Senior Lead Engineer, Procurement

You will be part of the global procurement team who are dedicated to meet one of the key deliverables of FLSmidth’ S DIFOT (DELIVERY IN FULL ON TIME) to our customers. By joining this team, you will have the chance to work in an international environment involving different cultures and different challenges

Purpose of the role:-

• Leads Project purchasing activities and guides relevant internal stakeholders to ensure purchasing strategies and contracts are implemented locally
• Manages specific agreements to secure those deliverables are met
• Deploys local purchasing in alignment with global category strategies
• Close Co-ordination with PLP & PLM and PMP for better understanding between team.
• Purchases complex products and items, which requires good understanding of technical specifications to ensure the right requirements of the products and items
• Analyses and evaluates different suppliers based on overall set strategies to ensure that the chosen suppliers are appropriate according to strategy

Your Responsibilities:-
Responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

• Examine and analyze purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy of information.
• Send RFQ to project approved vendors. Follow-up for offers
• Coordinates with engineering department for any technical clarifications
• Prepare estimation and Bid evaluation sheet
• Collaborate with Category managers and PMPs to get best from the suppliers.
• Send Order approval sheet to PMPs
• Prepare Purchase order in ERP system (Oracle) and send approved POs to suppliers
• Follow up purchase order acknowledgement.
• Escalates potential issues.
• Process vendor invoices and follows up till payment is made, and retention is paid / bank guarantee expires.
• Responsible for maintaining healthy relationships with suppliers.
• Coordinates with engineering for drawing approvals,
• Coordinate with different operational procurement groups during project Execution.

Qualification And Experience:-

• 5 to 8 years of experience in a Procurement role in Project Industry.
• Knowledge in mining Industry Products such Mills or crushers or floatation cells or thickeners
• Good Estimation & Negotiation skills.
• Sound Knowledge in commercial terms & conditions.
• Good Communication Skills
• Flexibility, adaptability, and collaborative
• Pursuing Decision making Operational/Tactical Procurement
• Supplier Management and Development
• Self-driven

Location:-

• Chennai, India.

Company Overview:-

FLSmidth provides sustainable productivity to the global mining and cement industries. We deliver market-leading engineering, equipment and service solutions that enable our customers to improve performance, drive down costs and reduce environmental impact. Our operations span the globe and we are close to 10,117 employees, present in more than 60 countries. In 2021, FLSmidth generated revenue of DKK 17.6 billion. MissionZero is our sustainability ambition towards zero emissions in mining and cement by 2030.