Vendor Development Engineer

Proman Infrastructure Services; Bidadi; On-site; INR 558,000 - 893,000; Full time

Job summary

Proman Infrastructure Services seeks to strengthen its vendor development and strategic sourcing capabilities in a challenging procurement landscape. The role covers identifying and nurturing suppliers for heavy fabrication, castings, and precision components, conducting capability assessments, and coordinating audits with cross-functional teams.

The incumbent will drive procurement plans, negotiate pricing and terms, manage imports of materials and sub-contracted work, and pursue cost-saving

Qualifications

• Identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers for castings, forgings, heavy fabrication, structural fabrication, and precision-engineered components.
• Develop vendors for crusher components, screen assemblies, conveyor structures, chutes, hoppers, shafts, housings, wear parts, and other equipment-related items.
• Coordinate supplier audits and technical evaluations with Quality, Engineering, Production, and other relevant departments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare procurement plans based on production schedules, BOMs, and material requisitions.
• Float RFQs, obtain quotations, compare techno-commercials, negotiate prices, and finalize terms.
• Procure castings, forgings, machined components, and subcontracted manufacturing services.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities, and delivery commitments.
• Monitor purchase orders, supplier progress, and delivery commitments; track material availability.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through localization, design-to-cost, and supplier negotiations.

Skills

Vendor development

RFQ & negotiations

Supply chain coordination

Job description

Vendor Development

• Identify, evaluate, and develop suppliers for castings, forgings, heavy fabrication, structural fabrication, and precision-engineered components.
• Develop vendors for crusher components, screen assemblies, conveyor structures, chutes, hoppers, shafts, housings, wear parts, and other equipment-related items.
• Conduct supplier capability assessments covering infrastructure, machinery, manufacturing capacity, quality systems, technical competence, and financial stability.
• Coordinate supplier audits and technical evaluations with Quality, Engineering, Production, and other relevant departments.
• Develop alternate and indigenous sources to reduce supply risks and dependency on single suppliers.
• Establish vendor qualification, approval, performance monitoring, and improvement processes.

B. Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

• Prepare and execute procurement plans based on production schedules, project requirements, BOMs, and material requisitions.
• Float RFQs, obtain quotations, conduct techno-commercial comparisons, negotiate prices, and finalize commercial terms.
• Procure castings, forgings, machined components, fabricated structures, steel plates, sections, bought-out components, and subcontracted manufacturing services.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, credit periods, lead times, minimum order quantities, and delivery commitments.
• Prepare purchase orders and ensure compliance with approved specifications, budgets, and procurement policies.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through localization, design-to-cost initiatives, value engineering, and supplier negotiations.

C. Supply Chain Management

• Coordinate with Planning, Production, Engineering, Quality, Stores, Logistics, and Project teams to ensure material availability.
• Monitor purchase order status, supplier production progress, inspection schedules, dispatches, and delivery commitments.
• Track critical materials and long-lead items to prevent production stoppages and project delays.
• Manage shortages, delayed supplies, supplier bottlenecks, and expediting activities.
• Optimize inventory levels, procurement lead times, transportation costs, and material availability.
• Coordinate subcontracting and job-work activities, including material movement, processing, and timely return of components.

Support supplier payment coordination and resolve commercial disputes in consultation with Finance.

• Cost savings and purchase price variance.
• Supplier on-time delivery performance.
• Supplier rejection rate and quality performance.