Procurement Manager

Experience 10+ years

Have experience in heavy machinery.

Job Profile

• Position Title: Procurement & Outsourcing Manager – Railways Rolling Stock Production & Maintenance Equipment
• Industry: Heavy Engineering, Capital Equipment, Industrial Machinery, or OEM Manufacturing
• Location: Thane/ Ambernath
• Reporting To: Director of Operations
• Team – 2 Engineers + 1 Purchase Admin.
• Core Focus: Balancing technical precision, contract manufacturing/outsourcing execution, total cost optimization, and supply chain resilience for timely delivery of manufactured and commercial bought out components.
• Education: B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical, Production, or Industrial Engineering is mandatory. Additional SCM qualifications preferable.
• Total Experience: 10 to 12 plus years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, purchasing, or sub-contracting within an engineering, capital goods, or heavy machinery manufacturing environment. Proven track record in handling outsourced manufacturing operations (job work, build-to-print, and contract assembly).

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Sourcing & Outsourcing Management

• Develop and execute category-specific sourcing and outsourcing strategies for fabricated structures, machined parts, electrical panels, hydraulic/pneumatic assemblies, and critical sub-assemblies that are needed by our factory for final assembly and testing.
• Identify, evaluate, audit, and onboard contract manufacturers, machining job-shops, and component suppliers across India.

2. Technical Evaluation & Commercial Negotiation

• Review complex engineering drawings, Bill of Materials (BOM), material take-offs, and technical specifications alongside the engineering and project planning teams.
• Prepare cost estimations, analyse Requests for Quotations (RFQs), and conduct rigorous commercial and contractual negotiations for long-term price integrity and favourable payment/shipping terms.
• Formulate robust service-level agreements (SLAs) and master service agreements (MSAs) covering warranties, delivery benchmarks, and penalty clauses for non-performance.

3. Supplier Quality & Performance Monitoring

• Track and measure vendor performance using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as On-Time Delivery (OTD), Quality NCRs, and cost-reduction yield.
• Coordinate with internal Quality Assurance (QA) and shop-floor teams to resolve non-conformances, material rejections, and root-cause corrective actions (RCCA) at supplier sites.
• Conduct periodic factory audits of outsourced partners to verify manufacturing capacities, safety compliance, and process capabilities.

4. Cross-Functional Coordination & Inventory Control

• Collaborate with Production Planning, Project Management, and Engineering to ensure alignment between material availability and manufacturing/dispatch schedules.
• Monitor inventory metrics to prevent production bottlenecks while optimizing working capital.
• Oversee procurement data updates and leverage ERP systems (e.g., SAP B1) for accurate tracking from purchase requisition to invoice clearance.

Pay: ₹1,200,000.00 - ₹1,500,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person