Sr Procurement Consutant

Sr. Procurement Consultant – EPC / Industrial ProjectsStructural Steel | Cement | RMC | MEP | Project Procurement | Assignment-BasedJob ref.: NM-220NM India Sourcing is undertaking a confidential assignment for a leading industrial EPC contractor to strengthen and transform its procurement function.I am looking for one senior procurement professional to lead this assignment.Someone with 20+ years of procurement experience and at least 10 years in EPC, construction, infrastructure or heavy industrial projects — who has personally negotiated with mills, fabricators, cement companies, RMC suppliers, OEMs and other major project suppliers and has actually delivered procurement savings.The assignment is expected to combine procurement diagnosis, category strategy, sourcing and negotiation, implementation, savings tracking and capability development.WHO I AM LOOKING FOR→ 20+ years in procurement, with at least 10 years in EPC / construction / infrastructure / heavy industrial projects→ Someone who has owned categories, supplier relationships and procurement outcomes → Someone who has personally negotiated with steel mills, fabricators, cement manufacturers, RMC plants, OEMs, MEP suppliers and other project vendors→ Someone who understands cost build-up / price break-up, should-cost and Total Cost of Ownership→ Someone who can distinguish a genuine procurement saving from a commodity price movement or market-driven reduction→ Someone who can demonstrate and validate actual savings to senior management / CFO→ Someone who has developed alternate suppliers and competitive sources→ Someone who can improve supplier performance, commercial terms, procurement processes and governance→ Someone who can work alongside the existing procurement team and transfer knowledge and capabilityTHE ENGAGEMENTThis is an assignment-based senior consulting engagement, not a conventional full-time recruitment position.→ You will be expected to lead the procurement improvement / savings mandate→ Develop sourcing / negotiation approaches→ Measure and validate savings→ Build procurement capability within the organisation---and moreNM India Sourcing carries the client relationship, contracting and back-office support. You bring the procurement expertise and lead the assignment.The client is headquartered in Pune, with project operations across India.WHO SHOULD PARTICULARLY CONSIDER THIS?Recently retired Procurement Heads / Purchase Heads, former senior EPC procurement leaders and established independent procurement consultants are welcome.HOW TO RESPONDPlease do not simply click “Apply”.Message me directly with:1.Your largest procurement saving personally delivered What was the category, original baseline, what did you personally do, what was the final saving, and how was it validated?2. One example of a should-cost / cost-break-up analysis you personally developed or used.Two short paragraphs are enough.I will read the responses personally.— Nikhilesh MehtaFounder & DirectorNM India Sourcing Pvt. Ltd.