INTRODUCTION:

The Busway business is one of the rapid-growing product lines within Low Voltage Power Products, manufacturing sheet-metal fabricated busway enclosures, housings, joints and copper/aluminium bus-bar assemblies for power distribution.
This position is a Strategic Sourcing Buyer for the Busway category who will also act as the Procurement Manager, owning end-to-end procurement for the plant – sheet metal, fabrication, bus-bar/conductor materials, hardware, insulation and packaging.
The role requires deep, hands-on understanding of sheet metal costing (clean-sheet / should-cost), press-shop and fabrication processes (laser cutting, CNC punching/bending, welding, powder coating), and sourcing from vendors in switchgear, busway, panel-building or similar sheet-metal-intensive industries.

The incumbent will design and implement the annual procurement operating plan for the plant, driving cost, quality, delivery and localization targets while managing the local supplier base end-to-end.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

CATEGORY BUYER / PROCUREMENT MANAGER:

Spend Management:





Own the full procurement spend of the plant for sheet metal, fabricated parts, bus-bar/conductor material, hardware and consumables – supplier selection, development and Supplier Qualification (SAM).
Manage supplier performance management, spend analytics, needs preparation and Annual Procurement & Purchasing Planning (APOP) for the Busway category.
Coordinate effectively with Regional and Global Busway/sheet-metal category teams to formulate and execute category strategies at plant level.
Own contract management and procurement risk management, including single/mono-source mitigation.

Sheet Metal & Part / Component Development:

Lead RFQ/RFP issuance, negotiations, PPAP/APQP coordination, pricing agreements and MSA/LTC/QTC coordination with fabrication and sheet-metal suppliers.
Drive tooling and capex negotiations for press tools, dies and fixtures with fabrication vendors.
Validate supplier quot

📌 DGM Direct Procurement Sourcing Management (Hyderabad)
🏢 Schneider Electric
📍 Hyderabad