About Us:

Formed in the year 1990, Alu-Wind Architectural Ltd. is an established firm involved in manufacturing of Aluminium Windows & Doors, Glass Facade. We specialize in the installation of aluminium windows, doors, Curtain walls, Cladding & Glazing Systems to cater Architects, Consultants, Builders, Institutions & Corporate.

Our wide range of products related to Architectural Aluminium requirement include:

1. Door-Windows partitions 5. Suspended Glazing (Spider Glazing)

2. Showroom Glass Fronts 6. Aluminium Composite Panels

3. Curtain Walls 7. Skylights

4. Structural Glazing 8. Canopy

Job Role:

- Responsible for overseeing and managing company's overall supply chain, procurement and logistics strategy and operations in order to maximize the process efficiency and productivity. In addition, you play a crucial role in developing and maintaining good relationships with vendors and distributors.

Key Responsibilities:

- Organize and manage material flows in the end-to-end process (Sales order to receipt of material by the customer). To support the Business in achieving the profitability targets by ensuring a continuous supply of materials by maintaining optimum levels of inventory. Also, to ensure the customer demand is dynamically gathered & coordinate with the Production, procurement functions to ensure that products are shipped to customer ON TIME at best possible costs

- The Job includes Procurement, Demand/ supply planning, Vendor Development, Customer Service, Logistics and warehousing for the organisation.

Main Tasks:

Leadership:

- Influence decision-makers in a complex environment within and outside BU (Regional and Global counter parts) at all levels, and drive actions/decisions.

- Provide Strategic and Leadership inputs / guidance for Co's business.

- Work closely with regional RBU and GBU for effective cross collaboration.

- Optimize & strengthen relationship with stake holders and ensure customer satisfaction.

- Facilitate team members development and growth.

- Represent BU to improve company image in relevant automotive forums / events / networking.

Planning & Operational:

- Regularly review the Supply Chain strategy to ensure correct SC configuration and setup are deployed from inbound raw material(s) to production to outbound product distribution including the setup.

- Responsible for review on Customer requirement & ensure that their shipment requirements are met fully on a continuous basis.

- Responsible for Warehouse management, outward transportation, outside warehouse controls, safety & proper maintenance of Inventories.

- Coordinate with Production, Quality & Purchase departments on dissemination of Customer requirements & alert priorities to ensure smooth Supply chain.

- Inventory Management, Effective material planning and control to maintain optimum inventory levels.

- Reporting, Collecting and consolidating product wise sales forecast from Sales Managers

- Demand forecasting by product wise and preparing monthly indents.

- Establish efficient, cost competitive logistic services to serve customers including export business

- Order management and Tolling.

Procurement:

- Guide the team for effective management of Freight forwarders, CHA, Safety, Logistic Service Providers.

- Identifies potential vendors / suppliers, gathers and analyses information on them; recommends prospective vendors to top management.

- Guide the team / advise and maintain contact with customs and related agencies. (External)

- Lead as LPR (Local Procurement Representative) for In-direct materials.

- Leads the team to in negotiations and ensuring that vendor contracts are compliant including timely payments.

- Evaluate vendor performance and recommend strategy to the management.

- Periodically assesses inventories and compares with market activity; may recommend adjustment of the procurement plan to top management

Supply chain cost optimization:

- Identify cost drivers within supply chain processes, initiate cost saving measures.

- Develop or optimize the utilization of sub-regional SC resources through evaluating costs, profitability and working capital requirements in materials, supply chain allocated costs, storage/shipping/handling charges, sales administration expenses, etc. in order to recommend to the supervisor, programs to improve the economic performance of individual supply chain activities and enhance the finance returns.

Qualification and Experience:

i. Preferably a BE & MBA in Material & Logistics Management with working Experience of 6 - 8 Years in (Fa- ade, aluminium windows, doors, Curtain walls, Cladding & Glazing Systems)

ii. Ability to interpret data and make including appropriate personnel where needed; exhibit sound and accurate judgment

iii. Ability to forge positive relationships and communicate effectively with all levels of management and with all departments

iv. Show initiative by undertaking self-development activities, seeking increased responsibilities, and taking advantage of learning opportunities

v. ERP system experience

vi. Strong analytical, planning and organizational skills