Function Leader-Procurement_Purchase

Jaivel Aerospace Limited; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jaivel Aerospace Limited in Ahmedabad, India, invites a Function Leader - Procurement to drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, and procurement excellence in a fast-paced engineering environment.

You will align spend with financial goals, develop SOPs, manage inventories, and lead cross-functional teams across shifts to support global projects. The role demands 10+ years in procurement with leadership, strong negotiation, and ERP knowledge.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in procurement with leadership experience.
• Strong strategic sourcing and supplier negotiation skills.
• Experience implementing SOPs and best practices in procurement.

Responsibilities

• Align function spend with the organisation's financial goals.
• Develop plans to ensure on-time delivery within budget.
• Lead supplier selection, RFQ/RFP processes and contract frameworks.
• Manage procurement and store processes for inventory and goods receipt.
• Drive continuous improvement and lean principles across the function.

Skills

Procurement Leadership

Strategic Sourcing

Negotiation

Supply Chain Knowledge

Excel/Analytics

Education

MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain

Engineering Degree

Tools

Epicor ERP

SAP ERP

NetSuite ERP

Job description

Function Leader - Procurement (Purchase) 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

What you’ll need:

• 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

Must have:

• 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

Nice to have:

• Experience in Engineering Purchase and Supply chain
• Experience of working with leading ERP software like - Epicor / SAP / NetSuite
• Great sense of humour