DH Materials

Job Description  Job Purpose  To plan, manage, monitor, guide and review the functioning of total materials management, system consisting of Raw material (corrective materials) & S & S including capex procurement, stores management, inventory management, work contracts management, scrap Management, and in- bound transportation management of various materials, which are in scope of Unit,in line with the business requirement and company objectives with a view to optimise cost, quality and delivery within the targeted budget to meet the customer and supplier's expectations automating / digiting various processes.
Job Context & Major Challenges  Job Context:
Ultra Tech Cement Ltd. is the largest manufacturer of grey cement, Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) and white cement in India. The company has consolidated capacity of 138.39 Million Tons Per Annum (MTPA). of grey cement. Ultra Tech Cement has 23 integrated plants, 1 clinkerisation plant, 29 grinding units and 8 bulk terminals.

Baga Cement Works was acquired by Ultra Tech Cement Limited from erstwhile M/S Jaiprakash Associated Limited in the year 2017. Baga Cement Works is located at around 155 Km from Chandigarh, 67 km from Shimla and 37 km from Bilaspur (HP). The nearest National Highway is NH-88 which is 17 Km from the plant. The plant has 10,000 TPD clinker production capacity & 250/300 TPH OPC/PPC cement grinding capacity.

The preheater consists of four strings, each with 6 stages of LP cyclones, with two pyroclones supplied by M/s KHD. This is a unique feature of this cement plant due to which the plant operates at lower heat and electrical energy. The preheater has a height of 155 mtrs, with top floor at 135 mtrs. The preheater has been constructed out of tubular steel structure.

The Cement Plant is based on lime stone deposits in Baga - Bhalag hills which are adjacent to plant area. Limestone requirement of the plant is around 15000 TPD. For raw material grinding, two vertical roller mills of 420 TPH each have been installed with a C.F. Silo having a capacity of 24,000 MT.
The unit is equipped with state-of-the-art pollution control systems, and operating emission norms are much lower than the permissible standards of 30 mg/Nm3. Two continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations have been installed which are hooked up to CPCB and PCB and transmit real time data's.
For emergency electrical power, 8 x 1800 KVA, DG sets have been installed.
The township for the plant is located near the plant and has a residential complex for 300 families. 10+2 school and 30 bed hospital has been built. For transporting clinker and cement from plant a fleet of about 4000 trucks have been engaged.

Major Challenges:
. Ensuring timely availability of Raw materials, Packng bags, Fuel, Consumables, Stores & Spare materials at a competitive price and of acceptable quality to meet manufacturing targets and fluctuation in cement demand as per marketing requirement.
. Cost reduction of major inputs.
. Work with unit logistics team to increase back hauling between in-bound and out-bound logistics.
. Reduction of inventory of Stores & Spares as well as Raw material/Fuels.
To procure Furnace Oil at an optimum cost in the wake of surging prices of Crude Oil & other Petroleum products.
. To maintain optimum stock considering the limited storage space.
. To prepare long term strategic planning for Raw material availability and judging local sensitivity.
. Finalization of long term rate / running contracts for all regular consumables and services.
. To ensure statutory and safety compliance.
. To check, re-negotiate and approve Comparison sheet submitted by associated Grinding Unit team having value more than 50,000.
Key Result Areas      KRA (Accountabilities) (Max 1325 Characters)  Supporting Actions (Max 1325 Characters)    KRA1  Procurement of Materials

(a) Planning and procurement of materials including Raw Materials, Stores & Spares, Lube Oils, Fuel Oil, services/repairs at optium cost for smooth plant operation which is in the scope of Unit as per DOP.
(b) Coordinate and submit the Unit requirement of packing bag, fuel, imported raw materials and other materials which are in the scope of CPC.  Formulate strategies for long term and short term contracts for materials having value 12 lakhs per PR, in line with annual budget.

Ensure development of Purchase Plan and Budget for the unit by interacting with the process owners/decision makers and capturing way forward including planned consumption of raw materials and consumables for the year which are under the scope of Unit's responsibility.
Timely submission of requirement of material to the CPC for the material under the scope of CPC including packing bag, fuel, grinding aid etc.
Ensure timely procurement/ supply of all items of specified quantity at an optimum price to achieve budgeted production targets.
Review data on purchasing lead times, no. of follow-ups with supplier, etc. and recommend course corrections.
Review and refine commercial processes to…