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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Develop and execute category strategies for heavy fabricated and machined components in line with project schedules,

production plans, quality requirements, and annual cost targets.

- Lead end-to-end procurement activities, including demand review, supplier scouting, RFQ/RFP, technical and commercial bid evaluation, negotiation, purchase order placement, expediting, inspection coordination, delivery, and invoice resolution.
- Source and develop suppliers for welded structures, base frames, casings, pressure parts, skids, tanks, structural assemblies, and other engineered fabrication packages.
- Evaluate supplier capability covering plate cutting, bending, rolling, fit-up, welding, stress relieving, heat treatment,

blasting, painting, machining, dimensional inspection, NDT, and load or pressure testing.

- Ensure supplier compliance with approved drawings, bills of material, material specifications, welding procedures,

qualification records, quality plans, inspection and test plans, applicable codes, and customer requirements.

- Prepare detailed should-cost models using raw-material weight, grade and yield, cutting loss, weld-metal consumption,

fabrication and machine hours, heat treatment, NDT, surface treatment, logistics, tooling, overhead, and margin.

- Negotiate competitive prices and robust commercial terms covering payment, delivery, warranty, liquidated damages,

packing, freight, insurance, taxes, change control, and claim settlement.

- Track steel and alloy price trends, freight, capacity constraints, and supplier market conditions; recommend buying strategies, rate contracts, and risk-mitigation actions.
- Conduct supplier audits, capacity assessments, process reviews, and performance meetings; drive corrective actions and supplier-development plans for quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness.
- Coordinate closely with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Production, Projects, Logistics, Finance, and Legal teams to resolve technical, commercial, and schedule constraints.
- Manage fabrication progress through milestone-based expediting, including raw-material availability, cutting, fit-up,

welding, heat treatment, machining, inspection, painting, and dispatch readiness.

- Develop alternate and localized sources for critical items, reduce single-source dependency,



and maintain business continuity plans for high-risk suppliers and materials.

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- Lead value engineering and supplier collaboration initiatives to reduce total cost of ownership without compromising safety, quality, functionality, or delivery.
- Monitor supplier KPIs such as on-time delivery, first-pass yield, rejection and rework, lead time, cost.
- Strong knowledge of heavy fabrication, welding methods, fabrication drawings, GD&T;, machining processes, materials,

tolerances, NDT, heat treatment, and coating systems.

- Demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier development, contract negotiation, cost breakdown, should costing,

value engineering, and total cost of ownership.

- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, material standards, welding and quality documents, and supplier manufacturing plans.
- Sound understanding of domestic and international logistics, Incoterms, taxation, import documentation, and commercial risk.
- Solid analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and project-management skills.
- Effective leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and conflict-resolution capability.
- High integrity, commercial awareness, customer focus, and ability to perform in a project-driven manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in SAP MM, procurement analytics, Microsoft Excel, and KPI reporting.
- Professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM, CPM, or CSCP is an added advantage.
- Minimum 12–15 years of procurement experience in heavy engineering or project manufacturing, including at least 7

years of direct responsibility for heavy fabrication and machining categories and 3 years in a team-lead or managerial role

Reinforce the behaviors of #1ANDRITZWay in being a role model to the team and to the whole organization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS (knowledge)

Must have

- Advance Microsoft Excel
- Outlook s
- SAP S/4HANA MM
- Working Knowlege of PP
- Power BI or Equivalent analytics tools
- e sourcing/Procurement Platform

SOFT SKILLS (skills and behaviors)





Customer Focus

- Resolve issues with my colleagues and other business organizations in a way that appears seamless to the customer
- Listen and fully understand the customer needs
- Bring the voice of the customer into all our conversations and actions
- Check whether my customer is also a customer of other business organizations and team up to ensure a seamless customer experience
- Foster strong partnerships with stakeholders to maximize customer value

Ownership for Performance

- Keep my promises
- Focus on fixing the problem without blaming others
- Take responsible action rather than waiting
- Focus on outcomes while respecting compliance, safety and processes
- Look for the simplest way to do what we want to do

Share Commitment

- Align the interests of the Group with my own or those of our team / business organization
- Adopt other people's good ideas or initiatives, rather than "reinventing the wheel"
- Encourage collaboration
- Give, accept, and ask for feedback and help
- Apply learnings from successes and mistakes and share them with other business organizations
- Offer resources to others outside my team or business organization to help them resolve their challenges

Openness

- Listen to others to fully understand their ideas
- Openly share what I know with others
- Show trust in the ability of others by encouraging them to deliver or to make prompt decisions
- Walk my talk

POSITION

- Driving for Results
- Entrepreneurial Thinking
- Evaluating and Implementing Ideas
- Sharing Information
- Setting a Strategic Vision
- Managing from a Distance
- Creating and Maintaining Networks

EDUCATION

Minimum Bachler of Engineering

Desirable Mechanical, Production, Industrial, or Metallurgical Engineering A postgraduate qualification in Supply Chain, Materials

Management, or Operations is preferred.

EXPERIENCE

Experiencie Min :12 Max. :-15

Industrial Sector Heavy engineering, pump, power, steel, mining, process equipment, pressure vessel, or capital-equipment manufacturing, with direct sourcing experience in heavy fabrication and machining.

OTHER REQUISITES

Good Communication skills

Proactiveness / Go getter

Initiative Behavior

Compensation range: As Per Market Standards

Location of posting: Chennai – Kuthambakkam|Oragadam

Type of Employment: ONROLL

📌 Manager – Heavy Fabrication Procurement (Chennai)
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