Deputy General Manager - Procurement (Process Equipment)

JOB TITLE

Deputy General Manager- Procurement

FUNCTION / DEPARTMENT

Procurement

SUB-FUNCTION

Indirect Procurement- Process Equipment

REPORTING TO

General Manager - Procurement

JOB LOCATION

Bengaluru, India

JOB SCOPE

National

ABOUT AGRATAS

Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries applied to multiple use cases in the mobility and energy sectors, to match our customers requirements.

Agratas is a scale-up business with a start-up mentality, driven by our pursuit of green growth and technological progress. We develop next-generation battery technologies at our state-of-the-art R&D Innovation Hubs in India and the UK.

JOB SUMMARY

This is a strategic Procurement role, where the incumbent will lead the Equipment purchases- mainly assembly line. Shall be responsible for end-to-end procurement of equipment and materials required for functioning of plant.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for Capex/Indirect sourcing /Purchasing for an OEM in the areas of Cell Manufacturing
• Manage the sourcing portfolio ensuring transparency of awarding
• Lead and manage the RFI, RFQ, Cost Comparison, Bottom up or Zero based up costing, Negotiation & awarding process.
• Establish beneficial working relationships with various internal groups across the organization including various programs, regional/country offices, legal, finance, and others.
• Manage complex projects from conception through implementation, including change management.
• Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking.
• Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques.
• Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers.
• Surveying new vendors.
• Ensuring that order release is completed on time & within budget
• Visit the Vendors for expediting the works along with Project team
• Well-versed in order amendment execution.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Proven work experience in Indirect Sourcing, preferrable Cell production Company for Green field or Brown Field Project Or worked on any green field / Brown field CAPEX procurement ( Equipments especially )
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.
• Broad Knowledge about Cell Assy & Cell Production Equipments required for Plant functioning is additional advantage.
• Analyzing line complaints packs and implementing appropriate corrective and preventive actions Validation of BOM vs physical quantity consumption in battery packs
• Strong project management and leadership skills.
• Able to break down the cost of equipment and cross verify with OEM.
• Should have ability to strategize , plan and work on own
• Good in Presentation skills ( Power points )

Desired:

• Solid judgment with ability to make good decisions
• Strong Communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Capable of managing self-activity planning and sorting priorities as per deadlines and work without supervision.
• Coordinating with users for PR, Approvals and releasing PO.
• Expedite the payments- aligning with the GRN & Accounts payable team.

Role Specific Qualifications/Certifications

• Essential- bachelors degree in mechanical engineering.
• ERP Systems, SAP, Ariba
• 14+ years of experience in indirect sourcing/procurement in the Cell Production/ automotive industry