Functional Purchase Consultant

Functional Consultant – Purchase Location: Noida, India

Travel: Willingness to travel across India and internationally as required

Experience: 4–10 Years

Employment Type: Full-time

Reporting To: Project Manager / Program Manager

About The Role We are looking for a Functional Consultant – Purchase with strong hands-on experience in end-to-end procurement and purchase operations , preferably within a manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate should have progressed from transactional purchasing to managing complex, multi-category procurement , including raw materials, capital expenditure, machinery, services, spares, consumables, job work and project procurement.

This role offers an opportunity to transition into ERP functional consulting , working with clients across multiple industries and gaining exposure to business process transformation and ERP implementation in SAP / Microsoft Dynamics environments .

Key Responsibilities End-to-End Procurement & Category Management

• Manage procurement across multiple categories including:

• Raw Materials

• Packaging Materials

• Spares

• Consumables

• Empties

• Fixed Assets

• Handle complete procurement cycles from requirement understanding through vendor finalization, negotiation, purchase order and delivery coordination.

Complex Procurement & Capex

• Handle complex and high-value procurement activities including:

• Machinery procurement

• Capital expenditure (CAPEX)

• Job Work

• Freight

• Services

• Long-term Rate Contracts

• Strategic procurement arrangements

Contract & Lifecycle Management

• Manage procurement-related contracts and commercial arrangements.
• Handle Warranty, AMC, rate contracts and related procurement lifecycle activities.
• Coordinate procurement and disposal processes related to scrap where applicable.

Strategic Sourcing

• Execute different sourcing and purchasing models, including:

• RFP

• RFQ

• Spot Purchase

• Planning-based Purchase

• BOQ-based Capital Procurement

• Evaluate quotations, negotiate commercial terms and support vendor selection.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Coordinate with internal technical teams, project managers, engineering teams and other stakeholders.
• Understand technical specifications and translate business requirements into procurement requirements.
• Manage vendor communication, commercial negotiations and supplier relationships.

ERP & Process Consulting

• Use ERP systems and procurement applications to manage and track purchase processes.
• Understand procurement workflows, documentation and process controls.
• Participate in ERP implementation and business process transformation projects.
• Work with consultants and business stakeholders to understand existing processes and map them to ERP best practices.
• Develop functional understanding of procurement processes in SAP and/or Microsoft Dynamics.

Candidate Requirements

• 4–10 years of hands-on experience in Purchase / Procurement.
• Strong experience in end-to-end procurement operations.
• Manufacturing industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience across multiple procurement categories rather than a single category.
• Exposure to CAPEX / machinery procurement and project procurement.
• Experience with RFQ/RFP, vendor evaluation and commercial negotiation.
• Good understanding of engineering/manufacturing materials and specifications.
• Experience working with ERP systems.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to understand business processes and work towards process improvement.
• Willingness to travel for client engagements, including international travel when required.
• Candidates should be interested in developing a career in ERP Functional Consulting.

Preferred Background Candidates who have progressed through a career path such as:

Transactional Purchase → Multi-Category Procurement → Strategic Sourcing → Complex/Project Procurement → ERP/Functional Consulting will be particularly relevant.

What This Role Is NOT Candidates with the following backgrounds will generally not be considered:

• Single-category procurement experience only.
• Pure PO-processing / PO-placing profiles.
• Routine transactional purchasing without strategic sourcing exposure.
• Administration procurement.
• Facility management procurement.
• Office supplies / pantry / general administration purchasing.
• Candidates without exposure to vendor management or commercial negotiation.
• Candidates unwilling to travel for client engagements.

Career Opportunity Selected candidates will receive structured exposure and training in ERP functional processes , enabling experienced procurement professionals to transition into an ERP Functional Consultant role and work on business transformation and implementation assignments across industries.

Skills: procurement,sourcing,materials,management,negotiation,purchasing,project,travel