Job Description
- General Manager
- Project Procurement

Location:
Mumbai, Maharashtra Department: Procurement & Supply Chain Management Designation: General Manager
- Project Procurement

Experience:
15
- 20 years, with mandatory hands-on procurement experience on MEMU and Vande Bharat projects Team Size: 8
- 10 procurement professionals Reporting To: Senior Management / Head of Project Management Employment Type: Full-time Role Overview: Seeking a General Manager
- Project Procurement to lead project procurement and strategic sourcing for its railway rolling stock and power electronics business. The role owns procurement for propulsion, traction converter, auxiliary/hotel load converter and power supply programmes, with specific focus on Vande Bharat trainsets and MEMU rakes, alongside EMU/DEMU, WAG-9 electric locomotives (6,000 HP and 9,000 HP) and export orders. Direct experience on MEMU and Vande Bharat projects is essential for this role. The role also leads CAPEX and EPC procurement for new plant and capacity expansion
- civil, mechanical infrastructure, electrical contracts and test-setup equipment
- and supports R&D; through NPD/NPI, from prototype to series production. The incumbent will be measured on year-on-year cost savings, material-cost-to-sales (MSR) reduction, PBT improvement, localisation of imported content and on-time availability of project materials, and will lead a team of 8
- 10 procurement professionals.

Key Responsibilities
A. Vande Bharat & MEMU Project Procurement and Execution:
- Lead end-to-end procurement for Vande Bharat trainset and MEMU programmes
- from purchase planning and sourcing through order placement, expediting and project closure.
- Extend the same procurement discipline to EMU/DEMU, WAG-9 locomotive and export projects.
- Build project procurement plans aligned to Indian Railways and OEM delivery schedules, tender commitments, budgets and technical specifications.
- Own procurement across power and control electronics, electro-mechanical, electrical, cables and wiring, sheet metal and heavy-engineering commodities.
- Secure long-lead and imported critical items early to protect project delivery milestones.
- Prepare procurement execution plans, contingency plans, MIS dashboards and project closure reports; monitor schedules through MS Project / Primavera. B. Strategic Sourcing, Indigenisation & Localisation:
- Define category and commodity strategies using structured cost levers (procurement chessboard, should-costing, TCO) to deliver year-on-year savings and PBT improvement.
- Lead indigenisation of imported and foreign-designed sub-systems (for example, IGBT-based traction converters) and localisation of imported parts, establishing approved Indian sources.
- Develop alternate and second sources for critical components to remove single-supplier dependency, including sources acceptable to Indian Railways.
- Manage overseas procurement, Incoterms, import logistics and supplier qualification for domestic and international vendors.
- Drive sustainable, ethical and policy-compliant sourcing practices across the supply base. C. Tender Costing & Commercial Management:




- Lead tender costing and documentation for railway rolling stock bids
- Vande Bharat trainsets, MEMU and EMU rakes, hotel load converters and power supplies
- in partnership with Sales, Engineering and Finance.
- Run the RFI / RFQ / technical query (TQ) cycle and lead technical bid evaluation (TBE) and commercial bid evaluation (CBE).
- Lead commercial negotiations and design e-auction strategy for key packages and commodities.
- Work with Finance on currency and commodity hedging for imported and metal-linked content.
- Finalise contracts covering payment milestones, warranties, liquidated damages, Incoterms and NDAs. D. CAPEX & EPC Procurement:
- Lead CAPEX and EPC sourcing for current plant and capacity expansion, including civil, mechanical infrastructure and electrical contract finalisation.
- Procure test-setup equipment, machinery and project-specific infrastructure within approved budgets.
- Where applicable, manage EPCM packages
- static equipment (vessels, heat exchangers, storage tanks), rotary equipment, piping, instrumentation, transformers, switchgear, cables and service packages.
- Control project budgets and spend against approved CAPEX plans. E. NPD / NPI & Engineering Collaboration:
- Partner R&D; on new product development and introduction (NPD/NPI), taking new designs from prototype through to series production.
- Provide supply-side inputs on design for manufacturability, assembly and testability (DFM / DFA / DFT) and drive value analysis / value engineering (VAVE).
- Ensure supplier readiness for new parts through APQP and first-article approvals. F. Supplier Quality, Cost & Risk Management:
- Drive supplier quality assurance, CAPA and rejection mitigation with Quality and Engineering; reduce cost of poor quality (COPQ).
- Deliver measurable reduction in material-cost-to-sales ratio (MSR) through negotiation, alternate sourcing, localisation and VAVE.
- Manage inventory control, obsolescence management and procurement lead-time improvement.
- Identify and mitigate risks relating to supplier capacity, price volatility, currency, logistics and delivery commitments.
- Manage asset and inventory insurance claims and loss recovery where applicable. G. Procurement Operations, Digitisation & Governance:
- Own the procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle in SAP MM, ensuring compliance with procurement policy, approval matrices and audit standards.
- Lead procurement digitisation, including e-sourcing and e-auction platforms (for example, i2V).
- Publish procurement MIS covering spend, savings, supplier performance and project material status. H. Team & Stakeholder Leadership:
- Lead, develop and build capability in a team of 8
- 10 procurement professionals.
- Work closely with Engineering, R&D;, Projects, Production, Quality, Finance and Sales.
- Represent procurement in project reviews,



