Assistant Procurement Manager

Assistant Procurement Manager
A mid-sized distributor of industrial supplies, serving customers across three states, building out its purchasing desk
Location: Remote (India)
Experience: 1 to 3 years in purchasing, procurement or supply-chain support
Where the purchasing desk stands today
The company stocks thousands of fasteners, bearings, safety items and electricals, and buys from a few hundred suppliers. Most buying still runs on phone calls, spreadsheets and the memory of two senior buyers. The new assistant manager will help turn that into a desk that can be handed over, audited and grown. Flexiple is a managed marketplace that helps companies hire procurement and operations people, and is running this search for the company.
What you would handle
Raise purchase orders against sales demand and stock levels, and chase confirmations and delivery dates
Collect quotes from at least three suppliers for repeat items and prepare a simple comparison for the purchasing head
Keep the supplier master, rate lists and lead-time sheet accurate and up to date
Reconcile goods receipts with invoices and settle short-supply or damaged-goods queries with suppliers
Flag slow-moving stock and reorder-level problems to the warehouse team early
Who you would work beside
You report to the purchasing head and sit close to the warehouse leads and the accounts payable team. Sales coordinators will often come to you for delivery commitments, so you will need to be straightforward about what a supplier can and cannot do.
What we would like to see
1 to 3 years in purchasing, procurement or a supply-chain role, ideally with traded goods
Good Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables; any ERP or Tally exposure is a plus
Comfortable negotiating politely but firmly in Hindi and English
Careful with numbers, and someone who writes down what was agreed
A degree in commerce, engineering or business
Why this seat is worth a look
You will learn buying from the ground up in a business where every rupee of margin is visible, and you will get a real shot at taking over a product category within the first year. The desk is small, so your work will be noticed.
How the selection runs
A short HR conversation, then a practical assignment on comparing quotes, followed by a round with the purchasing head and a final discussion on fit.
Applying once puts you in line for this opening and for other matched purchasing roles we hear about, so there is no need to re-apply.

Work arrangement
Yes