Pioneering water and housing products—from faucets to windows—making better homes globally.
Optimizing procurement, driving cost savings, and leading lean initiatives at LIXIL VGA Plant.
3 days ago ago
Intermediate (4-7 years)
Full Time
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Office Full-Time
Company Size
48,660 Employees
Service Specialisms
Home construction
Renovation
Maintenance management
Real estate transactions
Real estate management
Brokerage
Housing-related financial services
Curtain walls
Sector Specialisms
Housing
Building Materials
Sanitary Ware
Windows
Doors
Interiors
Exteriors
Structural Materials
Role
Description
va/ve
value mapping
procurement ci
5s culture
lean training
cost savings
Identify, drive, and deliver VA/VE projects in collaboration with function and team leaders.
Continuously identify and eliminate non-value-adding processes or business steps; create Value Stream Maps to enhance process and information flow efficiency.
Assist in developing the procurement continuous improvement plan and help define approaches to measure the CI capabilities.
Promote a strong 5S culture and facilitate Lean training programs, Kaizen events, and other related continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with the NPD and Product Marketing teams to identify and act on opportunities for ongoing reduction of standard costs.
Support the development of detailed action plans to realize savings in collaboration with leaders and plant associates and prepare monthly costing sheets to monitor spend accuracy.
Requirements
sap
ariba
capex
rfq
negotiation
5+ yrs
A minimum of 5 years of experience in a procurement role, with hands-on involvement in CAPEX /Projects Procurement.
Strong skills in technical analysis, cost estimation, and value engineering.
Understanding of legal terms, Incoterms, and commercial impact of current affairs and geopolitical scenarios.
High proficiency in SAP, Ariba, MS Excel, and PowerPoint.
In-depth knowledge of procurement processes, transportation management, and contract execution (including ARC, AMC, CMC for spare parts, consumables, and MHE).
Industrial background in Automobiles, Packaging, Pharma or Consumer Durables is highly preferred.
Proven ability in developing commodity and supplier strategies, managing the end-to-end RFQ process (from bidding list preparation to on-time sourcing), and conducting price estimation and settlement.
Solid understanding of engineering change management, technology evaluation, and CAPEX procurement.
Excellent negotiation skills, coupled with experience in budgeting, financial planning.