Principal Duties and Responsibilities:   Purchase Strategy and Development:                                                                                                                                    

• Overall responsibility for Purchasing and Cost Estimating activities across the business.                                                                                                                                  
• Create and implement best practice purchasing vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance                                                                                                                                        
• Ensure that purchasing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price.                                                                                                                                                                            quality and delivery targets, which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market to include: Terms and conditions, supplier selection/de-selection, evaluation and rationalisation of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   supply chain solutions including vendor managed inventory, supplier consignments and safety stock.                                                                                                                                    
• Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities.                                                                                                                         
• Initiate and develop creative and innovative procurement processes (eProcurement)                                                                                                                                   
• Responsible for managing relationships and negotiating with key suppliers at a senior and strategic level.                                                                                                                            
• Negotiate contract terms with key suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms with technical and operational input from stakeholders if appropriate.                                                                                                                                  
• Develop, implement and maintain a supplier relationship and evaluation process to measure effective supplier performance and compliance.                                                                                                                                          
• Work closely with ME team to development potential vendors and alternative critical parts to meet business requirement..                                                                                                                                          
•  Ensure strong communication between teams under leadership to facilitate exchange of information and in order to implement change and improvements.                                                                                                                              
• Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors.                                                                                                                                       
• Provide leadership, coordination and coaching to the team, ensuring they are trained enabling them to achieve the operational and financial metrics within their areas of workflow.                                                                                                                                      

Other Responsibilities (If any):                                                                                                                                

• Critical maintenance items procurement on time to avoid production loss.                                                                                                                          
• Closely interact with all user department to meet their requirement and smooth function.                                                                                                                         

Key Result Areas                                                                                                                                             

• Uninterrupted procurement of all bought our parts and related non bom items to meet production targets.                                                                                                                                        

Cost effective procurement and service agreements where ever possible.                                                                                                                         

• Procurement as per production plan and inventory control.                                                                                                                                        
• Supplier quality upgradation with th help of quality department.                                                                                                                              

Authorities:                                                                                                                                      

• PO Generation                                                                                                                                         
• Rate bargaining                                                                                                                                        

Accountability:                                                                                                                                

• PO Generation                                                                                                                                         
• Line Loss due to shortage of material                                                                                                                                             

Knowledge Required                                                                                                                                    

• Need to attend management related seminor , Material Exhibition and expo's
•  Vendor visits