Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategic Procurement

• Develop and execute procurement strategy
• Drive cost reduction initiatives through value engineering, alternate sourcing, and long-term contracts
• Monitor global solar supply chain trends, polysilicon/cell pricing, and commodity markets (cell, silver, aluminium, glass, copper) to inform buying decisions

Vendor Management

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard domestic and international suppliers
• Conduct vendor audits, capability assessments, and performance scorecards (quality, delivery, cost, compliance)
• Negotiate contracts, rate agreements, and long-term supply agreements (LTAs) with key suppliers
• Manage supplier risk and build a dual/multi-sourcing strategy to avoid single-source dependency
• Coordinate technical verification of vendor material specifications beyond documentary compliance, working with Quality where needed

Operations & ; Coordination

• Ensure material availability aligned with production planning to prevent line stoppages
• Strong knowledge of solar module BOM, cell/module manufacturing process, and PV component sourcing markets, including DCR/NDCR sourcing requirements and dual vendor qualification under ALMM List-I/List-II
• Manage BOM and vendor transitions tied to product/format changeovers (e.g., cell/wafer format, ribbon, glass, cable spec changes) to avoid production disruption
• Coordinate with Quality for incoming material quality and vendor non-conformance resolution
• Track and reduce inventory holding costs while maintaining safety stock for critical items

Import & ; Trade Finance Management

• Manage end-to-end import procurement: Letter of Credit (LC) issuance and reimbursement structuring, documentation, customs clearance, and duty optimization
• Working understanding of forex exposure on import POs track USD/INR (and other currency) movement, evaluate hedging/timing options, and factor FX risk into landed cost decisions
• Coordinate with freight forwarders on shipment planning, consolidation opportunities (air vs. sea), cost benchmarking, and delivery timelines to avoid demurrage/detention costs
• Liaise with banks/finance on LC terms, arrangement fees, and tenor structuring to optimize cost of import financing

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