Senior/Group Manager - Purchase - Auto

Job Title : Group Manager - Purchase

Level : G

Reports to : Head Commercial

Location : Baroda

Major Responsibilities :

- To monitor availability of all consumables, spares, bulk items, indirect RM and project items in time at a competitive price and acceptable quality.

- Ensure finalisation of long-term rate contracts / AMC for all regular consumables and services.

- Ensure compliance of legal, statutory and safety requirements related to procured goods & services.

- Ensure optimum stock level of auto procurement items.

- Ensure proper EMS functioning.

- Alternate vendor Development.

- Alternate item development.

- Vendor Audit.

- Take corrective & preventive actions on audit points.

- Ensure inventory control mechanism.

- Import & OE substitution.

Principal Accountabilities for procurement :

- Monitor Planning of Indirect Raw Material & critical engg items.

- Manage logistics issues related to timely delivery.

- Ensure timely payments to vendors.

- Monitor pending indents and pending deliveries.

- Conduct final evaluation of high value quotes. & commercial bids.

- Certify specifications of new stock codes.

- Manage crises situations & stock outs.

- Oversee imports.

Principal Accountabilities for Cost reduction :

- Establish & identify the areas for improvement in terms of cost, quality and services.

- Alternate source ( ~ Vendor ) development.

- Improve ARC & Banking system.

- Variety reduction

- Increase of inventory turnover ratio

- Reduction of advance with vendor and reconciliation with finance

- Monitoring SIP- Small Improvement Projects - Example - minimize delay in custom clearance so as to reduce demurrages. Lead time reduction, Improve logistics for faster delivery.

Principal Accountabilities for TS-16949 :

- Ensure TS 16949 compliance.

- Ensure Internal Review of documentation.

- Support to buyers for maintaining records as per TS-16949 standards.

Principal Accountabilities for People Development :

- Set, Review & Monitor Performance of subordinates.

- Identify Job enrichment opportunities with in function.

- Nominate team members for external training.

- Feedback and corrective action

Main Purpose of Job :

Monitoring Procurement of various items & services for plant & project requirements with the attribute of time, cost & quality at the same time ensure the implementation of different measures taken for inventory control.

KPIs & Dimensions

1. Availability of EMS & Indirect RM

2. Savings

3. Statutory Compliance

4. Error free audit.

Staff reporting : 05

Direct Reports : 05

Skills & Knowledge Requirements :

Knowledge/Qualifications :

- Material & its functionality.

- Taxation

- Import Export Rules & Regulations

- SAP / ERP

1. BE

2. Diploma in Material Management

Skills Experience :

- Leadership Skills

- Negotiation skills

- Innovative

- Analytical Skills 17 years of hands-on experience in Procurement.