Senior Engineer - Procurement

• Job Title: Manager/Senior Manager - Manufacturing Indirect Procurement
• Location: Trichy
• About Envision:

Envision Energy is a world-leading green technology company that provides renewable energy solutions for global enterprises, governments, and institutions. Encompassing three major business sectors - Smart Wind Turbines, Energy Storage, and Green Hydrogen Solutions, Envision Energy collaboratively constructs comprehensive solutions for energy transformation.

Envision Energy has received several accolades for its sustainability performance, including the EcoVadis Gold Medal and the CDP A-List. It was also recognized in Fortunes 2024 Change the World list and ranked among the top 10 smartest companies by the MIT Technology Review.

Today, Envision Energy operates in countries and regions including China, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain, Denmark, UAE, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia, USA, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. It has established over 20 R&D and operation centers, along with more than 60 manufacturing bases worldwide. Envision Energy joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and committed to achieving the Business Ambition for 1.5°C in 2021. As a pioneer in net zero transition, Envision Energy achieved global operational carbon neutrality in 2022 and will keep leveraging technology to accelerate progress toward its 2040 net zero goal.

• Position Responsibilities:
• oAccountable for direct procurement and plant related requirement for Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing
• oDevelop vendor base and manage spend categories for supporting plant production
• oManaging supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.
• oManaging the maintenance of office/manufacturing equipment and machinery.
• oGuide/Supporting the team to prepare cost estimates for buying plan
• oManage companys supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending.
• oWork with Global Sourcing teams to drive the cost down
• oWork independently with stakeholders from Manufacturing, Legal, Engineering etc. to drive initiatives to achieve the common goal
• oDevelop innovative procurement strategies to reduce cost and deliver parts on time.
• oFocus on strategic actions through alternate sourcing / indigenization of key components.
• oUnderstand the MNRE / Customs Tariff for major commodities.
• oContract Management skills.
• oVendor Development & Relationship.
• oForecasting through Analyse market condition and define future ready supply chain module.
• Position Qualification:
• oPreferably looking for a candidate coming from a Renewable / Manufacturing industry
• oExperience -15+ years
• oThis will be an Individual Contributor role for Blade and responsible for leading the entire In-direct sourcing & Procurement for the Blade Factory.
• oJob location will be Ahmedabad
• o Reporting to Supply Chain Head and matrixed to Plant Head/ HQ functional lead (as appropriate)
• Position Competencies:
• oVendor Development
• oCost Management
• oTimely material availability
• Key Business Challenge to Solve:
• Create Localization of Key direct components; Help the Supply chain team in supporting Local Region demands & reduce Travel & shipping time
• Look at Cost mitigation and support with next steps