We are looking for a Function Leader - Procurement (Purchase), who thrives in a high performance and fast paced technical workplace. Being a key member of the organisational leadership team, you will be responsible for delivering Procurement function goals & objectives aligned to organisation strategy.
What you'll deliver:
- Align function's spend and output to organization's financial goals
- Develop plans for all teams to ensure on-time delivery, within budget
- Evaluate functional work progress against the plan and make required course corrections
- Organise teams through different work shifts & support customers across time zones
- Compliance to company code of conduct in all purchase & store activities and immediately report non-compliance
- Develop and Implement Purchase and store processes for consumable, capital goods and services
- Develop and Implement "Request for Quotation" "Request for Proposal" documentation
- Develop and Implement supplier selection, competitive bidding & offer evaluation process
- Develop and Implement supply continuity risk mitigation framework
- Develop and Implement goods receipt, store and inventory management framework
- Develop and Implement Supplier compliance with statutory and customer requirements
- Optimise inventory and spend with demand forecast
- Develop and Implement, Purchase orders, purchase agreements and rate contracts frameworks
- Work with Supply Chain and Finance function to fulfil organisation needs and swift payments
- Lead swift resolution of non-conformance to minimise impact on project objectives
- Nurture quality mindset in your teams to deliver 'right first time' & 'on time in full'
- Define function goals, objectives & budget aligned to organisation strategy
- Develop, improve and implement standard operating procedures (SOP) and best practices
- Design and develop function's performance and improvement processes
- Embed lean & 5S visual work environment principles in processes
- Develop KPI structure to accurately measure function goals and objectives
- Propel higher performance and economic growth of your teams
What you'll need
- Passion for our Vision: Transform Manufacturing
- 10+ years of total working experience in related domain, of which 2+ years in leadership
- In-depth domain knowledge & competency gained at an education institution or self-learnt
- Development Knowledge & Competency of purchase & store organisation with P&L; responsibilities
- Development Knowledge & Competency of purchase terms and conditions, bidding process & contracts
- Excellent analytical and negotiation skills in order to get the best price and value products and services
- In depth Understanding & Competency of application taxes, customs duty & statutory compliances
- Development Knowledge & Competency of high verity low volume store & inventory management
- Deep understanding & competency of quality management systems and ISO9001/AS9100 standards
- Development knowledge & competency of lean & six sigma principles
- Deep understanding & competency of engineering fundamentals and development of emerging technologies
- Deep understanding & competency of risk identification, risk management and the design of mitigation actions
- Flexibility to go beyond normal work hours in time of need and support other functions
Must have
- Exemplary conduct to earn trust and positively engage with cross functional teams
- Respectful behaviour and willingness to adapt company code of conduct
- Leadership quality to create positive environment for teams to do their best work and grow
- Initiative and courage to explore new ideas and learn from the mistakes
- Perfectionist approach and meticulous to the finest detail in everything that you do
- Clear and concise written & verbal English language communication as well as presentation skills
- Prompt and on-time communication of operational matters
- High proficiency in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams of other MS Office software
- Readiness work in different shifts as well as support customers in different time zone
Nice to have
- Experience in Engineering Purchase and Supply chain
- Experience of working with leading ERP software like - Epicor / SAP / NetSuite
- Great sense of humour
📌 Function Leader-Procurement_Purchase (Ahmedabad)
🏢 jaivel
📍 Ahmedabad
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