Location: Chennai, India
GWT is looking for a Procurement Engineer to manage and coordinate the procurement of technically compliant, cost-effective, and high-quality materials, equipment, and services required for EPC water treatment and industrial projects.
The ideal candidate will have strong technical and commercial procurement knowledge, excellent vendor-management skills, and the ability to coordinate effectively with engineering, projects, finance, logistics, and quality teams.
What You'll Do
- Develop and execute procurement plans aligned with project schedules and budgets.
- Review BOQs, Material Requisitions (MRs), technical specifications, and project requirements.
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard qualified suppliers and vendors.
- Prepare RFQs and obtain competitive quotations.
- Analyze technical and commercial bids and support supplier selection.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, warranties, and commercial conditions.
- Raise and issue Purchase Orders (POs) and track order acknowledgements.
- Monitor manufacturing, inspections, quality requirements, and material deliveries.
- Coordinate with vendors and logistics teams to ensure timely delivery to project sites.
- Expedite orders and resolve supplier and delivery-related issues.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Proposal, Projects, Finance, Logistics, and Quality Assurance teams.
- Ensure procured materials comply with approved specifications and quality standards.
- Coordinate inspections, FATs, quality certificates, and documentation.
- Monitor vendor performance and maintain the approved vendor database.
- Control procurement costs and identify opportunities for cost savings and value engineering.
- Maintain accurate procurement records and ERP documentation.
- Prepare procurement reports and support internal and external audits.
- Support continuous improvement of procurement processes.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical / Electrical / Chemical / Industrial / Civil Engineering or an equivalent discipline.
- 5–10 years of experience in procurement, preferably within:
- EPC projects
- Water treatment projects
- Industrial projects
- Engineering and infrastructure projects
- Strong understanding of procurement processes, vendor evaluation, commercial negotiations, and supply-chain coordination.
- Experience working with technical specifications, BOQs, MRs, RFQs, POs, and procurement documentation.
- Working knowledge of ERP systems and procurement documentation.