Responsibilties Responsible for complete end to end cycle of Procurement and expediating of castings. Cycle starts from receipt of PR from user department, Floating RFQ, Compare & negotiate the offers, Placing POs, Follow up for Delivery as per schedule & timely payment to the Suppliers. Also should take initiatives for controlling the Inventory, Cost reduction, Process Improvement, Delivery Time reduction & supplier capacity improvement. Monitor changes in prices of various input materials to ensure effective negotiations. Periodic monitoring of performance of vendors with the help of QA, Establish vendors rating and initiate actions for improvement / development of alternate source. He is responsible for maintiaing healthy relationship with Suppliers & addition of new suppliers as per need. Technical skills required 1. knowledge of foundry and castings related to valve industries. 2 New Supplier identification and development Conversant with Material Module of SAP ERP packages. Should be able to deal with various suppliers and have good knowledge of Supplier base. Cost Reduction & negotiation skills. Well conversant with Commercial terms and conditions and Cash Flow. Soft Skills required Should be able to collate inputs from all User Departments and be capable of quick trun around of PR to PO & ensure appropriate material planning Ability to develop good relationships with internal customers and vendors. Systematic & Methodical working Team work , MS Office , SAP Administrative skills required Planning own schedules and timely reporting to seniors and other concerned. Should be able to handle suppliers and expedite supplies while maintaining the quality requirements