Head - Raw Material

Job Description

As the Procurement Head for JSPLs Angul and Raigarh steel plants, your primary responsibility will be to lead the end-to-end procurement strategy, sourcing, logistics interface, and vendor management for critical raw materials such as Iron Ore Manganese (IOMG), Dolomite, and Coal. Your role will demand strategic thinking, commercial acumen, cross-functional leadership, and operational agility to ensure cost-effective, timely, and quality-assured availability of inputs essential for uninterrupted plant operations.**Key Responsibilities:**- Develop and implement procurement strategies for IOMG, Dolomite, Coal, and associated raw materials.- Conduct periodic market intelligence, price trend analysis, and risk assessments.- Identify new suppliers, evaluate alternative sources, and manage contracts to mitigate supply risk.- Negotiate long-term contracts ensuring optimal pricing, quality, and supply security.- Lead supplier performance reviews and relationship management with domestic and international vendors.- Drive cost optimization initiatives through negotiations, alternative sourcing, and logistics planning.- Collaborate with plant operations, planning, and logistics teams to align procurement schedules with production plans.- Ensure efficient inbound supply chain and inventory management for minimal stock-outs or overstocking.- Lead and mentor a high-performing procurement team across Angul and Raigarh units.- Foster cross-functional collaboration with quality, finance, and sustainability teams.**Qualifications:**- Bachelors degree in Engineering (preferably Mining, Metallurgy, or Mechanical).- MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain, Materials Management, or equivalent (preferred).In terms of experience, you should ideally possess 15-20 years of experience in raw materials procurement in a large integrated steel or metals organization. A proven track record in coal, dolomite, or iron ore procurement (domestic/import) is essential, along with exposure to SAP or similar ERP systems and digital procurement tools.**Skills:**- Strong negotiation and commercial skills.- Strategic mindset with operational execution strength.- Stakeholder management across internal and external interfaces.- Leadership and people development capabilities. As the Procurement Head for JSPLs Angul and Raigarh steel plants, your primary responsibility will be to lead the end-to-end procurement strategy, sourcing, logistics interface, and vendor management for critical raw materials such as Iron Ore Manganese (IOMG), Dolomite, and Coal. Your role will demand strategic thinking, commercial acumen, cross-functional leadership, and operational agility to ensure cost-effective, timely, and quality-assured availability of inputs essential for uninterrupted plant operations.**Key Responsibilities:**- Develop and implement procurement strategies for IOMG, Dolomite, Coal, and associated raw materials.- Conduct periodic market intelligence, price trend analysis, and risk assessments.- Identify new suppliers, evaluate alternative sources, and manage contracts to mitigate supply risk.- Negotiate long-term contracts ensuring optimal pricing, quality, and supply security.- Lead supplier performance reviews and relationship management with domestic and international vendors.- Drive cost optimization initiatives through negotiations, alternative sourcing, and logistics planning.- Collaborate with plant operations, planning, and logistics teams to align procurement schedules with production plans.- Ensure efficient inbound supply chain and inventory management for minimal stock-outs or overstocking.- Lead and mentor a high-performing procurement team across Angul and Raigarh units.- Foster cross-functional collaboration with quality, finance, and sustainability teams.**Qualifications:**- Bachelors degree in Engineering (preferably Mining, Metallurgy, or Mechanical).- MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain, Materials Management, or equivalent (preferred).In terms of experience, you should ideally possess 15-20 years of experience in raw materials procurement in a large integrated steel or metals organization. A proven track record in coal, dolomite, or iron ore procurement (domestic/import) is essential, along with exposure to SAP or similar ERP systems and digital procurement tools.**Skills:**- Strong negotiation and commercial skills.- Strategic mindset with operational execution strength.- Stakeholder management across internal and external interfaces.- Leadership and people development capabilities.

Keyskills :
Strong negotiationcommercial skillsStrategic mindset with operational execution strengthStakeholder management across internalexternal interfacesLeadership