cost reviews and management discussions. Key Performance Indicators:
• Year-on-year procurement savings and contribution to PBT.
• Reduction in material-cost-to-sales ratio (MSR).
• On-time availability of project materials against Vande Bharat, MEMU and other programme milestones.
• Share of imported content localised and number of approved second sources developed.
• Supplier quality (rejections, COPQ) and inventory health. Required Experience &

Skills:
• Mandatory: direct, hands-on procurement experience on MEMU and Vande Bharat projects.
• 12+ years in project procurement and strategic sourcing, with a railway rolling stock OEM or tier-1 propulsion / traction electrics supplier.
• Exposure to EMU/DEMU, electric locomotive (WAG-9) or export rolling stock programmes will be an advantage.
• Track record of managing annual procurement spend of INR 500 Cr+ and leading a procurement team.
• Demonstrated results in indigenisation, localisation and second-source development.
• Tender costing and documentation for railway bids; RFQ, TBE and CBE management.
• Commercial negotiation, e-auctions, contract management, Incoterms and hedging exposure.
• CAPEX / EPC procurement; exposure to EPCM packages and codes (ASME, ASTM) is an advantage.
• Supplier quality tools
- CAPA, APQP, VAVE; DFM / DFA inputs to R&D.;
• SAP MM, MS Project / Primavera, e-auction platforms and advanced Excel. Preferred Industry Background: Experience in one or more of the following will be preferred:
• Railway rolling stock OEMs and tier-1 suppliers engaged on Vande Bharat and MEMU programmes
- propulsion, traction and auxiliary converters.
• Power electronics and power conversion equipment.
• Electrical equipment manufacturing
- transformers, switchgear, motors, EV systems.
• EPCM and engineering services with project procurement responsibility.
• Oil and gas, power and heavy-engineering equipment. Educational

Qualifications:
• B.
E. / B.
Tech in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics or Instrumentation Engineering.
• Certification in purchasing and supply chain management from a premier institute (for example, IIM) preferred.
• Quality or supplier audit certification (for example, Bureau Veritas / ISO auditor) will be an advantage. Ideal Candidate Profile: An engineering graduate with 12+ years in procurement, currently at AGM / DGM / GM level with a railway rolling stock OEM or traction electrics supplier. The candidate must have led procurement on MEMU and Vande Bharat projects, managed annual spend of INR 500 Cr+, built a team, and has a documented record of indigenising imported sub-systems, reducing MSR and delivering year-on-year savings. Exposure to CAPEX/EPC and EPCM package procurement, tender costing and NPD support with R&D; rounds out the profile. #Hiring #ProcurementJobs #ProjectProcurement #GeneralManager #ProcurementLeadership #StrategicSourcing #SupplyChainManagement #RailwayIndustry #VandeBharat #MEMU #RailwayRollingStock #EngineeringJobs #CAPEXProcurement #VendorDevelopment #CostOptimisation #SupplierManagement #ManufacturingJobs #MumbaiJobs #LeadershipHiring

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