Role & responsibilities

Head Procurement Engineering

Location Telangana (Warangal)

1. Centralized Procurement Strategy:

- Develop and execute a procurement engineering strategy covering spares, consumables, and capital equipment.
- Negotiate long-term contracts with suppliers
- Establish standard procurement systems, SOPs, and governance practices for respective plant.

2. Engineering Stores & Plant Support:

- Oversee functioning of all unit-level engineering stores (spares, consumables, tools).
- Monitor inventory levels, stock accuracy, and issue resolution across sites.
- Drive implementation of common ERP/MIS for real-time material tracking and reporting.
- Review daily/weekly MIS from stores in-charges to ensure zero stockouts and line continuity.

3. Supplier Development & Cost Optimization:

- Identify and develop strategic suppliers for engineering spares, machinery, packaging and utilities.
- Implement cost reduction initiatives alternate sourcing, vendor consolidation, technical value engineering.
- Negotiate central rate contracts and frame agreements for key categories.
- Ensure timely vendor payments and build strong vendor partnerships.

4. Capital Equipment & Projects:

- Support unit expansions, technology upgrades, and new installations with vendor identification, negotiation, and contracting.
- Drive standardization of machinery, spares, and utilities across plants to reduce complexity and cost.

5. Compliance & Governance:





- Ensure procurement practices adhere to statutory, quality, safetyand sustainability standards (FSSAI, GMP, BIS, ISO).
- Conduct regular audits of engineering stores and suppliers.
- Implement governance framework for vendor approval, performance evaluation and risk management.

6. People Leadership:

- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of unit-level engineering stores in-charges.
- Build capability in inventory management, cost control and supplier management across the team.
- Drive accountability, transparency and process discipline across all procurement functions.

Academic and Professional Qualification

- B.Tech / B.E. (Mechanical / Electrical / Industrial / Chemical preferred). MBA in Supply Chain desirable.
- 8 years of experience in procurement/engineering in FMCG, Food & Beverage, or Home & Personal Care manufacturing.
- Strong expertise in CAPEX procurement, engineering spares, packaging, and consumablesand vendor development.
- Deep knowledge of ERP systems, inventory management, and compliance frameworks.
- Excellent leadership, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Key Competencies

- Strategic & Commercial Acumen
- Inventory & Engineering Stores Management& Vendor Development
- Cost Optimization & Value Engineering
- Governance, Compliance & Audit Orientation
- Solid Negotiation & Contracting Skills

Preferred candidate profile

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