Job Description

About the Role:

We are looking for a Team Captain - Purchase & Store (Purchase), who thrives in a high performance and fast paced technical environment. As an important member of the Purchase & Store (Purchase) function leadership team, you will be responsible for leading a team of 3 to 5 members to deliver function objectives and project goals.

What you'll deliver:

• Implement plan in your team to ensure on time delivery, within budget
• Evaluate team's work progress against the plan and make required course corrections
• Lead your team through different work shifts to achieve customer delivery schedules
• Compliance to company code of conduct in all purchase & store activities and immediately report non-compliance
• Implement Purchase and store processes for consumable, capital goods and services
• Implement "Request for Quotation" "Request for Proposal" documentation
• Implement supplier selection, competitive bidding & offer evaluation process
• Implement supply continuity risk mitigation framework
• Implement goods receipt, store and inventory management framework
• Implement Supplier compliance with statutory and customer requirements
• Optimise inventory and spend with demand forecast
• Implement, Purchase orders, purchase agreements and rate contracts frameworks
• Work with Supply Chain and Finance function to fulfil organisation needs and swift payments
• Implement swift resolution of non-conformance to minimise impact on project objectives
• Drive quality mindset in your teams to deliver 'right first time' & 'on time in full'
• Ensure your team is delivering project goals and objectives within budget
• Develop, improve and implement standard operating procedures (SOP) and best practices
• Implement function's performance and improvement processes within your team
• Implement lean & 5S visual work environment principles in processes
• Implement KPI structure to accurately measure function goals and objectives
• Support internal audit & evaluate KPI trend and implement required course corrections
• Recruit, induct, nurture & grow your team aligned to organisation development roadmap
• Assist development of learning material & discussion forums
• Coordinate structured learning programs and conduct skills & knowledge assessments
• Steer higher performance and economic growth for your team members
  
  

What you'll need:

• Passion for our Vision: Transform Manufacturing
• 8+ years of total working experience in related domain, of which 1+ years as a team leader
• In-depth domain knowledge gained at an education institution or self-learnt
• Implementation knowledge of purchase & store organisation with P&L responsibilities
• Implementation knowledge of purchase terms and conditions, bidding process & contracts
• Excellent analytical and negotiation skills in order to get the best price and value products and services
• In depth understanding of application taxes, customs duty & statutory compliances
• Development knowledge of high verity low volume store & inventory management
• In depth knowledge of quality management systems and ISO9001/AS9100 standards
• Implementation knowledge of lean & six sigma principles
• In depth knowledge of engineering fundamentals and development of emerging technologies
• In depth knowledge of risk identification and it's management and mitigation actions
• Flexibility to go beyond normal work hours in time of need and support other functions

Must have:

• Faultless behaviour to earn trust, positively engage with cross functional teams
• Respectful behaviour and willingness to adapt company code of conduct
• Ability to maintain positive environment for teams to do their best work and grow
• Initiative and courage to explore new ideas and learn from the mistakes
• Perfectionist approach and meticulous to the finest detail in everything that you do
• Clear and concise written & verbal English language communication as well as presentation skills
• High proficiency in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams of other MS Office software
• Readiness work in different shifts as well as support customers in different time zone

Nice to have:

• Experience in Engineering Purchase and Supply chain
• Experience of working with leading ERP software like - Epicor / SAP / NetSuite
• Great sense of humour

Skills Required

• Communication
• Microsoft Office
• ERP
• Purchase Orders