Purchase Executive

Kobelco Industrial Machinery India; Kanchipuram; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kobelco Industrial Machinery India is seeking a skilled Supply Chain professional to develop and execute procurement and supply chain strategies for industrial machinery manufacturing. You will lead the procurement of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic components and manage CAPEX sourcing for plant equipment.

You will negotiate with domestic and international suppliers and drive cost reduction initiatives while ensuring timely material availability.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in Supply Chain Management within the Industrial Machinery/Heavy Engineering sector.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute procurement and supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead procurement of bought-out mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and heavy engineering components required for industrial machinery manufacturing.
• Manage CAPEX procurement for plant machinery, equipment, tools, utilities, and infrastructure projects.
• Lead commercial negotiations, including pricing, contracts, payment terms, delivery schedules, warranties, and service agreements with domestic and international suppliers.
• Develop and maintain strategic supplier partnerships while driving supplier performance, cost optimization, quality and delivery improvements.
• Ensure timely availability of materials through effective production planning, material requirement planning (MRP), and inventory optimisation.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, Projects, Quality, Finance and Sales to support manufacturing schedules and project execution.
• Drive localisation, value engineering and cost reduction initiatives without compromising quality or delivery.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, quality standards, statutory requirements and ERP processes.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Develop and execute procurement and supply chain strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead procurement of bought-out mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and heavy engineering components required for industrial machinery manufacturing.
• Manage CAPEX procurement for plant machinery, equipment, tools, utilities, and infrastructure projects.
• Lead commercial negotiations, including pricing, contracts, payment terms, delivery schedules, warranties, and service agreements with domestic and international suppliers.
• Develop and maintain strategic supplier partnerships while driving supplier performance, cost optimization, quality and delivery improvements.
• Ensure timely availability of materials through effective production planning, material requirement planning (MRP), and inventory optimisation.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Production, Projects, Quality, Finance and Sales to support manufacturing schedules and project execution.
• Drive localisation, value engineering and cost reduction initiatives without compromising quality or delivery.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, quality standards, statutory requirements and ERP processes.

Preferred candidate profile

• 3-7 years of experience in Supply Chain Management within the Industrial Machinery, Heavy Engineering, Capital Equipment or Manufacturing industry.