Senior Buyer

Principal Activities

• Receive and Review Purchase Requisition.


• Assists in purchase order acknowledgements (contract acceptance) with suppliers and updates


• Collect all cost information and do project costing, compare with Sales MC.


• Float Enquiries for non-standard products.


• Manages incoming shipment discrepancies with Receiving and/or suppliers.


• Authorizes procurement of inventory, tooling and MRO items within established signature authority guidelines.


• Set Target cost for project and hard negotiate to get at target cost.


• Establish KANBAN / Min-Max for recurring items and manage the same.


• Control inventory at targeted levels.


• Manage funds through enhanced credit terms


• Handle supplier related issues.


• Timely follow up with suppliers to ensure on-time receipt for assembly

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES                                                                                                                

• Understanding of overall materials flow and other functions linked to the Supply Chain.


• Price negotiation, price analysis, supplier selection.


• ERP knowledge:


• Extensive knowledge of inventory management concepts.


• High ethical standards. Models and supports organization’s goals and values; adapts to changing conditions; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.


• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize, balance, and manage multiple efforts with strong results/goal orientation.


• Uses time effectively, prioritizes and organizes work flow; can orchestrate multiple activities at once.


• Agility and personal adaptability with the ability to successfully management multiple priorities with a high sense of urgency in a rapidly changing environment.


• Solid analytical skills and solution-driven thinking; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data; Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgment.


• Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; develops alternative solutions; works well in a group problem solving situations; presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention; displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions includes appropriate people in decision-making process.


• Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy; enjoys challenges; drives for results; versatility, flexibility and a wiliness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.


• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas in a variety of media, tactful, confident, at all levels, internal and external.

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical / Production

• Experience: 5 to 8 years of hands on experience in handling plant supply chain activities. Preferably in procurement activities related to Castings, Machined castings, Forgings, Fittings, Bar stock, Precision Mc components, Soft goods, C- Class items, Instruments, Accessories, Outside machining and special processes.

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