Job Description

Key Responsibilities

1. Category Management & Strategic Sourcing

• Lead end-to-end category management and strategic procurement for capital equipment (Greenfield & Rebuild projects), MRO, and spare parts categories.
• Own the complete equipment build cycle: source individual parts, sub-assemblies, and heavy components from a global and domestic supplier base, coordinate inbound logistics, and support in-house assembly and trial runs.
• Prepare component-level budgets for new products, conduct comprehensive market and industry research to inform category strategies, and collaborate with business area stakeholders for project estimation and cost modelling.
• Establish and maintain framework agreements, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), price benchmarking tools, and should-cost models for diverse equipment and spare parts.

2. Supplier Development, De-risking & Cost Optimization

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard strategic suppliers; assess and enhance existing supplier capacities across Quality, Delivery, and Cost (QDC) parameters.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives through competitive tendering, strategic bundling, group purchasing volumes, and alternative supplier development (e.g., building robust local/national models to mitigate foreign supply chain dependencies).
• Perform sub-assembly level risk assessments before ordering, develop secondary/alternative sources to de-risks supply chains, and maintain production continuity.
• Act as the primary commercial point of contact for key partners, managing supplier performance evaluations and sharing insights transparently across internal engineering, production, and quality teams.

3. Cross-functional Collaboration & Quality Compliance

• Partner closely with design, production, and quality assurance teams during assembly and trial phases to resolve part deviations, manage supplier claims, and ensure strict technical conformity.
• Ensure full compliance with corporate sourcing policies, internal approval workflows, ISO standards, and corporate procurement audits.
• Drive internal restructuring initiatives to optimize procurement performance, fostering clear accountability across specialized purchase, sourcing, and supply chain verticals.

4. Digital Transformation & Systems Excellence

• Leverage advanced procurement tools—specifically SAP HANA (MM & SH modules) and JAGGAER (RFX, Auctions, SRM, Supplier Evaluation, and Spend Analytics)—to drive process transparency and data integrity.
• Manage vendor onboarding onto digital platforms, facilitating EDI-based data exchange, order confirmation, and digital offer submissions.
• Train cross-functional teams (Purchase, Quality, and Shipping) and external suppliers on digital procurement modules to enhance department-wide response efficiency and reporting accuracy.