Adani

Diversified infrastructure and energy conglomerate

Lead Techno Commercial

Procurement & SourcingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAhmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

More than 15 years of experience in procurement, supply chain management, and related areas.
Hands-on experience executing contracts and entering into commercial transactions for medium- or large-scale capital goods in infrastructure projects, including estimation and cost engineering.
Experience working with e-procurement systems and tools, including SAP, Ariba, financial reporting tools, contract management tools, and reverse auctions.
Demonstrate a methodical and precise approach to commercial and contractual execution.
Knowledge of the overall purchasing process, strategic sourcing, procurement-related systems, and supplier relationship management.
Depending on the category, knowledge and experience in electrical, mechanical, or civil procurement may be required.
Bachelor's degree in engineering in any discipline is preferred, with Civil Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

Understand the techno-commercial strategy and plan for the business unit.
Take necessary actions in the assigned area to implement group-wide, Chief Procurement Officer-specific, and business-unit-specific strategic initiatives according to plan.
Assist in reviewing approved purchase requisitions from user departments and request additional information when needed to ensure correctness and completeness.
Support identification of the procurement type and method based on material or service type, whether the requisition is normal or emergency, stock availability, rate-contract availability, value, delivery timeline, and other relevant factors.
Contribute to strategic sourcing for capital expenditure, operating expenditure, bulk materials, and services by selecting bidding processes, preparing vendor-selection approaches and evaluation criteria, preparing request-for-information documents, identifying potential bidders, preparing request-for-proposal documents, planning pre-bid meetings, evaluating technical and commercial bids, conducting fact-based negotiations or electronic auctions, and preparing approval notes for selected vendors and obtaining approvals under the Delegation of Authority.
Prepare contract documents using established protocols and standard templates; create approved contract records in the enterprise resource planning system; maintain contract documents under the document-management policy; distribute contracts to vendors and stakeholders; and collect required advance bank guarantees, contract performance bank guarantees, and customs-related documents from vendors.
Prepare, review, and issue rate contracts based on approved approval notes; prepare purchase or sales orders for procurement under valid rate contracts; and prepare master outline agreements in the enterprise resource planning system based on rate contracts.
Address, resolve, or reallocate vendor and internal-stakeholder queries during delivery expediting, process order changes and amendments including quantity or rate variations and extra items, and execute contingency plans for immediate business requirements.
Assist in interactions with target entities for merger-and-acquisition due diligence concerning third-party asset takeovers; provide commercial inputs for new business opportunities or business cases, including contracting structures with optimal tax impact and project or package estimates; and help identify requirements and obtain clearances and documentation for taking over assets.
Coordinate with newly identified vendors to collect information and documents in prescribed forms; prepare category evaluation criteria with quality, engineering, and project management and control departments; review vendor-submitted forms for completeness and validity; coordinate vendor assessments with relevant teams; update the approved vendor list and notify qualified vendors; and enter required data and documents in the master data governance or Ariba system to create vendor codes in SAP.
Contribute to supplier performance evaluation, management, and development planning by preparing vendor segmentation matrices and evaluation criteria, setting evaluation frequency, assigning performance levels, reviewing scorecards, communicating feedback and improvement opportunities, and planning discussions and actions when performance is unacceptable.
Establish long-term strategic partnerships with suppliers and vendors in the assigned category and leverage them for business value.
Assist with collating and analyzing procurement data, including commodity analysis and supplier debugging; contribute to action planning and implementation based on the analysis; and identify efficiency and value-improvement opportunities through data analysis.
Assist in identifying procurement risks using procurement risk lists, supply-market analysis, long-term and annual procurement plans, and project risk registers; support evaluation and prioritization of risks based on likelihood, impact, and controllability; and contribute to risk-mitigation plans and updates to the category risk register.

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering in any discipline, preferably Civil Engineering.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering in any discipline (preferred Civil Engg)

General Experience

More than 15 years of experience in procurement, supply chain management and related area.

Technical Experience

Handson experience in executing contracts and entering into commercial transactions for Capital Goods of medium/ large size Infrastructure projects, estimation and cost Engineering
Experience in working with e- procurement systems and tools (SAP, Ariba, and other financial reporting tools, contract management tool, reverse auctions, etc.)
Demonstrate methodical and precise approach towards commercial and contractual execution
Knowledge of the overall purchasing process, strategic sourcing, and procurement related systems and supplier relationship management

Basis the type of Category/ Categories, knowledge and experience of Electrical/ Mechanical/ Civil procurement may be required

Techno-Commercial Strategy and Initiatives

Understand the Techno-Commercial strategy and plan for BU
Take necessary actions in own area of work to implement strategic initiatives (Group-wide/ CPO specific BU specific) as per plan

Purchase Requisition (PR) Review

Assist in the review of approved PR from user department; seek additional information if required from user for correctness & completeness of PR
Provide support in identifying the type and method of procurement (depending on type of material/ services to be procured, nature of PR (normal vs. emergency PR), stocks available, availability of rate contract, value, delivery timeline etc.)

