Procurement or Purchase Manager/Senior Manager

Xpo HR Consulting and Services; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Xpo HR Consulting and Services in Chennai seeks a Deputy Manager/Manager-Purchasing/Procurement to oversee sourcing for ferrous casting and gears and to strengthen cost management across zero-based and should costing for casting and forgings.

You will manage costing templates, ERP info records, price movements, POs and contracts, lead monthly MIS and SCM KPI reporting, ECN coordination, QMS compliance, and vendor data administration to deliver reliable procurement and cost savings.

Responsibilities

• Exposure in Ferrous Casting and Gears components Purchase is prefered
• Expertise in Cost Management (Zero-based costing, Should costing across casting & forgings commodity)
• Create and maintain costing templates for different part families
• Manage and update Info Records in the ERP system
• Monitor commodity price movements periodically and finalize raw material pricing
• Ensure source fixation for all active parts
• Ensure timely release of Purchase Orders and Schedule Agreements
• Generate monthly MIS reports and SCM KPI reports
• Coordinate monthly provision allocation requests with Finance
• Collect, validate, and analyze SCM data for management reporting
• Prepare executive summaries on commodity price movements and business impact
• Track and report cost reduction initiatives and savings
• Perform spend analysis across all commodities and identify trends
• Support annual budgeting and monthly forecasting activities
• Validate procurement data for accurate financial planning and forecasting
• Create and maintain the certified active vendor database
• Handle vendor master creation and updates
• Maintain centralized records for commercial contracts related to direct materials
• Act as SCM ECN Coordinator to ensure timely implementation of engineering changes
• Review and deploy ECN-related actions to buyers and stakeholders
• Communicate latest drawing revisions and updates to vendors
• Prepare periodic ECN activity and implementation reports
• Maintain statutory and compliance-related SCM documentation
• Coordinate QMS activities for the SCM department
• Ensure compliance with internal audits related to direct material price management
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and audit readiness

Job description

Deputy Manager/Manager-Purchasing/Procurement

Key Responsibilities

• Exposure in Ferrous Casting and Gears components Purchase is prefered
• Expertise in Cost Management (Zero-based costing, Should costing across casting & forgings commodity)

Price Management:

• Create and maintain costing templates for different part families
• Manage and update Info Records in the ERP system
• Monitor commodity price movements periodically and finalize raw material pricing
• Ensure source fixation for all active parts
• Ensure timely release of Purchase Orders and Schedule Agreements

MIS & Reporting:

• Generate monthly MIS reports and SCM KPI reports
• Coordinate monthly provision allocation requests with Finance
• Collect, validate, and analyze SCM data for management reporting
• Prepare executive summaries on commodity price movements and business impact
• Track and report cost reduction initiatives and savings

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Perform spend analysis across all commodities and identify trends
• Support annual budgeting and monthly forecasting activities
• Validate procurement data for accurate financial planning and forecasting

Vendor Database Management:

• Create and maintain the certified active vendor database
• Handle vendor master creation and updates
• Maintain centralized records for commercial contracts related to direct materials

ECN (Engineering Change Note) Management:

• Act as SCM ECN Coordinator to ensure timely implementation of engineering changes
• Review and deploy ECN-related actions to buyers and stakeholders
• Communicate latest drawing revisions and updates to vendors
• Prepare periodic ECN activity and implementation reports

Quality Management System (QMS):

• Maintain statutory and compliance-related SCM documentation
• Coordinate QMS activities for the SCM department
• Ensure compliance with internal audits related to direct material price management
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and audit readiness