Supply Chain Management - Factory / Site Procurement

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Procurement Professional to manage sourcing and supply chain activities for Steam Turbine components, auxiliaries, and engineered bought-out equipment. The role offers an opportunity to work across manufacturing and project businesses, driving supplier excellence, cost competitiveness, timely deliveries, and operational efficiency.

The incumbent will be responsible for end-to-end procurement activities, including sourcing strategy, supplier development, techno-commercial negotiations, order execution, cost optimization, and stakeholder management.

Procurement Role Job Description

• Drive end-to-end procurement of mechanical bought-out components/ electrical Bough-out components, engineered packages, auxiliary systems, and project equipment to ensure cost competitiveness, quality compliance, and on-time availability in line with business requirements.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies by leveraging supplier relationships, alternate sourcing, localization, value engineering, and commercial negotiations to achieve cost optimization and supply chain resilience.
• Partner with Engineering, Projects, Manufacturing, Planning, Quality, and Finance teams to ensure seamless execution of procurement activities, timely resolution of technical and commercial issues, and adherence to project and production schedules.
• Lead supplier performance management across quality, delivery, capacity, responsiveness, and compliance parameters while driving continuous improvement initiatives and long-term strategic partnerships.
• Monitor market trends, commodity movements, and industry developments to proactively identify opportunities for cost reduction, risk mitigation, contract optimization, and sustainable value creation.
• Ensure effective order execution, expediting, inspection coordination, documentation management, and ERP compliance to achieve high service levels and customer satisfaction.
• Drive operational excellence through data-driven decision-making, inventory optimization, governance adherence, and continuous improvement of procurement processes and supply chain performance.

Product Portfolio

Factory Procurement: Gearbox, Couplings, Bearings, Lube Oil systems, Pumps & Filters, Heat Exchangers & Coolers, Valves, Instrumentation, Fasteners, Accumulators, Hydraulics, electrical panel and Equipment, Switch Gear, PLCs (Panels), Generator, Overhauling Alternator

Site Procurement: Condenser (Air & Water), Piping, Oil Systems, Cooling tower, Lubrication System, Heat Exchanger, Ejectors, LP & HP Heater, Deaerator, cooling tower, all types valves, piping & fittings, ejectors, Silencer

Experience

• 8 to 15 years of experience in Procurement / Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in Steam Turbines, Power Generation Equipment, Oil & Gas Equipment, EPC, Rotating Equipment, Heavy Engineering, Industrial Machinery, or Capital Equipment industries.
• Exposure to procurement of mechanical bought-out components, electrical bough out components and auxiliary systems.
• Experience in supplier development and strategic sourcing preferred.

Education

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

Questions to be posted

1. Product Portfolio handled

2. Volume of Procurement per annum

3. Supplier base

4. Current reporting structure