Division

Materials

Department

Purchase

Level / Grade

EX

Functional Area

Raw Materials (RM)

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Job Title

Manager

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Reporting

Functional reporting to:

General Manager, Purchase (RM & Global Sourcing)

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Background

i) Educational Qualification

Mandatory:

Engg. Graduate (Mechanical/ Material Science/ Metallurgy) from Tier1 Institutes only

Desirable:

Post-Graduate in Engg. (Mechanical/ Material Science/ Metallurgy) or Management from Tier1 Institutes only

ii) Experience

Minimum: 5

Maximum: 10

iii) Age Limit

Minimum: 25

Maximum: 35

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Job Role & Responsibilities

Role: Manager – Purchase (Raw Materials – Steel Flats/ Coated/ Tubes)

Responsibilities:

P: Supply Planning based on Demand - RM Suppliers to Tier1 Vendors

P: Close monitoring to avoid supply failures & chronic concerns

P: Ensure control of SOB & Procurement from approved RM Vendors

P: Derisking single / monopolistic sources

P: Streamlining supply chain

Q: Proactive monitoring of Quality levels from RM suppliers

Q: Cross-functional projects to resolve Quality concerns in RM

C: Negotiations, Quarterly Price Settlements, control & release of Price Circular

C:



Cost Saving Initiatives & driving cross-functional VA-VE projects

C: RM/Forex forecasting to Finance

D: Recent Advanced RM grades development (for Future models/ applications)

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Competency Requirements

Technical/ Functional:

1. Material Science for the RM commodity being handled

2. Fundamental Knowledge of RM conversion process

3. Functional knowledge of the product/ application where RM commodity is used

4. Cognitive/ Analytically Strong to handle pricing decisions accurately

5. Good Knowledge of SAP/ MS Excel/ MS ppt – with 100% error proof working

Behavioral:

1. Ability to interact with clarity at Senior Management level & with cross-functional teams (R&D;, Engineering, Plant, QA, Purchase etc.) inside the Organization & with Vendor Teams

2. Clarity of Thought wrt Strategic + Objective levers

3. Persistent to raise the bar of performance OoQ/ YoY

4. Ethical & System oriented

5. Smart in resolving Conflicts during Interfaces

Specific expertise required for functional area:

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Likely sources

Organization example:

📌 MGR (MATLS - RM & Global Sourcing Purchase) (India)
🏢 Nameless
📍 India