Procurement Manager

• Development of Vendor evaluation, grading and engagement strategy to create pre-qualified vendors for equipment and services relating to construction of Solar Power Plants.
• Build on existing vendor relationships.
• Cost-optimization- Overall responsibility for timely, cost effective acquisition of high-quality materials and services to meet project quality and budget requirements.
• Support sales team in pre-sales costing and proposal preparation.
• Involved in negotiation of contracts/ contract terms.
• Implementation and continued execution of streamlined logistics processes and ensuring on-time, errorless delivery of solar system components.
• Implementation of effective inventory management system at project sites.
• Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications.
• Risk Mitigation-Visiting suppliers for capacity assessment & identifying additional vendors for supply of critical parts.
• Maintain and update records of vendor database, purchases, pricing, and other important data.
• Update project procurement and logistics updates on project management software.
• Responsible for Team management, development, and engagement.

Mandatory Requirements:-

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with a stint in a similar role. Candidates with prior experience in Solar will be preferred.

Additional Requirements:-

• Result driven-Analytical- Can do attitude.
• Expert negotiator- Ability to procure high-quality parts at best possible prices, consistently.
• Ability to think critically, organize work assignments according to their priority.
• Collaborating with various stakeholders, internal and external.
• Passion for delivering high quality results and takes complete accountability of assignments.
• Planning and organizing work deliverables for self and for Team.
• Networking skills.