Title of the Position: Manager – Purchase
Department: Purchase
Reports to: Director
Job Summary:
The Purchase Manager will be responsible for executing, monitoring, and coordinating multiple large-scale purchasing operations for raw materials, goods, services, and equipment, while also effectively managing vendors. The Purchase Manager has to select suppliers through an evaluation of quality, price, availability, timely delivery and quantities based upon requisitions approved by the Director. He is responsible for efficiently managing procurement tasks related to raw materials for solar products, ensuring delivery of the right quality, at the right time, and at the right price. He will excel in executing strategic procurement activities across diverse spending categories, adeptly seeking superior deals and identifying highly profitable suppliers.
Job Description:
- Procure raw materials, goods, services, and equipment.
- Implement purchase manuals, SOPs, and vendor agreements.
- Recruit and develop suppliers in terms of best quality, delivery schedules and quality.
- Float inquiries to vendors based on available stock as per the specifications given by production, stores and sales/marketing department.
- Obtain and compare quotations from various vendors with respect to price, terms, techno-commercial factors, quality and delivery.
- Negotiate products standard, price, specifications and lead period of quotes received to obtain Director’s approval.
- Reduce costs through alternate vendor and material development
- Preparation and processing of requisitions and purchase orders as per approval.
- Checking confirmations of order, delivery note and invoice control.
- Take and incorporate feedback from internal users of procured goods and services.
- Responsible for regular follow-up with transporters & vendors to ensure timely supply of material at warehouse/Sites.
- Co-ordinate with vendors for defective and short-supplied parts and get due replacements/ balance material from vendors/suppliers.
- Monitor and forecast demand for commodity prices and purchasing goods.
- Build trust & strong working relationships with vendors.
- Regular vendor visits to local/outstation vendors regarding follow-up of material, improving vendors relations and standardization of commercial terms.
- Resolving vendor grievances, and claims against vendors.
- Responsible for reconciliation of creditors accounts.
- Timely renewal of vendor contracts.
- Training and supervising the work of other members of staff.
- Responsible for monthly (and periodic) management reports as required.
Job Skill:
- Negotiation skills,
- Analytical skills,
- Products knowledge & specification,
- Able to execute Price benchmarking,
- The ability to motivate and lead a team,
- Initiative and enthusiasm,
- Excellent communication and Interpersonal Skills,
- Good planning and organizational skills,
- The ability to work calmly under pressure,
- Good budget and report writing skills,
Eligibility Criteria:
- Education: Any Graduate / Diploma – Electrical or Mechanical Engineering field preferred
- Experience: 3 to 7 years in similar industry or Procurement experience in heavy machinery manufacturing industry.
- Computer Literacy: Excellent grip in MS Office, Internet and E-mail Drafting
- Language: Excellent in English & Hindi
- Gender: Male Candidate Only
- Age: 25 to 35 Years
- Health: Mentally & physically fit for duties without any major hiccups.
- Touring: Ready to Travel
- Salary: No bar for the right candidate
- Location: Ahmedabad (Initially Saraspur and in 6 – 9 months Ashram Road)