Godrej Properties - Senior Manager - Contracts & Procurement

Job Title

Senior Manager Contracts and Procurement , South India

Role Summary:

The incumbent will be based at Regional office, Bangalore in contracts and procurement vertical and shall be responsible for formulating Contracts, Award of Contracts , Administer the contracts and Closure of contracts. This involves negotiating with vendors and suppliers, drafting agreements, contractual correspondences, managing claims and extra works, periodic monitoring of billing & material reconciliations. The incumbent will also be responsible for developing regional resources from Process and Knowledge perspective.

About Godrej Properties

Godrej Properties is among the fastest growing real estate companies in India, having grown by a CAGR of 20% by booking value in the last 5 years and earned the distinction of being the largest listed real estate developer in India for last two financial years (FY2018 and FY2019). We aim to accelerate this momentum further over next few years and are looking for motivated individuals to be a part of our growth story.

Role & Responsibilities:

- Evaluate, rank, & recommend vendors to meet business requirements In terms of cost, time & quality following a systematic selection & evaluation procedure

- Responsible for on-boarding & finalization Contractors for different work packages i.e. Civil, Finishing, MEP, Interior, and Infrastructure etc. with an utmost focus on Cost, quality & delivery time lines & in line with the GPL's SOP.

- Responsible for Vendor management, vendor development, cost negotiations, new product development, contracting & developing strategy plan for different projects of GPL

- Benchmarking costs, collecting market intelligence & tracking commodity pricing - monitoring market dynamics

- Procurement management & oversight - continually look for opportunities of cost reductions & cost avoidance

- Lead the negotiations end to end with suppliers & get the best techno-commercial value

- Negotiate & manage contract on behalf of Company as per defined process in SOP

- Proactively Identifies areas of opportunity, process improvement i.e. development of SOPs & cost efficiencies etc.

- Provides insights in to how to best develop & leverage Vendor capabilities for the organization

- Primary point of Contact for overall category needs. Responsible for prioritizing demand across the category.

- Responsible for preparation of MIS like as Contracting Strategy includes analysis of Project risk & mitigation plan, Contract Appreciation Documents, Tender Event Schedule, EOT Tracker, Contract Closing Tracker etc.

- Responsible for Contract Administration i.e. Periodic reviews with various agencies & report all potential/anticipated claims, restrict impact of claims by vendors during Contract period, Control cost variations/extra claim, identify possible counter claims, periodic review of contractual correspondence with vendors, ensure Insurance cover through the project life cycle etc.

Qualification & Experience Required

BE - Civil with 15+ years of relevant experience in Real Estate / Construction Industry.

Critical Skills:

- Market knowledge- vendor base in construction industry

- Understanding of pricing

- Understanding of Contracts

- Negotiation skill

- Project understanding

- Product Knowledge

- Material knowledge

Reporting Structure - Zonal Operations Head

Team Size: 4-5 people