Role Purpose
Lead procurement and sourcing operations for manufacturing and business requirements by ensuring timely availability of materials, supplier performance management, cost optimization, strategic sourcing, inventory control, and efficient coordination across the supply chain to support uninterrupted business operations.
Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities
- Lead end-to-end procurement activities for raw materials, bought-out components, consumables, tooling, capital equipment, and services.
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies aligned with cost, quality, delivery, and business objectives.
- Drive supplier identification, evaluation, development, negotiation, and performance management initiatives.
- Monitor procurement schedules and ensure timely material availability to support manufacturing, projects, and customer commitments.
- Conduct techno-commercial evaluations, vendor negotiations, and contract finalization.
- Coordinate with Planning, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Stores, and Finance teams for procurement planning and execution.




- Drive cost reduction, localization, value engineering, and procurement efficiency improvement initiatives.
- Monitor inventory levels, material shortages, non-moving inventory, and working capital optimization.
- Review supplier delivery performance, quality issues, and corrective action implementation.
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies, approval matrix, audit requirements, and statutory guidelines.
- Support current product development activities through supplier development and sourcing support.
- Analyze procurement spend, supplier trends, market intelligence, and commodity price movements.
- Prepare procurement MIS, KPI dashboards, cost reports, and management reviews.
- Support resolution of supplier escalations, delivery delays, commercial disputes, and operational challenges.
- Drive digitization, ERP optimization, and process improvement initiatives within procurement operations.
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