Core Responsibilities

1. Sourcing & Vendor Management

- Vendor network: Find and qualify suppliers for tiles, plywood, laminates, hardware, lights, furniture, fabrics, sanitary ware, and paints
- Rate contracts: Negotiate annual pricing with key vendors - Asian Paints, Hafele, Hettich, Kajaria, local timber marts, furniture factories
- New sources: Scout local markets like Bunder Street, Chennai, Parrys, Bangalore SP Road for better rates or unique items.

2. Procurement & Ordering

- BOQ execution: Convert the designer’s Bill of Quantities into actual purchase orders with exact specs - shade, size, brand, finish
- Material scheduling: Order items based on the site timeline. Tiles before the flooring starts, lights before the false ceiling closes
- MOQ management: Handle minimum order quantities. Club orders across projects to avoid wastage
- Custom orders: Coordinate with carpenters, glass vendors, and stone fabricators for custom furniture, partitions, and CNC panels

3. Cost Control & Budgeting

- Budget adherence: Keep the project within the material budget given by the PM/designer. Flag cost overruns early
- Alternative options: Suggest cheaper equivalents if the client’s marble choice is blowing the budget - Italian marble vs Indian alternative
- Price comparison:



Get 3 quotes for big-ticket items like sofas, chandeliers, and modular kitchens

4. Quality & Inspection

- Sample approval: Get samples of veneer, laminate, fabric, and stone approved by the designer/client before bulk order
- Incoming QC: Check ply for borer, tiles for shade variation, fabrics for defects before dispatch to the site
- Brand compliance: Ensure the contractor isn’t swapping Hettich for local hardware to save cost

5. Logistics & Site Coordination

- Delivery tracking: Coordinate trucks, unloading, and site storage. Marble shouldn’t reach before the cement work is done
- Damage control: Handle transit breakage, missing items, and wrong deliveries with vendors
- Site stock: Track consumption vs ordered. Avoid theft, wastage, and over-ordering

6. Documentation & Accounts

- POs & GRNs: Raise purchase orders, maintain goods received notes, and delivery challans
- Vendor payments: Coordinate with accounts for advance, on-delivery, and retention payments
- Inventory: Maintain stock of common hardware - screws, adhesives, tools for all sites

Pay: ₹45,000.00 - ₹80,000.00 per month

Perks

- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior Purchase Officer (Kochi)
🏢 Dlife Interiors
📍 Kochi