Category Lead

Job Summary :Located at the Bechtel Gurgaon office, maintains strategic relationship with key suppliers of Instrumentation Items (control equipment, tagged Instrumentation items and bulk materials) suppliers, performs pre-qualification of new suppliers, supports formation of acquisition strategy for instrumentation items for projects, stays abreast with Market challenges/opportunities and shares latest updates with project teams and senior management on as required basis. Job Dimensions: Supervision Received Reports to and receive operational direction from the assigned Supervisor. Supervision Exercised May provide supervision, training and guidance to other purchasing/expediting personnel as required. Contacts Maintains working relationships with project Supply Chain personnel, project discipline personnel, bidders and suppliers. Major Responsibilities: Develop buying strategies for Instrumentation and Controls Systems commodities like ICSS, DCS, PLCs, field instruments, analyzers, detectors, on-off and control valves for FEED, EPC projects. Monitor market trends, emerging technologies, and vendor capabilities to ensure sourcing strategies are aligned with business needs. Identifies value propositions opportunities, develop long-term supplier partnerships and framework agreements. Qualify new suppliers and maintain documentation. Manage supplier relationships and ensure timely, cost-effective delivery. Maintain commodity heat maps, tariffs, and quotas. Act as SME for instrumentation procurement across projects and GBUs. Build long-term supplier partnerships and framework agreements including global enterprise agreements. Update teams on developments and risks in instrumentation acquisition. Compile data for critical item and supplementary reports. Negotiate contracts to secure best value. Drive cost-saving and continuous improvement initiatives. Collaborate with all Bechtel GBUs engineering, construction, and commissioning teams. Education and Experience Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in engineering from a reputed University. Degree in Instrumentation and Controls Engineering with post-graduate specialization in Supply Chain Management preferred. 12+ years of industry experience including 8-10 years in purchasing and expediting Instrumentation Items in a reputed company with min. 5 years as Instrumentation category lead. Required Knowledge and Skills: Ability to source and expedite Instrumentation Items for mega EPC, FEED projects in Energy, Infra., mining, or manufacturing industry. Excellent techno-commercial knowledge of various Instrumentation Items including inline and offline instruments, Systems (ICSS/MMS/Analyzers), F&G system, Control and On-Off Valves, actuators etc. capabilities and capacities of global suppliers. Good understanding of Process requirements, product specification, testing requirements, familiarity with international codes & standards like IEC, ISA API etc. manufacturing steps and methods. Well conversant with recent advancements in the industry and supply chain challenges/opportunities. Proficiency and experience in the formation, administration and expediting of purchase orders. Hand on experience in formation and execution of short/long term enterprise agreements / rate contracts with knowledge of field installation and testing process and execution requirements. (SAT/FAT etc.) Capable of interpreting schedules to ensure they are realistic, that required activities occur on time, and maintain activity interfaces. Total Rewards/Benefits: For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. 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