The Role
Leads the procurement and purchasing function, including strategic sourcing, supplier selection, bidding, contracts, inventory, stores, purchase processes, compliance, risk mitigation, and spend optimization. Establishes SOPs, KPIs, audits, quality systems, lean practices, and improvement programs while managing budgets, teams, shifts, training, and cross-functional coordination with supply chain and finance.
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Function Leader - Procurement (Purchase)
Ahmedabad, INDIA | Position Code: 1214AF
About the Role:
Ahmedabad, INDIA | Position Code: 1214AF
About the Role:
We are looking for a Function Leader - Procurement (Purchase), who thrives in a high performance and fast paced technical environment. Being a key member of the organisational leadership team, you will be responsible for delivering Procurement function goals & objectives aligned to organisation strategy.
What you'll deliver:- Align function's spend and output to organization's financial goals
- Develop plans for all teams to ensure on-time delivery, within budget
- Evaluate functional work progress against the plan and make required course corrections
- Organise teams through different work shifts & support customers across time zones
- Compliance to company code of conduct in all purchase & store activities and immediately report non-compliance
- Develop and Implement Purchase and store processes for consumable, capital goods and services
- Develop and Implement "Request for Quotation" "Request for Proposal" documentation
- Develop and Implement supplier selection, competitive bidding & offer evaluation process
- Develop and Implement supply continuity risk mitigation framework
- Develop and Implement goods receipt, store and inventory management framework
- Develop and Implement Supplier compliance with statutory and customer requirements
- Optimise inventory and spend with demand forecast
- Develop and Implement, Purchase orders, purchase agreements and rate contracts frameworks
- Work with Supply Chain and Finance function to fulfil organisation needs and swift payments
- Lead swift resolution of non-conformance to minimise impact on project objectives
- Nurture quality mindset in your teams to deliver 'right first time' & 'on time in full'
- Define function goals, objectives & budget aligned to organisation strategy
- Develop, improve and implement standard operating procedures (SOP) and best practices
- Design and develop function's performance and improvement processes
- Embed lean & 5S visual work environment principles in processes
- Develop KPI structure to accurately measure function goals and objectives
- Conduct internal audit regularly, evaluate KPI trend and implement required corrections
- Recruit, induct, nurture & grow teams aligned to organisation development roadmap
- Develop learning material & organise discussion forums
- Organise structured learning programs and conduct skills & knowledge & competency assessments
- Propel higher performance and economic growth of your teams
- Passion for our Vision: Transform Manufacturing
- 10+ years of total working experience in related domain, of which 2+ years in leadership
- In-depth domain knowledge & competency gained at an education institution or self-learnt
- Development Knowledge & Competency of purchase & store organisation with P&L responsibilities
- Development Knowledge & Competency of purchase terms and conditions, bidding process & contracts
- Excellent analytical and negotiation skills in order to get the best price and value products and services
- In depth Understanding & Competency of application taxes, customs duty & statutory compliances
- Development Knowledge & Competency of high verity low volume store & inventory management
- Deep understanding & competency of quality management systems and ISO9001/AS9100 standards
- Development knowledge & competency of lean & six sigma principles
- Deep understanding & competency of engineering fundamentals and development of emerging technologies
- Deep understanding & competency of risk identification, risk management and the design of mitigation actions
- Flexibility to go beyond normal work hours in time of need and support other functions
- Exemplary conduct to earn trust and positively engage with cross functional teams
- Respectful behaviour and willingness to adapt company code of conduct
- Leadership quality to create positive environment for teams to do their best work and grow
- Initiative and courage to explore new ideas and learn from the mistakes
- Perfectionist approach and meticulous to the finest detail in everything that you do
- Clear and concise written & verbal English language communication as well as presentation skills
- Prompt and on-time communication of operational matters
- High proficiency in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams of other MS Office software
- Readiness work in different shifts as well as support customers in different time zone
- Experience in Engineering Purchase and Supply chain
- Experience of working with leading ERP software like - Epicor / SAP / NetSuite
- Great sense of humour
Skills Required
- 10+ years of total work experience in a related domain
- 2+ years of leadership experience
- Knowledge and competency in purchase and store organizations with P&L responsibilities
- Knowledge of purchase terms and conditions, bidding processes, and contracts
- Excellent analytical and negotiation skills
- Understanding of applicable taxes, customs duties, and statutory compliance
- Experience with high-variety, low-volume store and inventory management
- Knowledge of quality management systems and ISO 9001 or AS9100 standards
- Knowledge of lean and Six Sigma principles
- Understanding of engineering fundamentals and emerging technologies
- Knowledge of risk identification, risk management, and mitigation planning
- Strong English written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- High proficiency in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and other Microsoft Office software
- Ability to work different shifts and support customers across time zones
- Exemplary conduct and ability to collaborate cross-functionally
- Leadership ability to create a positive team environment
- Initiative, adaptability, and willingness to learn from mistakes
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality-focused approach
- Experience in engineering procurement and supply chain
- Experience with Epicor, SAP, or NetSuite ERP software
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The Company
What We Do
Jaivel Aerospace is a manufacturing technology organization focused on improving the performance of advanced manufacturing programs. Its team of designers, developers, and engineers creates manufacturing processes and tooling, while its manufacturing business can assume responsibility for producing customers’ products. The company applies technology and innovation across aerospace design, engineering, tooling, and production to improve manufacturing operations and deliver practical, user-friendly solutions.
