Technical Skills Requirement

- Experience in developing vendors for new product development in engineering industries.

- Expertise in operational excellence in manufacturing, such as casting, forging, machining, welding, forming, mechanical assembly, NDE and inspection, and testing.

- Strong knowledge of industrial production processes

- Experience in quality, audits, vendor development, ideally in regulated industries (nuclear, energy, oil & gas, rail, aerospace)

- Strong command of Quality Management Systems and process audits.

- Good understanding of nuclear safety culture

- Experience performing process capability analysis (Cpk) and qualification.

- Working knowledge of Manufacturing and Quality Plans, PFMEAs.

- Experience leading multiple, concurrent projects

- Experience authoring technical documents or operating procedures.

- Ability to read drawings and specifications made to ASTM/ASME standards

- Experience with nuclear products and standards preferred.

- Proficiency in procurement tools and systems, with experience in SAP.

Role & responsibilities

- Responsible vendor development and vendor management.

- Research and identify new, reliable vendor who can meet KBL product & service requirement.

- Contribute and validate the vendor selection strategy with corporate sourcing teams.

- Identify potential vendors based on need by conducting market survey, on site assessment.

- Prepare, plan,



and conduct vendor assessment, audits as per customer requirements, internal standards at vendor sites.

- Evaluate vendors organizational structure and processes to meet nuclear technical and safety culture.

- Initiate Cross function collaboration with engineering, corporate procurement & QA team to review manufacturing process.

- Work with vendor and internal quality team to troubleshoot issues and establish quality standards.

- Foster collaborative, long-term partnerships with vendors and resolve operational bottlenecks or escalations.

- Work with vendors to streamline operational processes, boost productivity, and implement cost-saving initiatives.

- Foresight to identify and mitigate potential supply chain disruptions.

- Ensure all vendors comply with company policies, legal regulations, and industry quality standards.

- Coordinate with internal stake holder for customer approval of recent vendors.

- To track and achieve KPIs in respective area

- Submission of weekly and Monthly MIS

- Delivery of savings (time, cost, quality) towards overall business.

Preferred candidate profile

- Lead a vendor development cell for the business.

- This role focuses on the structural development of vendor required for new product development in nuclear sector.

- This role directly contributes to vendor maturity and nuclear supply chain reliability

📌 Sr. Manager - Procurement (Lead vendor Development Cell) (Pune)
🏢 Kirloskar Brothers
📍 Pune