Purchase Engineer

Job Description: Purchase Engineer
Experience: 4 to 6 years
Location: Talawade
Department: Purchase Engineering
Reports To: Plant Head/ Managing director
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Purchase Engineer to lead the purchase function at SLH Engineering, a precision machine shop. The ideal candidate will own end-to-end procurement to from RFQ to on-time material delivery at the plant to covering raw material, tooling, maintenance, and direct/indirect purchases for the factory.
Key Responsibilities

1. Own the end-to-end procurement cycle to RFQ floating, quotation comparison, negotiation, and purchase order release for raw materials, tooling, and consumables.
2. Develop and maintain a reliable vendor base for raw materials (steel, castings, forgings) and cutting tools/tooling for VMC, CNC, and HMC machines.
3. Coordinate with the PPC/Production Planning team to plan raw material and tooling requirements against the production schedule, avoiding stock-outs and line stoppages.
4. Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules with vendors to optimize cost, quality, and lead time.
5. Track vendor delivery performance and proactively resolve delays or shortages to prevent production downtime.
6. Handle indirect and maintenance purchases spares, consumables, safety equipment, and general factory supplies.
7. Maintain purchase records, vendor rate contracts, and Zoho/MIS entries for all procurement activity.
8. Identify and drive cost-saving initiatives through alternate sourcing, vendor rationalization, and value engineering.
9. Coordinate with QA/QC on incoming material inspection and resolve vendor quality rejections or deviations.
10. Support new vendor onboarding, evaluation, and periodic vendor audits.

Required Skills & Qualifications
1. Bachelor's/Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
2. 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in purchase department for a manufacturing company is mandatory
3. Strong negotiation, vendor management, and cost analysis skills.
4. Sound understanding of raw materials, tooling, and machining processes used in a machine shop environment.
5. Working knowledge of Zoho purchase modules and MS Excel.
Good to Have
6. Experience with purchasing of tooling for VMC, CNC and HMC machines.
7. Exposure to machining factory purchase will be added advantage.
8. Experience managing deliveries from Vendor as per PPC department requirement and planning for Raw material and Tooling

What We Offer
1. Opportunity to work with a high-precision manufacturing company running the latest technology machines.
2. Collaborative, fast-paced work environment.
3. Competitive compensation and benefits.
4. Growth opportunities within a rapidly scaling organization with a vision of multiple factories.
5. CTC 3.2 LPA to 5.4 LPA
6. Yearly paid leave and 3 lakhs health insurance as per company policy.