Head Procurement

Larsen & Toubro; Thiruvallur District; On-site; INR 20,00,000 - 30,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for a Head of Procurement in Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of experience in the manufacturing sector, especially in Oil and Gas. Responsibilities include overseeing procurement strategies, establishing policies, and managing supplier relationships to ensure quality and efficiency. This role requires strong negotiation skills and a strategic orientation.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in manufacturing industry preferably in Oil and Gas sector.

Responsibilities

• Overall in-charge of Procurement and responsible for Strategic Sourcing.
• Establish Procurement Policies.
• Accountable for Procurement process, ethics and Supplier relationships.
• Ensure supply base capable of providing quality and continuity of supply.
• Monitor Project Procurement Progress and provide MIS.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Commercial terms

SCM processes

Communication skills

People management

Supply Chain trends worldwide

Strategic orientation

Presentation skills

Analytical ability

Networking

Resource planning

Improvement Orientation

Customer service orientation

Education

BE / BTech, MBA

Membership of various groups related to SCM (e.g. IIMM)

Job description

Function

Procurement

Role

Head Procurement

Education

BE / BTech, MBA and Membership of various groups related to SCM (e.g. IIMM)

Professional Experience

15+ years in manufacturing industry preferably in Oil and Gas set.

Key Deliverables

• SCM Policies
• Overall Procurement Strategy and Planning
• Procurement KPIs
• SCM Organization
• Cost reduction initiatives and Operational efficiency initiatives

Key relationships

Internal to organization: Internal departments Employees

External to organization: Customer, Vendors

Responsibilities

Prime Responsibilities

• Overall in-charge of Procurement and is responsible for Strategic Sourcing, Procurement including delivery of materials at Site & MIS
• Establish Procurement Policies
• Accountable for Spend, Procurement process, ethics and Supplier relationships
• Provide inputs for overall Procurement Strategy and Planning
• Consolidate supply base and leverage enterprise volume to realize savings
• Ensure supply base capable of providing quality and continuity of supply
• Guide for developing systems and processes to carry out procurement planning and co-ordination effectively and efficiently
• Establish the Procurement KPIs
• Review Strategic Sourcing Plans and implementation activities
• Influence and implement process improvements to deal with Suppliers across the organization
• Anticipate changing business needs and carry out strategic planning to meet the project needs
• Review the bottlenecks identified for ordering & delivery of various items for each project
• Monitor Project Procurement Progress and MIS
• Lead reviews of processes employed
• Manage Staffing for Projects & resources
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs by better procurement planning at project level

Shared cross-functionally

• Build cross-functional relationships
• Responsible for internal customer satisfaction
• Intervene with the management of Suppliers and / or with Capability Centres/ SBUs to resolve issues to ensure deliveries as per project schedule

Key Competencies – Functional

Need to have

• Negotiation skills
• Commercial terms
• SCM processes
• Communication skills
• People management
• Supply Chain trends worldwide
• Strategic orientation
• Presentation skills
• Analytical ability
• Networking
• Resource planning
• Improvement Orientation
• Customer service orientation

Nice to have

• Project planning and scheduling
• Innovativeness