Head of Procurement

Location : Mandideep, Bhopal

Experience : 15​+ years

Qualification : Bachelor & Master in Material Management (preferred)

Industries : Insulators / Ceramic

Candidate from Ceramic / Insulator industry can understand and sustain on our job profile.

Raw Material - different Type of Clays, Imported Clays, Metal Parts, Aluminium, Coper, Power, Coal, Fuel, Propane Gas / Natural Gas, Packing Material - Wood, Store & Spares items, Transport & Logistics

Job Description:

- Managing raw material and packaging material procurement for plants

- Supply chain management (Logistics, CHA, import, export, negotiations)

- Packing Material optimization i.e Wood

- Identifying new vendors for all purchase segments i.e RM, Packing, stores & spares items

- Projections on Natural Gas and propane

- Items – Wood, Coal, Diesel (utility)

- Metal Parts, foundry items, critical machineries

- Raw material – Clays (domestic and imported)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead Integration and continued improvement in all areas of Supply chain function including Procurement, Inventory Management, Production Planning, Distribution and logistics management.
• Benchmark Supply chain performances with respect to global standards and thrive to overcome the benchmark.
• Strategizing supply chain long-term plans for the organization. Working on supply chain dashboards for spend analysis for better decision making & visibility.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for Sourcing, Material Purchases, Project purchases, Logistics, Planning, Inventory, Imports, Customer support, handle commercial activities related to supply chain, Drive various supply chain & cost optimisation projects, supply chain analytics, supply allocation & demand planning,

Sourcing:

• Raw Material sourcing, New Vendor introduction, Alternate Raw material sourcing and coordinating with specified team members, Annual contracts with global suppliers.
• Vendor identification International as well as domestic, Strong MIS on RM movement across the globe, closure of plants, price trends, impact on sourcing.
• Support to technology & business, Responsible for Material costing of RM including Packaging, Commercial evaluation of material.

Planning:

• Forecasting planning SKU wise, Demand planning
• Instituting capacity planning & storage space requirements based on annual budget, admitting service level improvements ( OTIF ) ,
• Adherence to monthly, quarterly, annual production plans,
• Active involvement with Marketing, Sales, Finance, Production, Purchase, R&D, QC & Logistics, Improving Productivity (TPM), Actively utilizing APO for supply network planning,
• Lead the team of purchase function, advice on cost effective ways & methods of procurements, Timely order placement with vendors, tracking mechanism,

Review & improvement mechanism:

• Set up a process to review vendor performance management evaluation & vendor relationship management.
• Working to reduce non-value added activities across & mitigate cost implications in a futuristic approach.
• Driving inventory management, Administering FIFO methods, to monitor RM & Finished good stocks & to have a good control on Inventory management
• Working with a supplier portal for faster order processing & visibility across.
• Set up supply chain to support unmatched speed to market working cohesive with all work streams from finance Marketing Sales, R&D, QC to drive value to end consumer.
• Spearheading critical projects for consolidation & cost driving initiatives across group from packaging
• Implement various IT solutions, and help improve its value by developing the knowledge base and tools necessary to give a competitive advantage on the market.