Strategic Sourcing for Capex, Opex, Bulk Material & Services

Contribute to the strategic sourcing process by participating in activities such as:

Selection of bidding process, preparation of vendor selection approach and vendor evaluation criteria depending on the nature of the category
Preparing the request for information (RFI) document for bidder evaluation
Identification of potential bidders who meet the requirements (using Company vendor database, Supply market analysis, advertisement or recommendations from other teams)
Preparation of the Request for Proposal (RFP) document
Organizing and planning pre-bid meeting based on the queries and communication requirements from vendors
Technical and Commercial bid evaluation of vendors
Conducting fact-based negotiations/e-auctions with shortlisted bidders
Preparation of Note for Approval (NFA) for selected bidder (vendor) and obtaining required approvals as per DoA

Contract Preparation and Order Placement

Prepare contract document as per stated protocols & standard templates
Set up the approved contract record within the ERP system, using the appropriate system steps and functionality
Maintain the contract document for future reference as per defined document management policy
Send the contract to vendor and all identified stakeholders
Collate the Advance Bank Guarantee/ Contract Performance Bank Guarantee (ABG/ CPBG)/ Customs related documents from vendor as per requirements

Procurement through Rate Contracts:

Based on approved NFA, prepare, review and issue rate contracts
Prepare PO / SO for procurement under valid rate contract
Prepare master outline agreement (OA) in ERP system based on rate contract

Post Order Management

Address, resolve or re-allocate and share response for queries raised by vendors or from other internal stakeholders, during expediting delivery
Process for Change Order/ Amendments in the order including quantity/ Rate variation, Extra items etc.
Execute contingency plans in case of immediate business requirements

Commercial Due Diligence for M&A or any new business opportunity

Assist in the interactions with target entities for mergers & acquisitions due diligence regarding take-over of third party assets
Provide commercial inputs for any new business opportunities or business case. It includes providing contracting structure having an optimal tax impact, project/ package estimates (project, budgets, etc.)
Contribute to the process of identifying requirements and obtaining clearances/ documentation for taking over assets from target entities

Supplier/ Vendor Identification and Onboarding

Coordinate with new identified vendors to send information/ documents in predefined forms for evaluation
Prepare vendor evaluation criteria for the category in consultation with quality, engineering and project management & control departments
Check details of forms submitted by vendor for their completeness and validity of documents
Coordinate with Quality/Engg /User team for vendor assessment if required
If the vendor is qualified based on the vendor evaluation criteria, update approved vendor list & communicate to vendor
Populate required data and documents into MDG/Ariba system to get vendor code created in SAP

Supplier/ Vendor Performance Management

Contribute to performance evaluation, management and development planning of suppliers/ vendors for assigned category by partaking in activities such as:

Preparation of vendor segmentation matrix based on annual spend with the vendor and risks associated
Preparation of vendor performance evaluation criteria and frequency of evaluation for each vendor segment
Assigning performance levels to vendors, review of vendor scorecard, and checking if the performance is meeting desired level
In case of satisfactory performance, communicating performance feedback to vendors highlighting improvement opportunities on individual parameters
In case of unacceptable performance, communicating performance to vendor & planning discussions to identify actions required for performance improvement

Supplier/ Vendor Engagement

Establish strategic partnerships with suppliers/ vendors of assigned category which will benefit Adani from a long-term perspective and effectively leverage them for value additions to business

Data Analytics

Assist in collation and analysis of data related to various procurement activities (e.g. commodity analysis, supplier debugging, etc.) for respective categories
Contribute to action planning and implementation based on data analytics performed for assigned categories
Identify and seek opportunities to improve efficiency and value by analysing data

Risk Management

Assist in identifying all procurement risks for assigned categories (using master list of procurement risk, supply market analysis, long term procurement plan, annual procurement plan and project risk register)
Provide support in evaluation and prioritization of the identified risks on their likelihood, impact and controllability
Contribute to the preparation of risk mitigation plan and update of the category risk register

About the Company

Adani

Diversified infrastructure and energy conglomerate

Adani operates as a diversified Indian conglomerate spanning infrastructure, energy, transport, logistics, materials, and real estate. Its businesses include ports, airports, power generation, green energy, city gas distribution, cement, mining, and Adani Realty developments, largely organized under 11 publicly listed group companies. What sets Adani apart is its integrated model linking resource extraction, transport, and energy across its portfolio. The goal is to build core infrastructure supporting India's long-term economic growth.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: $67.2M
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 1988

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