Raw Material Purchase (Steel Rounds & Billets)

POSITION: Senior Manager / DGM / AGM Raw Material Purchase (Steel Rounds & Billets)

Job Location: Kolkata

Role Purpose

The Senior Manager / DGM / AGM Raw Material Purchase is responsible for ensuring the uninterrupted, timely availability of the correct raw material at the Company's manufacturing units, through a reliable and diversified supplier base capable of supporting current volumes and the significant growth anticipated over the next 12-18 months. The role covers the full sourcing cycle vendor and grade development, proactive expediting, and finalisation of prices and commercial terms, subject to approval from the Head of Department/Management as per applicable order value with the incumbent taking complete ownership of both material availability and the commercial outcome of each order.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership of Material Availability

Assume complete and personal ownership of ensuring that the correct raw material, in the required grade and specification, is available at the plant on time, at all times, to support uninterrupted

production.

Anticipate and plan for the Company's growing raw material requirement, ensuring that supply arrangements are scaled up in line with projected volume growth over the next 12–18 months.

– Maintain visibility of inventory, open orders, and incoming supply at all times, and proactively address any emerging gap between requirement and available/incoming material well before it affects production.

• Vendor Development

– Identify, evaluate, and develop new vendors for the Company's steel round and billet requirements, in order to build a diversified and reliable supplier base capable of supporting current and future volume

requirements.

– Reduce dependence on any single source of supply by building credible alternate vendors across each material category and grade.

– Conduct or coordinate technical and capability assessment of prospective vendors, including plant visits, to confirm their ability to consistently meet the Company's quality and delivery requirements.

• Commercial Negotiation and Price Finalisation

– Negotiate and finalise prices and commercial terms with vendors for all raw material orders, seeking approval from the Head of Department/Management as per the applicable order value and delegation of authority.

– Track prevailing market prices, input cost trends, and vendor-wise quotations, so as to negotiate from an informed position and secure competitive terms without compromising supply assurance.

– Maintain a record of negotiated prices, terms, and vendor-wise commercial history, to support future negotiations and management review.

• Grade Development

– Work with existing vendors to develop new grades required by the Company, coordinating trials, approvals, and documentation with the vendor's technical/quality teams and the Company's own quality function.

– Maintain a structured record of grades developed and approved with each vendor, to support faster sourcing decisions as requirements evolve.

• Supplier Follow-up and Expediting

– Maintain close and continuous follow-up with suppliers to ensure that work – melting, rolling, and dispatch – progresses as per the agreed schedule.

– Actively engage with suppliers' planning and production teams to secure priority for the Company's orders in their rolling and dispatch schedules ahead of competing customers, particularly during periods

of high mill order-booking or capacity constraints.

– Escalate and resolve any anticipated delay at the supplier's end sufficiently in advance, so as to protect the Company's production schedule.

• Supply Chain and Logistics Coordination

– Coordinate transportation and logistics planning for inbound material, in order to minimise transit time and ensure predictable arrival at the plant.

– Work closely with the plant stores, production planning, and commercial/gate-entry functions to ensure smooth receipt and accounting of incoming material.

• Planning, Reporting and Continuous Improvement

– Maintain a rolling raw material requirement and supply plan, aligned with production plans, and updated regularly to reflect changes in demand.

– Provide periodic reporting to management on vendor-wise supply status, open order positions, anticipated risks to availability, and progress on new vendor/grade development.

– Continuously identify opportunities to strengthen the Company's raw material supply chain, including new sourcing geographies, alternate mills, and improved order-to-delivery lead times.