Position: Head – Procurement & Purchase
Experience: 10–15 years
Industry Preference: Trading / Distribution / Commercial Procurement
Location: Chennai
Reporting To: MD / CEO

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage end-to-end procurement and purchasing operations.
- Develop new vendors and maintain strong supplier relationships.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, credit periods, and delivery schedules.
- Ensure timely procurement based on sales forecasts, customer orders, and stock requirements.
- Coordinate with Sales, Warehouse, Accounts, and Operations teams.
- Monitor inventory levels and minimize stockouts, excess stock, and urgent purchases.
- Drive cost optimization and improve gross margins through strategic sourcing.
- Track purchase orders, supplier deliveries, and pending orders.
- Prepare procurement MIS reports, budgets, and cost-saving analyses.
- Lead the purchase team and ensure compliance with procurement policies.

Required Skills:

- Strong vendor management and negotiation skills.
- Experience in sourcing, purchase planning, inventory control, and cost optimization.
- Good knowledge of ERP systems and MS Excel.
- Strong leadership, analytical, and commercial decision-making skills.Import Procurement

- Source, evaluate and develop overseas suppliers for HoReCa equipment and accessories

- Negotiate prices, payment terms, lead times and quality commitments to protect margins

- Place purchase orders and track them through production, inspection and shipment

- Maintain supplier scorecards covering price, quality, delivery and responsiveness





Container and Inventory Planning

- Convert the sales forecast into a monthly and quarterly import plan

- Plan container loads (CBM and weight optimisation, product mix, priority SKUs)

- Keep stock at the right levels to avoid stock-outs, slow-moving items and dead stock

- Coordinate with Sales, Operations and Accounts on demand, stock and payment schedules

Logistics and Compliance

- Work with freight forwarders and CHAs on shipping schedules, customs clearance and documentation

- Monitor landed cost (freight, duty, forex, demurrage) and keep costing accurate

- Ensure compliance with import regulations and BIS or other certifications where applicable

Manufacturing Plant Procurement

- Identify and develop domestic and international vendors for raw materials, components and machinery

- Prepare specifications, RFQs and comparative quotations for capital equipment and materials

- Support bill-of-materials (BOM) costing and make-vs-buy decisions

- Set up procurement processes, vendor approvals and inventory norms for the plant

Reporting

- Share regular reports on purchase spend, savings achieved, supplier performance and pending orders

Qualifications and Experience

- Education:



B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (MBA in Supply Chain/Materials is a plus)

- Experience: 7–10+ years in procurement, with at least 5 years in overseas imports

- Industry: Prior experience importing HoReCa/commercial kitchen equipment and accessories is strongly preferred; experience in a manufacturing set-up is a major advantage

Skills and Competencies

- Strong negotiation and commercial skills, with a record of measurable cost savings

- Working knowledge of Incoterms, LC/TT payments, customs, HS codes and import documentation

- Ability to read technical drawings and specifications for mechanical and electrical equipment (motors, heating elements, controls, etc.)

- Demand forecasting and container load planning

- Proficiency in Excel and ERP/inventory systems

- Good communication skills, comfortable dealing with overseas suppliers

- Willingness to travel to supplier factories and trade fairs

Key Performance Indicators

- Cost savings versus the previous purchase price

- Forecast-to-purchase accuracy and stock availability

- On-time delivery by suppliers and container planning efficiency

- Landed cost versus budget

- Inventory ageing and slow-moving stock

- Supplier quality rejection rate

- Plant procurement timelines versus project schedule

HR

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹40,000.00 - ₹70,000.00 per month

Advantages:

- Cell phone reimbursement
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

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