Vendor Development

- Identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers for castings, forgings, heavy fabrication, structural fabrication, and precision-engineered components.

- Develop vendors for crusher components, screen assemblies, conveyor structures, chutes, hoppers, shafts, housings, wear parts, and other equipment-related items.

- Conduct supplier capability assessments covering infrastructure, machinery, manufacturing capacity, quality systems, technical competence, and financial stability.

- Coordinate supplier audits and technical evaluations with Quality, Engineering, Production, and other relevant departments.

- Develop alternate and indigenous sources to reduce supply risks and dependency on single suppliers.

- Establish vendor qualification, approval, performance monitoring, and improvement processes.

B. Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

- Prepare and execute procurement plans based on production schedules, project requirements, BOMs, and material requisitions.

- Float RFQs, obtain quotations, conduct techno-commercial comparisons, negotiate prices, and finalize commercial terms.

- Procure castings, forgings, machined components, fabricated structures, steel plates, sections, bought-out components, and subcontracted manufacturing services.

- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, credit periods, lead times, minimum order quantities, and delivery commitments.





- Prepare purchase orders and ensure compliance with approved specifications, budgets, and procurement policies.

- Identify cost-saving opportunities through localization, design-to-cost initiatives, value engineering, and supplier negotiations.

C.

Supply Chain

Management

- Coordinate with Planning, Production, Engineering, Quality, Stores, Logistics, and Project teams to ensure material availability.

- Monitor purchase order status, supplier production progress, inspection schedules, dispatches, and delivery commitments.

- Track critical materials and long-lead items to prevent production stoppages and project delays.

- Manage shortages, delayed supplies, supplier bottlenecks, and expediting activities.

- Optimize inventory levels, procurement lead times, transportation costs, and material availability.

- Coordinate subcontracting and job-work activities, including material movement, processing, and timely return of components.

Support supplier payment coordination and resolve commercial disputes in consultation with Finance.

- Cost savings and purchase price variance.

- Supplier on-time delivery performance.

- Supplier rejection rate and quality performance.

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📌 Vendor Development Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Proman Infrastructure Services
📍 Bengaluru