Job Description

The Manager – Procurement will head the L7 – IN – NUMERIC procurement team at IN‑NOVATEUR ELECTRICAL & DIGITAL SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED. You will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and optimizing inventory levels to meet production schedules while minimizing costs and mitigating material shortages across all manufacturing sites.

Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities
• 1. Procurement & PO Management
• Manage procurement from PR to PO and PO closure.
• Ensure timely PO creation and release based on MRP, production plan, consumption, MSL and lead time.
• Monitor open POs, pending quantities and supplier commitments.
• Follow up with suppliers and resolve delivery or quantity issues.
• Ensure materials are available on time to support production.
• 2. Inventory & Material Planning
• Maintain optimum inventory across all plants.
• Ensure MSL and replenishment levels are maintained.
• Monitor material consumption, demand, stock and open POs.
• Identify potential shortages, excess stock and slow-moving materials.




• Use inter-plant stock transfer wherever possible before making fresh purchases.
• Improve inventory turnover and reduce working capital.
• 3. Supplier Management
• Monitor supplier delivery, quality, MOQ and lead time.
• Conduct regular supplier performance reviews.
• Work with suppliers to:
• Reduce lead time
• Reduce MOQ
• Improve delivery reliability
• Support smaller and more frequent deliveries

• Take corrective action for delayed or poor-performing suppliers.
• 4. KANBAN, Pull Flow & Lean Supply
• Identify suitable quick-moving materials for KANBAN / Pull System.
• Implement consumption-based replenishment with suppliers and stores.
• Define appropriate KANBAN quantities and replenishment frequency.
• Support Heijunka / level loading to smoothen material requirements.
• Reduce excess inventory, shortages and unnecessary material movement.
• 5. Excess & Slow-Moving Inventory
• Regularly re

📌 Manager - Procurement (Chennai)
🏢 Legrand
📍 Chennai