Job Description:

We are seeking a commercially robust Purchase Manager (Imports) to lead local procurement for projects, assembly and manufacturing. The role requires solid negotiation capability to improve price, payment terms and total cost, together with engineering procurement experience to develop alternate vendors. The person must communicate effectively across internal teams and suppliers while building a high-performance vendor ecosystem based on the philosophy that vendors are long-term business partners.

Key Responsibilities
Local Sourcing & Cost Improvement:
Manage end-to-end local procurement for projects, assembly, bought-out items, fabrication, services and consumables
Develop sourcing plans aligned with specifications, project schedules, budgets and quality requirements
Deliver measurable cost reduction through competitive sourcing, benchmarking,

value analysis and supplier consolidation
Negotiation & Commercial Management:
Negotiate price, credit, payment terms, delivery, freight and warranty to improve

total cost and Shavo's buying position
Establish annual rate contracts, blanket orders and long-term agreements for

recurring items
Maintain transparent purchase comparisons and savings trackers for price and

terms improvements




Engineering Procurement & Vendor Development:
Understand BOMs, drawings, P&IDs; and specifications for instrumentation,

fabricated items, panels, skids and bought-outs
Identify, screen and develop alternate local vendors with engineering and quality

teams
Drive value engineering and localization without compromising safety, quality,

performance or delivery
Project Coordination & Communication:
Coordinate with engineering, projects, production, quality, stores and finance

from requisition through delivery
Expedite critical materials, communicate status clearly and escalate supply

risks early
Conduct local vendor meets and reviews aligned with Shavo's growth and

partnership philosophy
Vendor Performance, Systems & Governance:
Use scorecards for quality, cost, delivery, responsiveness and service; lead

vendor improvement plans
Ensure disciplined RFQ, comparison, PO, approval, documentation and ERP

processes

KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
On-time procurement completion (%)
Cost savings achieved through negotiation
Reduction in lead time and procurement cycle time
Project delivery adherence

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