Business Development Manager – Non Ferrous Metals

Attero; Dadri; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Attero is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to identify and onboard suppliers of recyclable non‑ferrous metals and related materials in India. You will build relationships with manufacturers, engineering firms, auto-component units, electrical and cable companies, and demolition contractors to ensure steady supply and favorable terms.

You will maintain supplier databases, verify material quality, and coordinate logistics, sampling, and market intelligence to optimize landed costs while

Qualifications

• 2–7 years of experience in scrap buying, metal trading, recycling, foundry, manufacturing procurement, or commodity sourcing.
• Graduate degree; technical or commercial qualification preferred.
• Knowledge of non‑ferrous scrap grades, metal identification, recovery, yield, contamination, moisture, and processing losses.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship‑management skills.
• Ability to calculate landed cost, purchase profitability, and assess net landed cost versus gross weight.
• Familiarity with commodity-price movements and regional scrap markets.
• Understanding of GST, e‑way bills, weighment, invoices, and procurement documentation.
• Proficiency in Excel, ERP, procurement software, and reporting dashboards.
• Strong communication, follow‑up, field‑verification, and problem-solving abilities.
• High integrity in supplier selection, pricing, quality assessment, and payment coordination.
• Ability to travel regularly to suppliers, industrial units, dismantlers, stockyards, and collection points.

Responsibilities

• Identify and onboard suppliers of recyclable non‑ferrous metals and related materials.
• Develop and maintain relationships with manufacturers, engineering firms, auto‑component units, electrical and cable companies, and demolition contractors.
• Maintain supplier database with material category, location, volume, payment terms, credit history, and compliance status.
• Conduct supplier visits to assess generation, segregation, storage, and dispatch processes.
• Inspect incoming material, verify grade, quantity, and condition, and identify contamination or non‑conforming items.
• Coordinate sampling and recovery assessment with yard, quality, laboratory, and production teams.
• Monitor market prices for relevant commodities and calculate purchase prices considering recovery, processing costs, freight, taxes, handling loss, rejection risk, and expected selling price.
• Negotiate rates, quantities, quality tolerances, payment terms, loading conditions, and delivery schedules within approved margin guidelines.
• Prepare quotations, purchase orders, rate confirmations, and supplier agreements.
• Coordinate vehicle placement, loading, route planning, weighment, and delivery to plant or yard.
• Verify weighbridge slips, invoices, e‑way bills, tax documents, and dispatch records; ensure compliance with commercial terms.
• Record shortages, excess moisture, contamination, grade deviations, and implement transparent rejection and deduction rules.
• Track supplier‑wise rejection, recovery, material loss, and claim history; support supplier audits and performance reviews.
• Maintain supplier KYC, GST, PAN, bank details, ownership documents, and required registrations; verify legal eligibility to trade materials.
• Ensure procurement complies with environmental, waste‑management, transport, tax, and company policies; avoid purchasing material of suspicious origin.
• Submit daily purchase, rate, supplier, stock, and dispatch reports; maintain a live purchase pipeline and provide weekly market intelligence updates.
• Share volume and purchase‑cost forecasts with production and sales teams; maintain accurate records in Excel, ERP, or CRM/procurement software.
• Review market rates and internal buying limits; manage pending supplier enquiries and expected arrivals.
• Obtain photographs, videos, grade details, quantity, and location for new material; prepare cost and recovery calculations; negotiate and close approved purchases.
• Coordinate vehicle placement and loading; verify weighment and material receipt; record quality differences, deductions, and supplier disputes.
• Update purchase tracker and submit daily MIS; achieve procurement volume targets, maintain price and margin limits, and resolve disputes within defined turnaround times.

Skills

Negotiation

Supplier relationship

Costing

Excel

ERP

Reporting dashboards

Communication

Problem solving

Travel

Education

Graduate degree

Technical/commercial qualification

Tools

Excel

ERP

Job description

ROLE

• Identify and onboard suppliers of recyclable non‑ferrous metals and related materials.
• Develop and maintain relationships with manufacturers, engineering firms, auto‑component units, electrical and cable companies, and demolition contractors.
• Maintain a supplier database with details on material category, location, volume, payment terms, credit history, and compliance status.
• Conduct supplier visits to assess generation, segregation, storage, and dispatch processes.
• Inspect incoming material, verify grade, quantity, and condition, and identify contamination or non‑conforming items.
• Coordinate sampling and recovery assessment with yard, quality, laboratory, and production teams.
• Monitor market prices for relevant commodities and calculate purchase prices considering recovery, processing costs, freight, taxes, handling loss, rejection risk, and expected selling price.
• Negotiate rates, quantities, quality tolerances, payment terms, loading conditions, and delivery schedules within approved margin guidelines.
• Prepare quotations, purchase orders, rate confirmations, and supplier agreements.
• Coordinate vehicle placement, loading, route planning, weighment, and delivery to plant or yard.
• Verify weighbridge slips, invoices, e‑way bills, tax documents, and dispatch records; ensure compliance with commercial terms.
• Record shortages, excess moisture, contamination, grade deviations, and implement transparent rejection and deduction rules.
• Track supplier‑wise rejection, recovery, material loss, and claim history; support supplier audits and performance reviews.
• Maintain supplier KYC, GST, PAN, bank details, ownership documents, and required registrations; verify legal eligibility to trade materials.
• Ensure procurement complies with environmental, waste‑management, transport, tax, and company policies; avoid purchasing material of suspicious origin.
• Submit daily purchase, rate, supplier, stock, and dispatch reports; maintain a live purchase pipeline and provide weekly market intelligence updates.
• Share volume and purchase‑cost forecasts with production and sales teams; maintain accurate records in Excel, ERP, or CRM/procurement software.
• Review market rates and internal buying limits; manage pending supplier enquiries and expected arrivals.
• Obtain photographs, videos, grade details, quantity, and location for new material; prepare cost and recovery calculations; negotiate and close approved purchases.
• Coordinate vehicle placement and loading; verify weighment and material receipt; record quality differences, deductions, and supplier disputes.
• Update purchase tracker and submit daily MIS; achieve procurement volume targets, maintain price and margin limits, and resolve disputes within defined turnaround times.

REQUIREMENTS

• 2–7 years of experience in scrap buying, metal trading, recycling, foundry, manufacturing procurement, or commodity sourcing.
• Graduate degree; technical or commercial qualification preferred.
• Knowledge of non‑ferrous scrap grades, metal identification, recovery, yield, contamination, moisture, and processing losses.
• Strong negotiation and supplier relationship‑management skills.
• Ability to calculate landed cost, purchase profitability, and assess net landed cost versus gross weight.
• Familiarity with commodity‑price movements and regional scrap markets.
• Understanding of GST, e‑way bills, weighment, invoices, and procurement documentation.
• Proficiency in Excel, ERP, procurement software, and reporting dashboards.
• Strong communication, follow‑up, field‑verification, and problem‑solving abilities.
• High integrity in supplier selection, pricing, quality assessment, and payment coordination.
• Ability to travel regularly to suppliers, industrial units, dismantlers, stockyards, and collection points.