Job Description

Demand Planning, PO creation and timely PO acknowledgement & follow up with suppliers.
Manage open POs through confirmations for deliveries, updating ERPs and managing orders till delivery.
Meeting the SLAs as defined.
Closely working on RTSC report.
Creating and timely upgrading the SOPs and other related documents, meeting QMS requirements.
Timely resolution of On Hold invoices for the various sites working closely with site, suppliers, IM team.
Day to day communication with various stakeholders like Site Buyers,SCM Manager,Suppliers with timely actions and resolutions, attending/leading site tier meeting.
Working Knowledge of ERP - SAP.
Closely working on KPI - ME5A, PR to PO, MRBR, Past Due.
Knowledge on cost analysis, cost estimations of outsourced parts, should costing.
Knowledge to read the drawing and co-ordinate with vendor and Engineering.
Negotiation skill to expedite the part and good relationship with vendor.
Sound knowledge of End to End P2P cycle, Product Costing & Manufacturing Processes.
Should be able to initiate and execute projects to achieve Cost Out/Saving, Productivity Targets
Planning daily/weekly material from vendor managed warehouse to different plants
Controlling Inventory at site level and vendor managed warehouse level
Ramp up/down planning for re-sourcing parts.
Monitoring suppliers for capacity issues & long-term planning based on forecasts.
Acting as a Lead Buyer Role for the entire division managed from GSC CoE
Responsible for Driving key Projects for Process standardization
Process Trainings for new team members.

Qualifications

Education level required - Graduate in Engineering or Equivalent/ Post Graduate in any stream

Years and area of experience required - 4 - 6 yrs experience/ 3-4 years of experience for MBA

Technical knowledge-

Purchasing exposure in Manufacturing or Electrical Industry or shared service center
Domain Knowledge - SCM
Business Acumen / Context
Supply Planning; Supplier Schedulling
Reproting and Analysis
PO and Supply Management
Order Mgt (ERPs / IT Applications/CRM Application)
Master Data Management
E&O Management & Liquidation
Logistics Co-Ordination
Inventory Assortment & Entitlement (Defining ABCQ/MTO/MTS)
Replinishment Modelling (Min-Max,ROP,SS)

Soft skills-

• Negotiation Skills;
• Knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Office and Power Point;
• Effective Communication, Presentation & Listening Skills
• High Learning Agility
• Customer Centric Approach
• Escalation Management and Solution provider
• Effective Collaboration
• People agility (Comfort around higher management, dealing with stakeholders / people at different levels etc)
• Decision making and problem solving skills
• Mentoring & Coaching ability
• Decision making and problem solving skills
• Critical & Logical Thinking

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