, quality approvals, import clearance, documentation, and supply agreement management.
Support variation and renewal filings for commercial APIs and assist in AVD projects as required; manage vendor negotiations including price enquiries and delivery follow-ups with 20% domestic travel.
Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience in procurement or related pharmaceutical supply chain roles.
Graduate degree required, preferably in Science; B.Pharm / M.Pharm qualifications considered an added advantage.
Location: Acme Plaza, Mumbai with approximately 20% domestic travel within India.
Not explicitly mentioned: mandatory technical skills beyond procurement and coordination; no strict onsite or regulatory constraints specified beyond role location.
Experienced procurement professional with strong operational ownership of API sourcing and vendor management in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Comfortable handling cross-functional coordination across quality, supply chain, logistics, and regulatory teams with attention to compliance and documentation.
Able to negotiate with vendors effectively and manage complex supply agreements, ensuring timely delivery and quality adherence in a regulated environment.