Department Head of Materials - General Manager (UltraTech Cement)

Business: UltraTech Cement

Key Accountabilities:  

•  Liaisoning between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments and customers. Identifying potential suppliers, visiting existing suppliers and building and maintaining good relationship with them.

• Evaluate supplier’s performance based on quality standards. Delivery time & best prices and ensure all the criteria are met according to the Organizational requirements and expectations.

• Strategic Analysis & Forecasting levels of demand for services of products to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels. Forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities.

• Developing an Organizations purchasing Strategy.

• Keep the inventory level below the targeted level given by the management and further improve upon without affecting plant performance (including AFR, furnace oil, packing material/coal/raw material etc.)

• Reduce procurement cost of raw material/fuel oil and other stores &spares items to improve profitability (including logistic cost).

• To build & sustain a conductive work culture within department to improve productivity, growth & improvements in department performance for overall objective of unit along with motivating employees to institutionalize for bring innovation, creativity, best practices to replicate in the Unit by effective management of people for development of them

Role reports into: Head of Unit Finance & Commercial

Educational Requirement: B.E. B.Tech. Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Years of Experience: 12-15 years in Manufacturing Industry related to Purchasing, Planning and Materials Management.

Other requirements: Analytical, result-oriented professional, Sound knowledge of procurement supply chain management

Why should you apply?: The roles enable new joinees to build a strong foundation for a strong and stable career growth in the No. 1 Cement Company of India.