Buyer-Direct Materials

## What you’ll do:

This position is responsible for managing the Buying role to effectively create and maintain an efficient production Schedule that meet customer requirements ensuring material flow across the Supply Chain.to current month and next months plan regulating demand/Product Mix Changes, Minimizing cycle times and effectively utilizing Inventory, Interco and Non-Interco Supply Plan/Scheduling, SIOP, Customer and Supplier OTD,

Essential functions -
As a Buying Lead, must have Knowledge on SIOP, Min-Max , Safety Stock methodology, Supplier Vis, Product Line Inventory, KANBAN, PFEP, MMA, Excess and Obsolete Analysis, Inventory Health/Usable Inventory, GRN Process, FIFO, ERP Transactions, Cycle counts, Physical Inventory Process. The incumbent must ensure all stakeholders are engaged, the incumbent will work closely with all stake holders to identify, and implement, tools and functionality which will improve Overall Procurement Team efficiency, Customer and Supplier OTD, Imports Process.
A minimum of 6-7 Years’ experience working in Large Engineering environment, ideally as an Buying Lead role. Strong leadership and customer management abilities. Customer service-oriented with in-depth knowledge of basic business management processes. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
The key responsibility of this position includes:
Intercompany and Domestic Buying and Planning

• Build Strong Relations with domestic suppliers and interco plants for Parts Purchase, Sharing short term/Long Term forecast
• Build Strong Relations with Suppliers Domestic/Imports) for Parts Purchase
• Order/Expediate/De-Expediate Supply from Interco/Non-Interco(Domestic
• Co-ordinate with Logistics team for shipment Inbound

Production Planning
• Monitoring Sales demand and align domestic and Interco supplies.
• Ensures plan Vs. Actual, Interaction with Sales & Planning Team for assuring customer line coverage & anticipating fluctuation in customer plan.
• Review Demand Vs Supply on Daily/weekly/Monthly/Long term Horizon basis
• Review daily progress of production & sales to Management & highlights the threats by daily, weekly, and monthly MIS reports (Past due, OTD, Ops Review).

Sales Inventory Operations Planning
• Liaising with the SIOP Process to optimize sales and to meet the targets with respect to business plan and capacity booking. (Suppor SIOP Meeting – Demand Review, Alignment, Final (LT) SIOP), Interco Trade business Order management.
• Balancing customer requirements (Intercompany, OEMs & distribution), operational stability and financial impacts for better business results.
• Analyzing Customer requirements vs. Interco Trade orders and Plan as per the demand.
• Monitor Plan Vs Actual, Plant absorption, Risk & Opportunities, Mitigation plan
• Participating as active member in resolving the bottleneck issues to achieve the plan vs. actual, Risk & Opportunities for Encore plan
• Active involvement in decision making, problem solving and working with cross functional teams. To ensure performance on KPIs Past dues, OTD, Flex productivity& Inventory, ERP health score, R&O.

Materials Management
• Responsible for MMA activities viz. Min-Max, ABCQ, E&O, MRB, PFEP, KANBAN Active Inactive part review……
• Releasing Interco orders & Ensure parts availability in line with due dates– Zero-line stoppage
• Monitor monthly inventory inward plan to ensure inventory targets on track
• E&O Liquidation
• Review shortages of materials and ensure action steps for fulfilment of shortages, Timely availability of Parts, spares & raw materials, by efficiently coordinating & planning with the Suppliers.




## Qualifications:

Qualifications:
• 6-8 years of experience in Planning & procurement in Engg. Company preferably in Auto Component Sound Technical Knowledge of Benchmark Store functions
• Knowledge on applicable statutory requirement.
• Educational Qualification- Diploma/Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering.

## Skills:

• Thorough understanding of manufacturing processes as well material planning, Inventory management, Buying role Specialist
• Excellent communication skills in English (written & verbal)
• Strong relationship with suppliers as well as customers – Internal and External
• Cross functions team working skills due to matrix organization reporting
• Order management experience

Skills:
ERP, Customs Laws and Process, standard operating procedures, Receipt-Issues and Purchase Process, Stores, Purchase, inventory, store planning, material management, spares management, communication skills, Interpersonal skills, Motivation, Organization and delegation , Forward planning and strategic thinking, Problem solving and decision-making, Commercial awareness, Mentoring, Team work, Knowledge sharing and learning, Industry 4.0 mind set

Key success factors: Passionate, analytical, detail oriented and data driven approach, result driven, passion for excellence.