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Location: Kuppepalayam ,Coimbatore

Qualifications: B.E./B.Tech (Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics) + MBA in Supply Chain/Operations

Experience: Min 15 yrs with Minimum 5-6 yrs solar module component procurement

Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategic Procurement
- Develop and execute procurement strategy
- Drive cost reduction initiatives through value engineering, alternate sourcing, and long-term contracts
- Monitor global solar supply chain trends, polysilicon/cell pricing, and commodity markets (cell, silver, aluminium, glass, copper) to inform buying decisions

Vendor Management
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard domestic and international suppliers
- Conduct vendor audits, capability assessments, and performance scorecards (quality, delivery, cost, compliance)
- Negotiate contracts, rate agreements, and long-term supply agreements (LTAs) with key suppliers
- Manage supplier risk and build a dual/multi-sourcing strategy to avoid single-source dependency
- Coordinate technical verification of vendor material specifications beyond documentary compliance,



working with Quality where needed

Operations & ; Coordination
- Ensure material availability aligned with production planning to prevent line stoppages
- Robust knowledge of solar module BOM, cell/module manufacturing process, and PV component sourcing markets, including DCR/NDCR sourcing requirements and dual vendor qualification under ALMM List-I/List-II
- Manage BOM and vendor transitions tied to product/format changeovers (e.g., cell/wafer format, ribbon, glass, cable spec changes) to avoid production disruption
- Coordinate with Quality for incoming material quality and vendor non-conformance resolution
- Track and reduce inventory holding costs while maintaining safety stock for critical items

Import & ; Trade Finance Management
- Manage end-to-end import procurement: Letter of Credit (LC) issuance and reimbursement structuring, documentation, customs clearance, and duty optimization
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