Function Leader
- Procurement (Purchase) Ahmedabad, INDIA | Position Code: 1214AF

About the Role
We are looking for a Function Leader
- Procurement (Purchase), who thrives in a high performance and rapid paced technical environment. 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
• Conduct internal audit regularly, evaluate KPI trend and implement required corrections
• Recruit, induct, nurture & grow teams aligned to organisation development roadmap
• Develop learning material & organise discussion forums
• Organise structured learning programs and conduct skills & knowledge & competency assessments
• 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 (India)
🏢 jaivel
📍 India