Manager Purchase

Fives; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Fives in Kolkata seeks a procurement professional to lead end-to-end category management for capital equipment, MRO and spare parts. You will drive sourcing, supplier relationships, and cost optimization across global and domestic suppliers.

You will collaborate with design, production and quality teams to ensure ISO compliance, while leveraging SAP HANA and JAGGAER for data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• End-to-end category management and strategic procurement for equipment, MRO & spare parts.
• Collaborate with engineering, production and QA to ensure compliance with ISO standards.
• Leverage SAP HANA and JAGGAER for data-driven procurement decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end category management and strategic procurement for capital equipment (Greenfield & Rebuild projects), MRO, and spare parts categories.
• Own the complete equipment build cycle: source parts and components, coordinate inbound logistics and support assembly and trials.
• Prepare component budgets, conduct market research, and develop cost models with stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain framework agreements, SLAs, should-cost models for equipment and spare parts.
• Drive supplier development, de-risking and cost optimization via competitive tendering and bundling.
• Act as primary commercial contact for key partners and monitor supplier performance with cross-functional teams.
• Foster digital procurement adoption: EDI data exchange, digital offers and supplier onboarding.
• Train teams and suppliers on procurement tools to improve reporting accuracy and response times.

Skills

Category Management

Strategic Sourcing

Cost Optimization

Supplier Development

Cross-functional Collaboration

Quality Compliance

Digital Transformation

Tools

SAP HANA

JAGGAER

EDI

Job description

Position Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Category Management & Strategic Sourcing
• Lead end-to-end category management and strategic procurement for capital equipment (Greenfield & Rebuild projects), MRO, and spare parts categories.
• Own the complete equipment build cycle: source individual parts, sub-assemblies, and heavy components from a global and domestic supplier base, coordinate inbound logistics, and support in-house assembly and trial runs.
• Prepare component-level budgets for new products, conduct comprehensive market and industry research to inform category strategies, and collaborate with business area stakeholders for project estimation and cost modelling.
• Establish and maintain framework agreements, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), price benchmarking tools, and should-cost models for diverse equipment and spare parts.
• Supplier Development, De-risking & Cost Optimization
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard strategic suppliers; assess and enhance existing supplier capacities across Quality, Delivery, and Cost (QDC) parameters.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives through competitive tendering, strategic bundling, group purchasing volumes, and alternative supplier development (e.g., building robust local/national models to mitigate foreign supply chain dependencies).
• Perform sub-assembly level risk assessments before ordering, develop secondary/alternative sources to de-risks supply chains, and maintain production continuity.
• Act as the primary commercial point of contact for key partners, managing supplier performance evaluations and sharing insights transparently across internal engineering, production, and quality teams.
• Cross-functional Collaboration & Quality Compliance
• Partner closely with design, production, and quality assurance teams during assembly and trial phases to resolve part deviations, manage supplier claims, and ensure strict technical conformity.
• Ensure full compliance with corporate sourcing policies, internal approval workflows, ISO standards, and corporate procurement audits.
• Drive internal restructuring initiatives to optimize procurement performance, fostering clear accountability across specialized purchase, sourcing, and supply chain verticals.
• Digital Transformation & Systems Excellence
• Leverage advanced procurement tools—specifically SAP HANA (MM & SH modules) and JAGGAER (RFX, Auctions, SRM, Supplier Evaluation, and Spend Analytics)—to drive process transparency and data integrity.
• Manage vendor onboarding onto digital platforms, facilitating EDI-based data exchange, order confirmation, and digital offer submissions.
• Train cross-functional teams (Purchase, Quality, and Shipping) and external suppliers on digital procurement modules to enhance department-wide response efficiency and reporting accuracy.