Purchase Head

Taneja Developers & Infrastructure; Mohali; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Taneja Developers & Infrastructure in Mohali, Punjab, seeks an experienced Purchasing Lead to optimize procurement, forecast material needs, and manage supplier relationships to cut costs. You will collaborate with sales and operations to align purchasing with business goals, create supplier databases, negotiate rates, and drive performance metrics with integrity and accountability.

The role requires a proactive mindset, analytical skills, and a track record of stable, long-term procurement

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of supply chain management.
• Proven history of developing effective inventory management policies.
• Excellent follow through and integrity.
• Analytical abilities and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Propose improvements to the purchasing system to improve vendor relationships and lower costs.
• Collaborate with inventory control and sales to develop metrics for inventory level needs.
• Lead in managing obsolete and slow-moving stock to offset losses.
• Manage day-to-day purchasing activities and ensure performance standards.
• Research best materials and suppliers for value, delivery, and quality.
• Visit suppliers and maintain good relationships.
• Create a database of suppliers.
• Prepare and negotiate best rate contracts for materials.
• Check material quality.
• Forecast material requirements to meet business needs.
• Monitor stock levels to maximize efficiency.
• Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, internal departments and customers.
• Forecast price trends and their impact on activities.
• Develop an organization's purchasing strategy.
• Produce reports and statistics using computer software.
• Attend meetings and trade conferences.
• Update MIS and generate monthly progress reports.
• Perform duties as per business requirements.

Skills

Supply chain knowledge

Inventory management

Integrity and credibility

Follow-through

Entrepreneurial mindset

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Propose improvements to the current purchasing system that will improve vendor relationships and lower the cost of doing business.
• Collaborate with inventory control and sales to develop metrics for gauging inventory level needs and then maintaining those levels throughout the year.
• Take the lead in creating profitable ways to manage obsolete and slow-moving stock to help offset losses.
• Manage the companys day-to-day purchasing activities and ensure that all purchasing agents are meeting their personal performance standards.
• Conduct research to ascertain the best materials and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality.
• Visit existing suppliers and build and maintain good relationships with them.
• Create a database of all the suppliers.
• Prepare and negotiate the best rate contract for material and check its progress.
• Check the quality of material provided.
• Forecast the material requirement to meet the business needs.
• Keep a constant check on stock levels to maximize business efficiency.
• Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers.
• Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities.
• Develop an organizations purchasing strategy.
• Produce reports and statistics using computer software.
• Attend meetings and trade conferences.
• Update the regular MIS and generate the monthly progress reports.
• Perform other duties as per the requirement of the organization. Advance Planning, Quantity estimating, Rate analysis, Bill checking, Cost analysis, Progress monitoring, reconciliation for material Labor Cash Flow.
• Responsibilities may be reviewed / added as per the business requirements.

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong knowledge of supply chain management.
• Proven history of developing effective inventory management policies.
• Should have a stable career.
• Excellent follow through.
• Strong visionary with entrepreneurial mindset.
• Analytical abilities and problem-solving skills.
• Must be a professional of unquestionable integrity, credibility and character.