Function Leader-Procurement_Purchase

Zoho; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoho is seeking a Function Leader - Procurement (Purchase) to lead the procurement function in a high-performance manufacturing environment. You will drive spend alignment with financial goals and oversee supplier selection, bidding, and compliance across global time zones.

You will develop and implement procurement processes, SOPs, and risk mitigation plans, while nurturing a culture of quality and continuous improvement. Strong leadership and strategic thinking are essential.

Qualifications

• Exemplary conduct to earn trust with cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal English communication and presentation skills.
• Leadership to foster a positive team environment.
• Initiative to explore new ideas and learn from mistakes.
• Meticulous, detail-oriented approach to tasks.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams.

Responsibilities

• Align function spend and outputs to the organization's financial goals.
• Develop plans to ensure on-time delivery within budget.
• Evaluate progress and adjust as needed to stay on plan.
• Organize teams across shifts and time zones to support customers.
• Ensure compliance with the code of conduct in purchase and store activities.
• Develop and implement purchase and store processes for goods and services.
• Create RFQ and RFP documentation and processes.
• Establish supplier selection, bidding and evaluation frameworks.
• Mitigate supply continuity risks.
• Manage goods receipt, store and inventory processes.
• Ensure supplier compliance with statutory and customer requirements.
• Optimize inventory and spend with demand forecasting.
• Establish purchase orders, agreements and rate contracts.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and Finance to fulfill needs and enable swift payments.
• Lead resolution of non-conformances to protect project objectives.
• Foster a quality mindset: right first time, on time in full.
• Define function goals, budget and SOPs aligned to strategy.
• Develop performance improvement processes and SOPs.
• Embed Lean & 5S in workflows.
• Develop KPI structures and conduct internal audits.
• Recruit, mentor and grow teams per roadmap.
• Create learning material and facilitate knowledge forums.
• Organize structured learning and competency assessments.
• Drive higher performance and economic growth.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Excel

P&L ownership

Bidding & contracts

Tax & compliance

Inventory management

Quality management ISO9001/AS9100

Lean & Six Sigma

Engineering fundamentals

Risk management

Time-zone flexibility

Communication skills

Tools

Epicor

SAP

NetSuite

Job description

We are a team of designers,developers, engineers and craftsmen coming from diverse backgroundsand nationalities with a wide range of skills, interests andexpertise. All of us propel our expertise in substantially improvingperformance of advanced manufacturing programs through our passionfor innovation and attention to the finest details. Every project bringsdifferent problems to solve, and we build bespoke solutionsfor each. Our team’s relentless pursuit to cut through complexityto offer simplified and intuitive solutions has inspired thetrust of global 100 clients.

Job Description

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