Head - Supply Chain - Chemicals Firm

 Job Purpose :

- Plan and formulate procurement policies and strategies in line with organization objective, monitor material and services procurement process and ensure adherence to laid policies.

Duties & Responsibilities :

- Participate in preparation of annual Business plan.

- Develops policies & procedures for purchasing department & annual purchasing plan in line with annual business plan.

- Prepare contingency plans for procurement.

- Plan and justify strategic acquisitions/ collaboration in line with corporate objectives

- Approve procurement budgets for projects.

- Ensure proactive development of business relationships.

- Define and drive the procurement related internal customer service level agreements to be achieved.

- Develop a network of preferred suppliers and maintain a cordial relationships with team.

- Ensure adherence to quality standards.

- Evaluate contracts and ensure adherence by supplier/contractors/consultant as well as the company.

- Analyze problem areas, identify solutions and monitor the effectiveness keeping in view possible long-term impacts.

- Keep a track of vendor evaluation process.

- Participate in negotiations of key contracts.

- Analyze procurement reports product-wise and project wise.

- Conduct root cause analysis and approve variance in actual procurement cost vis-vis target cost.

Organizational Relationship :

- Decision making authority 

a) The type of decision to be made alone

b) The type of decision in which the immediate superior must be consulted

 Job Requirements:

Professional Qualifications, Experience in years :

- Functional Skills / Knowledge Behavioral Attributes :

- Education: BE Electrical / Mechanical

- MBA / Post graduation or Diploma in Supply Chain Management

Experience: 

- Min 15 years- experience with Procurement / SCM. 

- At least 10 years EPC background is must.

- Procurement and Scheduling

- MS Project

- Costing and Estimation

- Risk Analysis

- Productivity Improvement

- Vendor Management

- Problem Solving

- Effective Influencing & Negotiating skills

- Build Effective Teams

- Business Acumen

- Conflict Management

- Customer Centrality

- Decisiveness

- Effective Communication skills

- Relationship Management