Vice President - Purchase Project - Steel Industries

CAPEX AND PROJECTS

Experience in Procurement, Project Management, MRO and Operational Excellence within the Iron & Steel industry. Proven track record in spearheading large-scale Cap Ex and Op Ex procurement, SAP implementation, and managing end-to-end supply chains. Recognized for driving cost efficiencies, vendor partnerships, and implementing digital solutions in high-pressure environments.

• Brown Field Steel Project for SMS / WRM / CCM /

  Structural Mill /

  Blast Furnace

  /

  Power Plant

Purchase

• Responsible

  for

  Import

  of

  Heavy

  Mechanical

  Equipments

  and

  their

  spares.

• Dealing

  with

  International

  Parties

  from

  Italy,

  China,

  Swedan,

  Turkey

  and

  many

  more.

• Responsible

  for

  all

  Import

  related

  documents.

• Dealing

  with

  Top

  vendors

  of

  Mechanical

  Equipments.

• Approval

  of

  Purchase

  request

  and

  creation

  of

  Purchase

  Order.

• Continuously

  monitoring,

  evaluating

  and

  improving

  supplier

  performance.

• Delivering

  cost

  savings

  for

  the

  company.

• Maintaining

  all

  data

  related

  to

  General

  Purchase.

• Procurement of Electrical Equipments

• LRF Furnace capital repairs

Mechanical

Bar

• other production and maintenance consumables , mini-max items , capital procurement and spares for running of 6.0 Lacs

  MT per annum steel plant

• Finalization of all manpower and labour supply contracts , tonnage basis contract and procurement of capital equipment & spares for Utilities , Admin and Safety items etc.

• knowledge of mechanical engineering processes like Incoming Vendor development & management, Packaging development, ISO Audits and SAP MM

VENDOR DEVELOPMENT / CONTRACT MANAGEMENT :-

Developing & negotiating with local & overseas vendors for obtaining timely procurement of materials at favorable terms to ensure smooth execution of projects.

Actively involved in developing alternate vendor base for spearheading import substitution initiatives.

LOGISTICS :-

Export Logistics , GST , Import & Export , ocean shipments and air shipments, interaction with shipping lines, airlines, major transporters, custom house agents, export import cargo documentation & formalities, import & export for multiple locations, EPCG, DEPB, Duty Draw back rules.

Managing logistics operations involving coordinating with transporters, C&F Agents and other external agencies to achieve seamless & cost-effective transport solutions For Both In Bound and Out Bound Cargo.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT & CONTROL

Managing stores operations ensuring optimum inventory levels to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering the production process.

Implementing effective techniques like ABC/ XYZ & Consumption Analysis to track the inward or outward movement of goods.

Conducting routine inspection & stock audits to ensure reconciliation of physical stock at the warehouse.

COST REDUCTION :-

Involved in refining the ideas and making it happen Implementing strict measures in operating procedures to optimize resource/capacity utilization.

SERVICES AND CONTRACTS :-

• Drilling and Blasting Contracts

• Mining Transportation contracts and mining equipment hiring contracts

• Repair , Installation Contracts for various steel plan and mining equipments

• Construction of new building and repair of building Contracts

• Maintenance contracts for all mining equipments

• Transportation Contracts

• Refractory lining contracts

• and M Contracts of power plant and coke plant

• Canteen and other services contract

SPARE PARTS AND MRO :-

• Procurement of OTR tires

• Procurement of all spares Imported and Domestic Steel Plant Equipments

• All types of steel and drawing based items

• Safety and Consumables

• Refractory , Fuels and Gases

• Import Substitutions

• Procurement of Spares for Packaging equipments like taping machine, looms etc.

SOURCING AND VENDOR DEVELOPMENT :-

• Forwarding the quotes to the sales person (RFQ to Quote conversion) and meeting the ceiling price of client through intensive negotiation with the vendor

• Vendor Rating (Vendor KYC)

• Purchase Order Placement and Order Fulfilment Expediting

• Weekly MIS reporting about the RFQ pendency and getting it reviewed from the CFO

• Sourcing areas: MRO (Fasteners, Bearings, Hand tools, Adhesives, Material Handling equipments and electrical consumables)

DESIRED CANDIDATE :-

• Must be engineering graduate with minimum 20 year Experience in Purchase (Raw Materials).

• Should have exposure in Large Integrated Steel Plant.

• Should have good negotiation skills.

• Evaluating and adapting systems / policies / procedures for ensuring smooth functioning of procurement and materials management functions.

  Preparing MIS & project review reports with a view to monitor the progress of projects & facilitate critical decision-making process.

• DOMAIN EXPERTISE

  Supply Chain Management

• Warehouse Management

• Procurement & Sourcing

• Buying Operations

• Client Dealing

• Supplier Audit

• Vendor Management

• Cost Control

• Material Planning & Management

• Stakeholder Management

• Inventory Management

• Quality Management

• Export Logistics GST SAP

KEY RESULT AREAS :-

• Planned the procurement activity for project based requirements of materials at site.

• Handled the inland logistics & timely supplies of material at sites.

• Managed the finalization of rate contracts for various materials & inland transportation.

• Administered vendor development & evaluated the requirement of materials at various sites

CORE COMPETENCIES :-

Strategic Procurement (Cap Ex & Op Ex)

COMPUTER SKILLED :-

ERP Systems: SAP R/3, SAP HANA, Oracle

Candidate Qualification

Candidate Experience Its should be working in Integrated Steel Plant.