This is a strategic MRO leadership role, not merely a purchase-order processing role. The successful candidate will be expected to improve plant reliability through stronger sourcing, critical-spares planning, alternate-vendor development, total-cost negotiation, inventory optimisation, master-data
discipline and cross-functional coordination with Maintenance, Engineering, Production, Stores and Finance.

Key Responsibilities:

MRO Sourcing Strategy & Category Management
Develop annual and medium-term sourcing strategies for MRO categories based on spend, criticality, consumption, asset population, maintenance plans and business continuity requirements.
Create category strategies for mechanical spares, electricals, instrumentation, bearings, lubricants, tools, PPE / safety items, consumables, refractory, fabrication items and other plant-support requirements as applicable.
Determine the right sourcing model across OEM, authorised distributor, approved alternate manufacturer, local development, rate contract, annual contract and spot procurement.
Consolidate fragmented spend and standardise commonly used items across locations wherever technically and commercially feasible.
Critical Spares, Breakdown Support & Plant Reliability
Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to identify critical spares whose non-availability can result in prolonged equipment downtime, safety exposure or production loss.
Establish sourcing and stocking strategies for critical, insurance and long-lead spares, with clear replenishment norms and supplier commitments.
Ensure fast-track procurement support during genuine breakdowns while maintaining appropriate commercial controls, traceability and post-facto review of emergency purchases.
Analyse repeat emergency purchases and convert recurring breakdown requirements into planned contracts, stocking norms or alternate-source solutions.
Commercial Negotiation & Total Cost Management
Lead negotiations covering price, freight, taxes and duties, credit terms, warranties, performance guarantees, service support, replacement obligations, lead time and other commercial conditions.Evaluate total cost of ownership rather than basic purchase price, including equipment life, quality, energy impact, failure frequency, repairability, service response and inventory carrying cost.Build should-cost, historical-price, OEM-versus-alternate and repair-versus-replace analyses for major MRO categories.
Track negotiated savings, cost avoidance, price variance and commercial benefits with transparent supporting logic.
Inventory, Codification & Working Capital
Work with Stores, Maintenance and Finance to optimise MRO inventory without compromising asset reliability or plant continuity.
Review min-max levels, reorder points, lead times, non-moving items, slow-moving inventory, duplicate stock and excess quantities.
Drive item codification, specification clarity, duplicate-code elimination and standard naming conventions to improve MRO master-data quality.
Support rationalisation of obsolete or surplus spares through consumption planning, inter-unit transfer, repair, return-to-vendor or approved disposal routes.
Supplier Development, Localisation & Alternate Sourcing
Develop a competitive supplier base for critical MRO categories, balancing OEM reliability with technically acceptable alternate sources.
 Identify localisation and import-substitution opportunities in partnership with Maintenance, Engineering and Quality, where applicable.
Qualify new vendors through technical evaluation, trials, performance monitoring and documented approval processes.
Reduce single-source and proprietary-vendor dependence wherever technically feasible without compromising reliability or safety.

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