Purchase Head - Metal/Energy/UPS/Electronics/Battery Industry

Job Description:

The incumbent would be responsible for the following:

1. Global sourcing of Raw Material and Equipment

- Understanding availability of materials and pricing at global level.

- Ensuring supplier capacity is built as per annual / long term production volumes

- Sourcing right quality of raw material / equipment globally at optimum prices and as per schedule

2. Operational excellence in Material Management

- Benchmarking of key sourcing processes and practices to improve sourcing efficiency and materials management

- Formulate quality assurance plans with suppliers and conducting periodic vendor audits for continuous improvement in supply chain.

- Sourcing Analysis and MIS (Price trends, BOM variance, consumption pattern, cost structure)

- Forming strong supply chain network through long term supply, sub-contracting and service agreements

3. Vendor Management and Supplier Development

- Mapping supply market and new source development

- Establishing & maintaining effective Vendor Data base and developing local vendors

- Building strategic relationship through effective supplier engagement program (A & B class suppliers) and managing overall vendor engagement

4. Collaborate with Manufacturing, Design & Development and Sales team

- Driving cost reduction initiatives through strategic sourcing and indigenization.

- Supplier process optimization through CFT and new raw material development for improved performance and cost savings.

- Optimum Raw Material planning and Inventory and Working Capital management

- Development of indirect materials and equipment required by Manufacturing and D&D department

5. Organizational Imperatives - Set Plan and Reviews on a timely basis

- Development and retention of talent / teams through coaching and feedback on strengths and area of developments for enhancing competencies in technical and leadership areas.

- Drive Excellence through improvements initiatives such as Kaizen, PMO, cross functional projects etc. for overall development of teams

- Uphold statutory compliance and promote a safe working environment across all operations.

- Formulate plans and track metrics for key business processes under Enterprise Risk Management

Requisite Qualification/Experience

- 12 years of work experience for Degree in Engineering in Purchase and Vendor Development OR 10 years of work experience for Post Graduate qualification in Supply Chain Management or Operations

Preferred: Experience in Metal/Energy Industry/UPS/Electronics/Battery

Skills Required:

- Good negotiation, communication

- Time management skills

- Process and quality orientation

- Interpersonal Skills

- Result orientation

- Techno-commercial acumen

- Knowledge of commercial aspects of purchase like Government Taxation, transportation, imports, legal aspects etc.

- Decision making ability

- Risk Management