Name of the Post

Director (Defence Procurement)

Eligibility Criteria

For Deputation the expected eligibility will be as under:

• Army– Gazetted/ Armed forces working under the Ministry of Defence in the Army at Level 11 or Level 12 or equivalent level with a minimum of 12 years service preferably from Ordnance/ EME/ ASC/ Engineering with a minimum of 06years experience of handling Public Procurement and 02 years of working experience as a Primary/ Secondary Buyer on GeM.
• Air Force – Gazetted/ Armed forces working under the Ministry of Defence in Air Force at Level 11 or Level 12 or equivalent level with a minimum of 12 years service having a minimum of 06 years experience of handling Public Procurement and 02 years of working experience as a Primary/ Secondary Buyer on GeM.
• Navy – Gazetted/ Armed forces working under the Ministry of Defence in the Navy at Level 11 or Level 12 or equivalent level with a minimum of 12 years service having a minimum of 06 years experience of handling Public Procurement and 02 years of working experience as a Primary/ Secondary Buyer on GeM.

Salary

The compensation admissible for this recruitment shall be the pay scale one level higher than what the officer is drawing (Regular or Non-Functional) in the parent cadre on the date of joining on deputation after selection and will be done as per Government of India rules.

Job Profile

The job profile includes working in an environment completely different from the normal Govt. set up, a private company-like work environment includes working in parallel with employees hired from the open market / private sector indicative list of responsibilities is as under. CEO (GeM) may assign any or all of the following responsibilities:

• Monitoring and managing the entire spectrum of activities related to such categories starting from the creation of category specifications framework till maintenance of market availability of such categories in liaison with the vertical Heads.
• Officers will also be responsible for Monitoring consulting / advising / liaisoning with GeM functionaries and SHQs for incorporation of necessary changes/additions/deletions and interactions with any State Buyers, Police and Paramilitary Forces, and Defence.
• Formulation and supervision of/ furnishing of various reports/returns.
• Evaluating and attending to and replying to / preparing draft replies to “complaints/representations from SHQs / sellers / other agencies.
• Providing relevant inputs to concerned nodal officers for RTI cases, Public Grievances, Parliament Questions, Audit Queries / Paras, etc.
• Processing of complaints received in various matters, issuing of Show Cause Notice, evaluation of SCN replies, seeking approval of competent authorities, and arranging format / informal / quasi-judicial hearings, etc. in such cases if required.
• Management & review of Business Rules from time to time and updating the Business Rules, process flow, etc. vis-à-vis the buyer requirements, to comply with the latest Govt guidelines in liaison with SHQs and GeM.
• Management & review of contracts, working, and performance of various agencies/service providers engaged by GeM for handling different buyer requirements with respect to operations related to the satisfactory working of the GeM Portal.
• Identifying training requirements, interacting/liaisoning with SHQs and GeM Training Team for conducting webinars/seminars/training sessions in various Establishments throughout the country. Also, to formulate and conduct Training sessions as per requirements.
• Handling of Public Grievances, RTI Parliament Questions, etc.
• Monitoring GeM Portal functioning for arresting Buyer- Seller fraud and collusion and implementing necessary changes in consultation with SHQs.
• Monitoring, guiding, enabling, and supervising GeM Portal integration with various partner portals such as CPPP and EPRs/ SAP of buyer organizations, and Central Public Sector Enterprises considering specific requirements and facilitating its incorporation.
• Act as Nodal Officers / single point contact for various SHQs for GeM Business Development, accelerating the onboarding of Buyers and monitoring compliance by them of the orders issued by Govt / other statutory bodies from time to time. Also, to manage G2G relationships for GeM including drafting of all related communication and driving resolution of any issues that may arise.
• Driving the SCO GeM initiative through interacting with Standing Committee GeM at MoD, DMA, GeM functionaries, and SHQs for effective and focused action, to enable enhanced adoption of GeM through adoption and understanding of various challenges.
• Monitoring and managing the complete buyer ecosystem including buyer onboarding, buyer experience, buyer management, value-added services for buyers, and buyer dispute resolution
• Formulation of general Terms and conditions of the Contract on GeM, Special Terms, and conditions related to categories, Additional Terms, and Conditions, etc. as per requirements.
• Engaging with external government agencies such as CVC, Department of Expenditure, CAG, GSTN, STQC, Competition Commission of India (CCI), and others.
• Engaging with various Ministries and, Departments for ensuring compliance with the relevant Procurement Guidelines, rules, etc. notified by such Ministries such as DPIIT, MSME, etc., and for monitoring the implementation of PPP-MII and PPP-MSE on GeM for necessary actions accordingly with reference.
• To act as a member of various internal committees such as ACEO Committee, Change Advisory Committee / Board, Services Committee, ATC Committee, GeM-MSP Deliverable Review, and Approval Committee, GeM Investigation Committee, Codification Committee of GeM, Process Committee to incorporate changes for ensuring smooth operation of GeM portal by buyers.
• Monitoring, guiding, and supervising GeM Portal integrations with various partner portals such as UIADAI, Udyog Aadhar, Income Tax, ERPs, Procurement portals and ERPs / SAP, etc. of buyer organizations, Central Public Sector Enterprises.
• To act as Nodal Officer / SPOC for various State Govt., Central Ministries, Central Public Sector Enterprises, etc. for GeM Business Development, accelerating the onboarding of Buyers and monitoring compliance by them of the orders issued by Govt from time to time. Manage G2G relationships for GeM including drafting of all related communication with respect to issues and driving the resolution of any issues that may arise.
• Monitoring preparation of BRDs for refining various processes on GeM, guiding the Technical Team and PMU on proper implementation of BRDs, etc.
• Monitoring of Customer Relationship Management including Helpdesk performance, escalations, Sahyog, Grievance handling, and dispute resolution for any issues.
• Managing and supervising the Project Integration Team to enable integration of defense requirements/any other requirement from any Buyer in the policy, procedures, protocols, and methodology towards migration to a singular unified procurement system.
• Any other responsibility as assigned by the competent authority from time to time.