Sr Manager Direct Procurement

INTRODUCTION:


* The Busway business is one of the fast-growing product lines within Low Voltage Power Products, manufacturing sheet-metal fabricated busway enclosures, housings, joints and copper/aluminium bus-bar assemblies for power distribution.


* This position is a Strategic Sourcing Buyer for the Busway category who will also act as the Procurement Manager, owning end-to-end procurement for the plant - sheet metal, fabrication, bus-bar/conductor materials, hardware, insulation and packaging.


* The role requires deep, hands-on understanding of sheet metal costing (clean-sheet / should-cost), press-shop and fabrication processes (laser cutting, CNC punching/bending, welding, powder coating), and sourcing from vendors in switchgear, busway, panel-building or similar sheet-metal-intensive industries.

The incumbent will design and implement the annual procurement operating plan for the plant, driving cost, quality, delivery and localization targets while managing the local supplier base end-to-end.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

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CATEGORY BUYER / PROCUREMENT MANAGER:

Spend Management:


* Own the full procurement spend of the plant for sheet metal, fabricated parts, bus-bar/conductor material, hardware and consumables - supplier selection, development and Supplier Qualification (SAM).


* Manage supplier performance management, spend analytics, needs preparation and Annual Procurement & Purchasing Planning (APOP) for the Busway category.


* Coordinate effectively with Regional and Global Busway/sheet-metal category teams to formulate and execute category strategies at plant level.


* Own contract management and procurement risk management, including single/mono-source mitigation.

Sheet Metal & Part / Component Development:


* Lead RFQ/RFP issuance, negotiations, PPAP/APQP coordination, pricing agreements and MSA/LTC/QTC coordination with fabrication and sheet-metal suppliers.


* Drive tooling and capex negotiations for press tools, dies and fixtures with fabrication vendors.


* Validate supplier quotes using clean-sheet costing / should-cost models for sheet metal (material yield, cycle time, press tonnage, tooling amortization, surface treatment/powder coating cost build-up).

Cost Reduction / Productivity:


* Deliver annual cost reduction targets through negotiation preparation, should-cost analysis, external benchmarking, multi-year agreements, change of supplier, Value Engineering/Value Analysis (VAVE) and localization.


* Identify and implement design-for-sourcing and design-for-manufacturing opportunities in sheet metal parts jointly with Engineering.

Plant Procurement Management & Supply Continuity:


* Act as the single point of contact for all plant-level procurement activities, ensuring uninterrupted material flow to the shop floor (line-side feeding, inventory norms, VMI where applicable).


* Collaborate with the plant Supply Chain team to ensure smooth material flow from suppliers ...