Assistant Procurement Manager - DC & AF

KEC International; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

KEC International is seeking a Procurement Coordinator to coordinate procurement activities across projects, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure timely material and service delivery. The role involves vendor onboarding, rate negotiations, and monitoring delivery performance across multiple sites, including stock and wastage control.

The ideal candidate will drive cross-functional collaboration, maintain procurement dashboards, and ensure adherence to procedures and audits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years experience in procurement coordination.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple sites and stakeholders.
• Experience in vendor onboarding and rate negotiations.
• Knowledge of procurement compliance and documentation.
• Strong communication and data tracking skills.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate procurement requirements from projects.
• Coordinate procurement activities across stakeholders.
• Monitor procurement status and action closures.
• Empanel new services vendors and drive rate contracts at PCH level.
• Support negotiations and manage vendor relationships.
• Track rate approvals for Steel, RMC, and Services.
• Consolidate material demand across PCH sites.
• Maintain procurement dashboards and reports.
• Ensure compliance with procurement procedures and audits.
• Resolve bottlenecks with HO Procurement to avoid stock-outs.
• Oversee subcontracting costs and payment tracking.

Skills

Procurement coordination

Vendor management

Demand planning

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

1. Procurement Coordination

• Consolidate procurement requirements from projects.
• Coordinate procurement activities across stakeholders.
• Monitor procurement status and action closures.

2. Vendor Management & Rate Enablement

• Empanel new services vendors and drive rate contracts at PCH level
• Support negotiations & manage existing vendor relationships
• Ensure timely rate approvals from client for Steel, RMC, and Services
• Track vendor performance vs. delivery SLA

3. Demand Planning

• Consolidate material demand (Steel, RMC, Consumables) across PCH sites
• Monitor stock status across sites, including safety stock levels and track wastages
• Coordinate inter-site stock transfers to meet urgent requirements across PCH
• Track material wastage vs. norm across sites and drive reduction initiatives

4. PR to PO Expedition

• Resolve procurement bottlenecks via weekly engagement with HO Procurement team
• Escalate material delays and procurement risks to PCH; ensure zero stock-outs

5. Subcontracting & Payments

• Manage subcon cost, oversee billing timeliness & timely sharing of invoice tracker
• Prioritize sub-contractor payments across projects with PCH based on criticality
• Route exceptional payment approvals through CPMG & Commercial team

6. Tracking & Monitoring

• Maintain procurement schedules and trackers.
• Monitor delivery commitments and pending actions.
• Escalate critical procurement issues.

7. Documentation & MIS

• Prepare procurement dashboards and reports.
• Maintain procurement records and databases.

8. Process Compliance

• Ensure compliance with procurement procedures.
• Support audits and documentation reviews.

Preferred candidate profile

To coordinate procurement activities across the Business Unit by ensuring effective communication between projects, procurement teams, vendors and stakeholders for timely material and service delivery.