Senior Procurement Manager

Senior Procurement ManagerAn infrastructure contractor running projects across western India, strengthening its central procurementLocation: Remote (India)The business and the mandateThis is an infrastructure contractor with projects spread across western India, from roads and bridges to utilities and industrial buildings. Spend is concentrated in cement, steel, aggregates, bitumen, equipment hire and subcontract packages, and much of it is currently decided at project level. Flexiple is a managed marketplace that helps companies hire experienced professionals, and it is finding a Senior Procurement Manager to bring this together.What would change under youCentral rate contracts for steel, cement and bitumen, replacing project-by-project buyingA subcontractor and equipment-hire panel with clear pre-qualification and ratingMaterial planning linked to project schedules, so site teams are not buying on emergencyBack-to-back terms with client contracts, including price variation clausesA cost-saving record that finance and the projects directors both trustHow you would workYou would report to the director of projects and lead a team of six, including two site-based procurement coordinators. You will negotiate with large suppliers, sit in tender reviews with the estimating team and spend one or two days a week on sites. When a price swings or a vendor slips, the call lands with you.Experience we expectEight to twelve years in procurement, with at least four in construction, infrastructure or heavy engineering and some time leading a team. You should be comfortable with BOQs, work orders, subcontract agreements and statutory documentation. A civil engineering background or an MBA helps.The conversation pathA Flexiple screening call, then a discussion with the director of projects, a case on a multi-site steel buying plan with the estimating head, a meeting with the finance director, and a final conversation with the managing director.Your single application is also weighed against other senior purchasing roles Flexiple is hiring for.

Skills
Procurement, Documentation

Experience
12+ yrs

Work arrangement
Yes