Job Description – AVP – Purchase Head

Designation: AVP – Purchase Head
Department: Purchase / Procurement
Location: Angul, Odisha
Industry: Integrated Steel Plant / Heavy Manufacturing

Role Purpose

To lead the end-to-end procurement function for the plant, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and quality-compliant sourcing of materials, equipment, services, and critical spares. The role will drive strategic sourcing, supplier development, commercial optimization, procurement governance, and supply continuity in alignment with business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Procurement
- Lead the overall purchase and procurement function for the plant.
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with business, production, maintenance, and project requirements.
- Drive strategic sourcing, category management, supplier rationalization, and cost optimization.
- Ensure timely procurement of critical raw materials, consumables, spares, equipment, services, and project-related requirements.
- Identify opportunities for localization, alternate sourcing,



value engineering, and import substitution.

Commercial & Cost Management
- Lead commercial negotiations with key suppliers to achieve optimum cost, quality, delivery, and payment terms.
- Drive cost reduction, value creation, and procurement savings through competitive sourcing and long-term contracts.
- Monitor market trends, commodity prices, and supplier cost structures to support sourcing decisions.
- Ensure adherence to approved budgets and procurement policies.

Supplier Management
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key suppliers.
- Lead supplier evaluation, qualification, development, performance monitoring, and rationalization.
- Ensure supplier adherence to quality, delivery, commercial, and service-level commitments.
- Develop alternate and contingency suppliers for critical materials and services.

Procurement Operations
- Ensure effective management of the complete Source-to-Pa

📌 HOD (Angul)
🏢 Jindal Steel
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