About this role
- Develop package-wise sourcing and contracting strategies aligned with project schedules, budgets and technical requirements.
- Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP, pre-bid meetings, bidder qualification, techno-commercial evaluation, negotiations, e-auctions and award recommendations.
- Manage EPC/EPCM/LSTK, equipment, construction and service contracts across mechanical, electrical, civil, instrumentation, utilities and process packages.
- Negotiate price, payment terms, taxes, warranties, liquidated damages, guarantees, indemnities, liabilities, insurance and performance obligations.
- Prepare approval notes/NFAs, purchase orders, work orders and contract documents in line with DoA, procurement policy and audit requirements.
- Drive post-order management including expediting, billing break-up, change orders, amendments, claims, time extensions and contract closure.
- Partner with Projects, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Legal to resolve commercial issues and protect cost, schedule and quality commitments.
- Develop vendors/EPC partners, conduct supply-market intelligence, benchmark rates and drive localization, alternate sourcing and value engineering.
- Monitor procurement KPIs, project spend, risk registers, supplier performance and management MIS through SAP/Ariba and analytics tools.
- Engienering Graduate, MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain/Operations is preferred.
- Manager: over 12 years; Senior Manager: over 14 years in Capex procurement, EPC contracts or project procurement.
- Experience in copper, non-ferrous metals, mining, heavy engineering, power, petrochemicals, cement or process manufacturing preferred.
- Hands-on exposure to SAP MM, SAP Ariba, e-sourcing, contract management and advanced Excel.