Roles & Responsbilities:
Develop alternate sources for critical materials.
Strengthen supplier relationships while maintaining commercial discipline
Negotiate prices, payment terms, lead times and other commercial conditions.
Drive year-on-year cost reduction initiatives.
Conduct price benchmarking and should-cost analysis where applicable.
Negotiate annual price agreements and productivity improvements
Control purchase price variance and identify cost-saving opportunities.
Ensure purchase decisions provide the best total cost, not merely the lowest price.
Coordinate closely with Production, PPC, Quality, Stores and Engineering.
Identify, evaluate and develop new suppliers.
Monitor supplier performance on Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD).
Conduct regular supplier performance reviews.
Ensure suppliers adhere to committed delivery schedules.
Approve/review purchase orders as per the organization's authority matrix.
Ensure purchase orders are released on time.
Monitor open purchase orders and overdue supplies.
Follow up with suppliers for critical and shortage materials.
Ensure proper documentation and compliance with purchasing procedures.
Reduce inventory carrying cost.
Review supplier lead times, MOQ and batch sizes.
Work with SCM and Stores to improve inventory turns




Coordinate with Quality for supplier quality issues.
Ensure corrective actions are implemented by suppliers.
Support development and approval of current suppliers.
Closely monitor quality of new and developing suppliers, particularly when production volumes are increasing.
Ensure purchasing priorities are aligned with the production plan and customer requirements.

Required Skills & Competencies
Strong negotiation and commercial skills
Positive knowledge of manufacturing procurement
Solid analytical and problem-solving ability
Supplier relationship and supplier development skills
Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems
Good understanding of inventory management
Ability to handle pressure and production-critical shortages
Strong communication and coordination skills
Cost-conscious and result-oriented approach
Leadership and team-management capability

Qualification & Experience
Qualification: Graduate in Mech and or Elect Engineering
Experience in purchasing/procurement, preferably in a manufacturing or Electrical setting.
Experience in handling direct materials, components, job work/subcontracting and supplier development would be desirable.

📌 Purchase Manager Talegaon Dhamdhere Pune (India)
🏢 Shavish Group
📍 India