Purchase Head - Director

JITO; New Delhi; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial firm in New Delhi is seeking a Purchase Head to lead procurement strategies and optimize supplier performance. The successful candidate will have 15-20 years of experience in procurement, focusing on cost savings and supply continuity. Responsibilities include developing global commodity strategies, supplier negotiations, and managing supplier risk while aligning with production needs. The role is onsite and demands strong negotiation skills and strategic sourcing expertise.

Qualifications

• 15-20 years of experience in procurement and purchasing.
• Strong background in supplier negotiations and contract management.
• Proven track record of delivering cost savings and supplier performance improvements.
• Stakeholder alignment across plants and business units.
• Sustainability and cost-saving focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and optimize the organization's group purchasing and sourcing strategy.
• Develop commodity strategies aligned with financial objectives.
• Manage supplier risk and ensure supply continuity.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, standardization, and value engineering across sites.
• Establish governance, sourcing policies, and purchasing standards for compliance and consistency.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and long-term commodity agreements for competitive pricing and quality.

Skills

Purchase and Procurement

Supplier Negotiations

Cost Reduction

Risk Management

Strategic Sourcing

Risk management

Sourcing strategy

Make/buy decisions

Job description

Raft Global LLP • New Delhi • Posted in about 1 month • Updated in about 1 month

Job Type: FullTimePermanent

Work Mode: Onsite

Experience: Executive

Travel Requirements:

Skills:

Purchase and Procurement

Purchase

We are hiring Purchase Head reporting into COO of a major UAE based Commerical Refrigeration Industry for New Delhi Corporate office.

Responsibilities

The Purchasing Director is responsible for leading and optimizing the organization’s group purchasing and sourcing strategy. This role focuses on achieving sustainable cost savings, securing supply continuity, improving supplier performance, and supporting manufacturing efficiency and quality. The Director oversees strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, contract management, and cross functional alignment across plants and business units.

• Develop and execute a group purchasing and commodity strategy aligned with manufacturing, operations, and financial objectives.
• Own global/regional commodity strategies for key direct materials (e.g., metals, resins, chemicals, electronics, energy, packaging), including market intelligence and index‑based pricing models.
• Lead make/buy, hedging, and risk management strategies to mitigate commodity price volatility and supply disruption.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, standardization, and value engineering across manufacturing sites.
• Establish governance, sourcing policies, and purchasing standards to ensure compliance and consistency.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and long‑term commodity agreements to ensure competitive pricing, quality, and service levels.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier partnerships, including dual‑sourcing and risk mitigation plans.
• Manage supplier risk related to capacity, financial stability, geopolitical exposure, and sustainability.
• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance to align purchasing strategies with production needs.
• Resolve supply disruptions and escalation issues impacting plant operations.
• Deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, and working capital improvements.
• Track and report savings, supplier performance, and purchasing KPIs to senior leadership.

Experience: 15-20 Years