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
