Sr. Manager - Procurement (Lead vendor Development Cell)

Technical Skills Requirement

• Experience in developing vendors for new product development in engineering industries.
• Expertise in operational excellence in manufacturing, such as casting, forging, machining, welding, forming, mechanical assembly, NDE and inspection, and testing.
• Strong knowledge of industrial production processes
• Experience in quality, audits, vendor development, ideally in regulated industries (nuclear, energy, oil & gas, rail, aerospace)
• Strong command of Quality Management Systems and process audits.
• Good understanding of nuclear safety culture
• Experience performing process capability analysis (Cpk) and qualification.
• Working knowledge of Manufacturing and Quality Plans, PFMEAs.
• Experience leading multiple, concurrent projects
• Experience authoring technical documents or operating procedures.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications made to ASTM/ASME standards
• Experience with nuclear products and standards preferred.
• Proficiency in procurement tools and systems, with experience in SAP.

Role & responsibilities

• Responsible vendor development and vendor management.
• Research and identify new, reliable vendor who can meet KBL product & service requirement.
• Contribute and validate the vendor selection strategy with corporate sourcing teams.
• Identify potential vendors based on need by conducting market survey, on site assessment.
• Prepare, plan, and conduct vendor assessment, audits as per customer requirements, internal standards at vendor sites.
• Evaluate vendors organizational structure and processes to meet nuclear technical and safety culture.
• Initiate Cross function collaboration with engineering, corporate procurement & QA team to review manufacturing process.
• Work with vendor and internal quality team to troubleshoot issues and establish quality standards.
• Foster collaborative, long-term partnerships with vendors and resolve operational bottlenecks or escalations.
• Work with vendors to streamline operational processes, boost productivity, and implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Foresight to identify and mitigate potential supply chain disruptions.
• Ensure all vendors comply with company policies, legal regulations, and industry quality standards.
• Coordinate with internal stake holder for customer approval of new vendors.
• To track and achieve KPIs in respective area
• Submission of weekly and Monthly MIS
• Delivery of savings (time, cost, quality) towards overall business.

Preferred candidate profile

• Lead a vendor development cell for the business.
• This role focuses on the structural development of vendor required for new product development in nuclear sector.
• This role directly contributes to vendor maturity and nuclear supply chain reliability