Head Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Operations

Head – Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Operations

Location: Morbi, Gujarat

Industry: Tiles / Ceramics

Experience: 15–20 years

NITCO Limited is looking for a senior supply chain leader to take end-to-end ownership of our Tiles sourcing and vendor ecosystem, covering vendor governance, procurement, quality, sampling/NPD, logistics, warehousing and inventory management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing, vendor development and commercial negotiations

• Build strong vendor governance, benchmarking and performance scorecards

• Drive supply-base diversification beyond the Morbi cluster

• Own quality systems and accelerate sampling/NPD turnaround

• Optimize freight, logistics and warehouse operations

• Manage finished-goods inventory, SKU allocation and ageing reduction

• Strengthen forecasting, supply planning and cross-functional coordination

• Build and lead a high-performing team across sourcing, QC, logistics and vendor management

Ideal Candidate

• 15–20 years of experience in Tiles/Ceramics or closely related building materials

• Strong exposure to third-party/OEM tile manufacturing and vendor management at scale

• Deep understanding of tile costing, sourcing, quality and commercial negotiations

• Proven leadership experience managing large supply-chain operations

• Willing to be based in Morbi, Gujarat

Engineering graduate preferred; MBA/PGDM in Supply Chain/Operations is an advantage.

Candidates with strong Tiles/Ceramics industry experience and large-scale vendor/OEM management exposure are strongly preferred.

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