Purchase Engineer/ Supervisor

Job Description

Purchase Engineer (Factory) ( Location: Nellore) You are expected to actively manage the purchase function at our factory in Podalakur Mandal, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. You will be responsible for purchasing raw materials, parts, stechnical tools, services etc. The candidate should have a very detailed knowledge of the equipment, materials and supplies used in the automotive or agriculture machinery sector. Candidate should be able to identify good manufacturers in India, evaluate and negotiate purchase agreements with them, as well as track the inventory and future requirements. You must organize the department, develop systems, procedures, and plan activities. The following are some of the requirements and responsibilities. It changes from time to time. You must be flexible to take care of the needs of the Company. Required experience : At least 5 years in purchasing at a manufacturing company in farm machinery or automotive (2-wheeler or 4-wheeler) segment. You must have strong skills in people management, customer-interface, written and verbal communication, trouble shooting and creative thinking etc. Education: Diploma/BE in Mechanical or Automobile or Production or Industrial Engineering Certification & Compliance Responsibility: 1. Responsible for statutory compliances for materials and parts e.g. BIS:ISI certifications, test reports, drawing compliances and various other requirements as they surface either for export or domestic markets. 2. Working knowledge of various certifications, testing and quality standards is required. 3. You will be responsible for record keeping and comply with various certifications and audit requirements for your area. Knowledge Requirement: 1. Development of New Vendors for new components (Casting/ Forging / Electrical/ Propriety Parts) related to Diesel/Petrol Engines and farm machinery. a. Understand engineering drawings, technical specs and figure out the impact of any changes on the product, quality, field performance and costing etc. b. NPPAP for new parts development and TS procedures. c. Must have actively participated in system implementation of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO45001, ISO 50001, TS 16949 etc. d. Must have working knowledge of engines viz. Petrol and Diesel, transmission systems and gear boxes. e. Must have knowledge of various jigs, fixtures, tooling, gauges etc. f. Must have dealt in purchasing commodities (Casting, Plastic, Steel, Fabricated parts, Machined parts, Fasteners, Rubber items, Sheet metal items) g. Must have experience in procurement of electrical & mechanical spares, safety related items, consumables for factory etc. h. Exposure to electrical systems preferred, but not required. i. Must know various measuring instruments used in manufacturing, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing process. j. Must be able to identify problems, work with others to conduct root-cause analysis, come up with a good solution, and prevent recurrence of problems from vendors or in factory. 2. Facilitate the R&D Department in the development of prototypes for new products. a. Feasibility feedback, manufacturability conclusion with suppliers. b. Rectification in the Components/ Products as per the report of factory or R&D and get the necessary changes done by vendors. c. Periodic follow up with vendors for sourcing of material/ components. 3. Active vendor development a. Must have been part of vendor selection team, define selection criteria, and audit vendors. b. Identifying and developing potential vendors for achieving cost effective purchases of materials; reduction in prices & timely delivery. c. Assessing performance of the vendors, vendor rating based on various criterions such as percentage for rejections, quality improvement, timely delivery, credit terms etc. d. Promote Innovations at vendor's end to ensure productive use of resources. e. Industry research to find new suppliers, parts, raw materials etc. f. Always have multiple vendors for each item to avoid supply chain breakdown and for better negotiation. g. Ensure that parts/products are developed as per engineering drawings and required technical specifications. h. Also ensure that drawings are kept updated at both vendor and KisanKraft factory. 4. Materials Management, Planning, Scheduling, and Inventory Management etc. a. Coordination with accounts & commercial department, budgeting, MIS, project management b. Domestic and Import purchases, Rate Contract, Material Receipt & Inspection. c. Work on cost reduction by negotiation, implementing systems e.g., JIT/ FVS/ Inventory Management/ Kan-ban etc. d. Monitoring of BOM Cost of New/ Existing Product, initiate measures to optimize the same. Workout on the Cost Reduction Plans to ensure Cost Benchmarking. e. Optimizing the capacity at Vendors end to reduce Inventory. 5. Must be an established leader and have the capability to lead people of different skills. a. Must take responsibility for vendors deliverables, quality, costing, and urgent requirements from time to time. b. Work with many other departments e.g., management, sales, spare-parts, accounts, administration, branding, warehouse etc. to improve the performance of the company. c. You must also be fluent in English to read and understand various documents, work with government agencies all over India, and with our principals abroad. Preferred language: Hindi, Telugu, English Travel: You will need to occasionally travel to HO, branches, customers, and vendors to address various issues.