Purchasing Manager-Solar O&M (India)

Position Overview

The Solar Operations & Maintenance (O&M;) Purchase Manager is responsible for overseeing the procurement of spare parts, equipment, tools, and service contracts necessary to support the productive operation and maintenance of solar PV plants. This role ensures timely availability of materials, cost-effective purchasing, vendor management, and alignment of procurement activities with technical and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Procurement & Purchasing
• Manage end-to-end procurement for O&M; activities including spare parts, consumables, tools, safety equipment, and service contracts.
• Source and purchase components such as inverters, modules, breakers, fuses, cables, transformers, SCADA parts, and BOS materials.
• Ensure timely availability of critical spares to minimize plant downtime.
• Issue purchase orders, manage RFQs, evaluate bids, and prepare comparative statements.
• Vendor & Supplier Management
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers for O&M; products and services.
• Negotiate terms, pricing, delivery schedules, warranties, and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Maintain strong relationships with OEMs, contractors, and third-party service providers.
• Track vendor performance (quality, delivery reliability, compliance).
• Inventory & Material Management
• Forecast material requirements based on maintenance plans, past failures, and consumption patterns.
• Maintain optimal inventory of critical and non-critical spares.
• Coordinate with warehouse teams for stock management, dispatch, and record-keeping.
• Implement inventory control systems (FIFO, minimum & maximum stock levels).
• Coordination with O&M; Teams
• Work closely with site engineers and O&M; managers to understand technical requirements.
• Support preventive and corrective maintenance activities by providing timely materials.
• Align procurement plans with annual maintenance schedules and outage planning.
• Participate in root cause analysis to pro