Lead end-to-end Supply Chain Management operations ensuring customer commitments, engineering projects, and systems businesses are supported through timely procurement, reliable suppliers, accurate information, and strong commercial decision-making. Develop vendors as long-term strategic partners to improve competitiveness and execution reliability. [MRF - Head...ercial.pdf | PDF]

Key Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership & Customer Focus

- Define responsibilities, priorities, and service standards for SCM team members.
- Coach, motivate, and address performance gaps through regular feedback.
- Conduct daily exception reviews and weekly SCM performance reviews.
- Assign ownership, actions, and closure timelines for material issues.
- Build a solution-oriented culture focused on accountability and collaboration.
- Ensure proactive communication with customers and internal stakeholders regarding commitments, delays, recovery plans, and escalations. [MRF - Head...ercial.pdf | PDF]

2. Import Purchase & Fulfilment Operations

- Manage overseas supplier ordering, confirmations, expediting, freight, customs clearance coordination, and delivery planning.
- Coordinate import documentation and payment requirements with Finance.
- Lead order management from customer PO review through dispatch and invoicing.
- Support collections follow-up with Sales and Finance.
- Control overdue orders, shortages, inventory availability, and excess stock.
- Balance customer service, working capital, freight costs, and delivery risks. [MRF - Head...ercial.pdf | PDF]

3. Local Purchase & Commercial Negotiation

- Lead procurement for systems, manufacturing, assemblies, bought-out items,



and services.
- Align sourcing priorities with engineering and project schedules.
- Personally handle critical negotiations involving:
- Pricing
- Credit terms
- Advance payments
- Delivery schedules
- Freight
- Warranty
- Contractual terms
- Establish rate agreements and drive measurable procurement savings. [MRF - Head...ercial.pdf | PDF]

4. Vendor Development & Process Discipline

- Develop and qualify recent and alternate vendors.
- Maintain oversight on supplier qualification, capacity, performance, and risk.
- Implement:
- Vendor repository
- Supplier scorecards
- Approved vendor controls
- Standard RFQ and evaluation processes
- Define approval matrices, escalation triggers, and operating procedures.
- Ensure ethical procurement practices and traceable approvals. [MRF - Head...ercial.pdf | PDF]

Candidate Profile

- Diploma/Bachelor's in Mechanical, Instrumentation, Production, or Industrial Engineering.
- 18+ years in industrial/engineering SCM.
- Strong experience in:
- Import Purchase
- Local Purchase
- Vendor Development
- Customer Support / Order Management
- Logistics
- Project Coordination
- Proven leadership in engineering supply chains covering procurement, order fulfilment, and vendor development.
- Strong commercial acumen with a track record of improving:
- Total cost
- Payment terms
- Lead times
- Supplier commitments
- Excellent English communication skills.
- Ability to resolve cross-functional issues and build scalable processes.

Strong ERP, procurement systems, Excel, supplier evaluation, reporting, and working-capital management skills. Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile

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