Engineer - Supply Chain Management (Pirangut, Pune)

Role & responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Sourcing & Vendor Development: Identify and evaluate suppliers for raw materials, hardware, and equipment based on technical specifications, price, and reliability.

• Technical Evaluation: Interpret engineering drawings and technical data to ensure procured parts strictly align with production requirements.

• Contract Negotiation: Negotiate pricing, terms, delivery schedules, and warranty agreements with vendors.

• Quality Assurance: Monitor vendor performance, conduct supplier audits, and resolve issues related to substandard materials or delayed deliveries.

• Inventory & Systems: Manage purchase orders (POs), track inventory levels, and update purchasing databases using ERP software (e.g., SAP, Tally).

• Planning & Coordination: Align with production, maintenance, and tool room departments to ensure materials are available in time for tight manufacturing deadlines

• Cost Optimization: Float RFQs, perform techno-commercial evaluations, and negotiate prices, payment terms, and delivery schedules. Monitor material price trends and drive cost-reduction initiatives

• Sourcing & Procurement: Manage end-to-end purchasing of mechanical hardware, raw materials (SS, MS, Aluminium), cutting tools, inserts, and machine spares. Handle outsourcing activities like turning, milling, VMC, Press, citizen machining, grinding, and heat treatment.

• Experience: Typically 5+ years in technical procurement within a manufacturing, CNC, VMC, citizen, press m/c or project-based environment.

• Skills: Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving abilities, coupled with deep knowledge of supply chain management and manufacturing processes

Preferred candidate profile