Sr Manager Purchase

Sarthee Consultancy; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarthee Consultancy is seeking a procurement professional in Mumbai to negotiate commercial terms and manage supplier performance. This role focuses on delivering cost benefits across multiple categories, including metals, machinery, and indirect materials, while driving continuous improvements with cross-functional teams.

The candidate will lead VA/VE initiatives, conduct supplier audits, and monitor scorecards to ensure adherence to quality and delivery standards, enabling optimized

Qualifications

• Negotiate commercial and contractual terms to ensure value for the organization.
• Develop procurement strategies to deliver measurable cost benefits across categories.
• Strengthen supplier performance through audits, scorecards, and improvements.
• Collaborate with Quality, Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing, and Design for process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate price structures, payment milestones, and delivery schedules.
• Drive VA/VE initiatives and supplier-driven cost improvements.
• Audit suppliers and monitor performance against quality, delivery, and service standards.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration to support smooth operations and continuous improvement.

Skills

Vendor management

Cost reduction

Contract negotiation

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Procurement

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Negotiate commercial and contractual terms including price structures, payment milestones, delivery schedules, and terms for job work and labour work - to ensure optimal value for the organization.

Develop and recommend breakthrough procurement strategies to management, targeting measurable cost benefits and savings across categories such as plates, forgings, castings, pipes & pipe fittings (from steel mills and foundries), bought-out items (motors, gears, mechanical seals), tailor‑made and standard BO items, capex items, indirect materials, consumables, maintenance goods, labour contracts, and subcontracting (fabrication, machining, etc.).

Strengthen and enhance vendor capabilities by conducting vendor audits, preparing audit reports, and driving product and process improvements. Monitor supplier performance through scorecards and rankings to ensure consistent adherence to defined quality, delivery, and service expectations.

Build strong cross‑functional collaboration with Quality, Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing, Design, and other internal teams to support smooth operations and continuous improvement.

Lead supplier‑related problem‑solving initiatives including Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE), supplier component development and approval, and supplier‑driven cost improvement activities