Assistant Vice President - Contract

CRC Group is a trusted real estate developer known for delivering premium residential and commercial spaces in Noida and beyond. With over two decades of experience, CRC is committed to building projects that reflect quality, trust, and customer-centric design.

Position: Head – Contracts

Department: Contracts

Location: Noida / NCR

Industry: Real Estate / Construction

Experience: 18–25 Years

Reporting To: Management

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Head – Contracts to lead the organization's contracts, procurement, and commercial functions across real estate projects. The role will be responsible for developing procurement strategies, managing high-value contracts, vendor relationships, commercial negotiations, cost optimization, and ensuring timely availability of materials and services.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in real estate / construction procurement and contracts, with a proven track record of managing large-value packages and driving commercial efficiencies across multiple projects.

Key Responsibilities

1. Procurement Strategy & Planning

• Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with project budgets, timelines, and business objectives.
• Lead centralized and project-level procurement for construction materials, services, consultants, and subcontracting packages.
• Prepare procurement plans and ensure timely procurement as per project schedules.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimization, standardization, and value engineering.

2. Contracts Management

• Lead the complete lifecycle of contracts, including tendering, negotiation, award, execution, amendments, renewals, and closure.
• Review and finalize commercial terms, work orders, LOIs, POs, and agreements.
• Establish robust contractual frameworks to minimize commercial and legal risks.
• Monitor contractual compliance, variations, claims, extensions, and dispute resolution.

3. Vendor & Contractor Management

• Develop and maintain a strong database of reliable vendors, contractors, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Lead vendor empanelment, pre-qualification, evaluation, and performance assessment.
• Negotiate commercial terms, payment conditions, warranties, guarantees, and delivery schedules.
• Build long-term strategic relationships with key suppliers and contractors.

4. Cost Management & Commercial Negotiation

• Drive cost savings through competitive bidding, strategic negotiations, benchmarking, and bulk procurement.
• Conduct market intelligence and price benchmarking for key construction materials and services.
• Review project BOQs, estimates, rate analysis, and commercial proposals.
• Monitor procurement spend against approved budgets and identify cost deviations.

5. Tendering & Bid Management

• Lead the complete tendering process from scope finalization and RFP issuance to commercial evaluation and award.
• Ensure transparent and competitive bidding processes.
• Coordinate with Projects, Planning, Design, Finance, Legal, and Management teams for tender decisions.
• Establish appropriate approval mechanisms and commercial governance.

6. Supply Chain & Project Coordination

• Ensure timely procurement and delivery of critical materials and services to project sites.
• Monitor long-lead items and proactively address supply risks.
• Coordinate closely with project teams to align procurement with construction milestones.
• Resolve vendor and contractor issues impacting project execution.

7. Governance & Process Excellence

• Establish and continuously improve SOPs, procurement policies, approval matrices, and commercial controls.
• Implement systems for procurement tracking, vendor performance, contract management, and MIS.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, budgets, and delegated authority.
• Drive transparency, accountability, and process discipline across the function.

8. Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Contracts & Purchase team across corporate and project locations.
• Define KRAs, performance metrics, and functional targets.
• Build a high-performing team with strong commercial and negotiation capabilities.

Candidate Profile

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in Civil/Mechanical preferred; MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain, Procurement or Commercial Management will be an advantage.
• Experience: 18–25 years of relevant experience, preferably in real estate development / construction.
• Strong experience in managing large-value construction contracts and procurement portfolios.
• Excellent commercial negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Strong understanding of construction materials, subcontracting, BOQs, rate analysis, and contractual terms.
• Experience in handling multiple projects and large procurement teams.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities.
• High level of integrity, ownership, and commercial acumen.