Manager Purchase

Fives Intralogistics; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fives Intralogistics in Kolkata is seeking a senior professional to lead end-to-end category management and strategic procurement for capital equipment, MRO, and spare parts. You will own the full build cycle, from sourcing parts to supporting assembly and trials, and will drive cost-saving initiatives across complex supplier networks.

You will collaborate with design, production, and quality teams, ensure ISO-compliant processes, and leverage SAP HANA and JAGGAER to improve transparency and

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end category management and strategic procurement for capital equipment, MRO, and spare parts.
• Own the complete equipment build cycle: source parts, sub-assemblies, and heavy components from global and domestic suppliers, coordinate inbound logistics, and support assembly and trials.
• Prepare component-level budgets for new products; conduct market and industry research to inform strategies and cost modelling.
• Establish and maintain framework agreements, SLAs, price benchmarking tools, and should-cost models.
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard strategic suppliers; assess and enhance supplier capacity across Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Drive cost-saving initiatives through tendering, bundling, volume purchasing, and alternative supplier development.
• Perform sub-assembly risk assessments; develop secondary sources to de-risk supply chains and ensure continuity.
• Act as primary commercial contact for key partners; manage supplier performance evaluations and share insights with engineering, production, and quality teams.
• Collaborate with design, production, and QA during assembly and trials to resolve deviations and manage supplier claims.
• Ensure compliance with sourcing policies, ISO standards, and procurement audits; drive internal restructuring to optimize procurement performance.
• Leverage SAP HANA and JAGGAER to drive transparency and data integrity; onboard vendors to digital platforms and enable EDI data exchange.
• Train cross-functional teams and suppliers on digital procurement modules to improve response efficiency and reporting accuracy.

Skills

Category Management

Strategic Sourcing

Procurement

Supplier Management

Cost Modelling

Cross-functional Collaboration

Quality Compliance

Vendor Negotiation

Tools

SAP HANA (MM & SH)

JAGGAER

EDI platforms

Job description

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.