Manager – Heavy Fabrication Procurement

RECEX Pvt. Ltd.; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Recex Pvt Ltd. in Chennai is seeking an experienced Senior Procurement Lead to drive category strategies for heavy fabricated and machined components, aligning procurement with project schedules, production plans, and quality targets.

You will lead end-to-end sourcing, supplier evaluation, negotiations, and contract terms; develop alternate suppliers; coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Finance to resolve constraints; and manage expediting and compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12–15 years of procurement experience in heavy engineering or project manufacturing.
• At least 7 years direct responsibility for heavy fabrication and machining categories.
• Bachelor’s in Engineering; postgraduate in Supply Chain, Materials Management, or Operations preferred.
• Experience leading a team and driving supplier development and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for heavy fabricated components aligned to project schedules and cost targets.
• Lead end-to-end procurement activities including RFQ/RFP, bid evaluation, negotiation, PO, expediting, and inspection coordination.
• Source and develop suppliers for welded structures, base frames, casings, and other engineered fabrication packages.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Production, Projects, Logistics, Finance and Legal to resolve constraints.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Outlook

SAP S/4HANA MM

PP Knowledge

Power BI

e-sourcing Platform

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Postgraduate in SCM/Materials/Operations

Tools

SAP MM

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• • Develop and execute category strategies for heavy fabricated and machined components in line with project schedules, production plans, quality requirements, and annual cost targets.
• • Lead end-to-end procurement activities, including demand review, supplier scouting, RFQ/RFP, technical and commercial bid evaluation, negotiation, purchase order placement, expediting, inspection coordination, delivery, and invoice resolution.
• • Source and develop suppliers for welded structures, base frames, casings, pressure parts, skids, tanks, structural assemblies, and other engineered fabrication packages.
• • Evaluate supplier capability covering plate cutting, bending, rolling, fit-up, welding, stress relieving, heat treatment, blasting, painting, machining, dimensional inspection, NDT, and load or pressure testing.
• • Ensure supplier compliance with approved drawings, bills of material, material specifications, welding procedures, qualification records, quality plans, inspection and test plans, applicable codes, and customer requirements.
• • Prepare detailed should-cost models using raw-material weight, grade and yield, cutting loss, weld-metal consumption, fabrication and machine hours, heat treatment, NDT, surface treatment, logistics, tooling, overhead, and margin.
• • Negotiate competitive prices and robust commercial terms covering payment, delivery, warranty, liquidated damages, packing, freight, insurance, taxes, change control, and claim settlement.
• • Track steel and alloy price trends, freight, capacity constraints, and supplier market conditions; recommend buying strategies, rate contracts, and risk‑mitigation actions.
• • Conduct supplier audits, capacity assessments, process reviews, and performance meetings; drive corrective actions and supplier‑development plans for quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness.
• • Coordinate closely with Engineering, Quality, Planning, Production, Projects, Logistics, Finance, and Legal teams to resolve technical, commercial, and schedule constraints.
• • Manage fabrication progress through milestone‑based expediting, including raw‑material availability, cutting, fit‑up, welding, heat treatment, machining, inspection, painting, and dispatch readiness.
• • Develop alternate and localized sources for critical items, reduce single‑source dependency, and maintain business continuity plans for high‑risk suppliers and materials.

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• • Lead value engineering and supplier collaboration initiatives to reduce total cost of ownership without compromising safety, quality, functionality, or delivery.
• • Monitor supplier KPIs such as on‑time delivery, first‑pass yield, rejection and rework, lead time, cost.
• • Strong knowledge of heavy fabrication, welding methods, fabrication drawings, GD&T, machining processes, materials, tolerances, NDT, heat treatment, and coating systems.
• • Demonstrated expertise in strategic sourcing, supplier development, contract negotiation, cost breakdown, should costing, value engineering, and total cost of ownership.
• • Ability to interpret engineering drawings, bills of material, material standards, welding and quality documents, and supplier manufacturing plans.
• • Sound understanding of domestic and international logistics, Incoterms, taxation, import documentation, and commercial risk.
• • Strong analytical, problem‑solving, decision‑making, and project‑management skills.
• • Effective leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and conflict‑resolution capability.
• • High integrity, commercial awareness, customer focus, and ability to perform in a project‑driven manufacturing environment.
• • Proficiency in SAP MM, procurement analytics, Microsoft Excel, and KPI reporting.
• • Professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM, CPM, or CSCP is an added advantage.
• • Minimum 12–15 years of procurement experience in heavy engineering or project manufacturing, including at least 7 years of direct responsibility for heavy fabrication and machining categories and 3 years in a team‑lead or managerial role Reinforce the behaviors of #1ANDRITZWay in being a role model to the team and to the whole organization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS (knowledge)

• • Advance Microsoft Excel
• • Outlook s
• • SAP S/4HANA MM
• • Working Knowlege of PP
• • Power BI or Equivalent analytics tools
• • e sourcing/Procurement Platform

SOFT SKILLS (skills and behaviors)

Customer Focus:

• • Resolve issues with my colleagues and other business organizations in a way that appears seamless to the customer
• • Listen and fully understand the customer needs
• • Bring the voice of the customer into all our conversations and actions
• • Check whether my customer is also a customer of other business organizations and team up to ensure a seamless customer experience
• • Foster strong partnerships with stakeholders to maximize customer value

Ownership for Performance

• • Keep my promises
• • Focus on fixing the problem without blaming others
• • Take responsible action rather than waiting
• • Focus on outcomes while respecting compliance, safety and processes
• • Look for the simplest way to do what we want to do

Share Commitment

• • Align the interests of the Group with my own or those of our team / business organization
• • Adopt other people's good ideas or initiatives, rather than "reinventing the wheel"
• • Encourage collaboration
• • Give, accept, and ask for feedback and help
• • Apply learnings from successes and mistakes and share them with other business organizations
• • Offer resources to others outside my team or business organization to help them resolve their challenges

Openness

• • Listen to others to fully understand their ideas
• • Openly share what I know with others
• • Show trust in the ability of others by encouraging them to deliver or to make prompt decisions
• • Walk my talk

POSITION

• • Driving for Results
• • Entrepreneurial Thinking
• • Evaluating and Implementing Ideas
• • Sharing Information
• • Setting a Strategic Vision
• • Managing from a Distance
• • Creating and Maintaining Networks

EDUCATION

• Minimum Bachler of Engineering
• Desirable Mechanical, Production, Industrial, or Metallurgical Engineering A postgraduate qualification in Supply Chain, Materials
• Management, or Operations is preferred.

EXPERIENCE

• Experiencie Min :12 Max. :-15
• Industrial Sector Heavy engineering, pump, power, steel, mining, process equipment, pressure vessel, or capital-equipment
• manufacturing, with direct sourcing experience in heavy fabrication and machining.

OTHER REQUISITES

• Good Communication skills
• Proactiveness / Go getter
• Initiative Behavior
• Compensation range: As Per Market Standards
• Location of posting: Chennai – Kuthambakkam|Oragadam
• Type of Employment: ONROLL