Job Role: Provides the necessary buyer skills to support the purchasing department and the plants in achieving optimal levels of safety, quality, productivity and delivery objectives to assure internal and external customer satisfaction.
Working Days: Monday Friday
Job Timing: Night Shift (4PM to 12:30AM)
Must Have Exp. In international market
PositionBuyerQualificationBachelors Degree or equivalent. Masters Degree preferred.
Minimum six (6) or more years experience.Number of post01Office LocationHyderabad- Hitech city Job TypeFull Time GenderMaleIndustryManufacturing / AutomotiveDomainSupply Chain Management / Procurement / PurchasingSalaryAs Per Industry NormsPrevious Work Experience1 to 3 yearsInterview Procedure1ST Telephonic
2nd Face to FaceRole Responsibilities
- Provides input into the development of departmental strategic goals.
- Responsible for meeting purchasing metrics and providing the information for the purchasing performance metrics.
- Actively participates in the resolution of commercial issues as they relate to the assigned commodities.
- Implements innovative and effective purchasing activities to meet and exceed purchasing objectives.
- Develops and manages supplier relationships with assigned suppliers.
- Responsible for preparing request for quotations (RFQs) based on projections for combined plant quantity and material requirements.
- Analyzes and assess quotes for timeliness, accuracy, quality, price and service as necessary to meet program and customer requirements.
- Based on quote analysis recommends or selects suppliers according to purchase policy guidelines and consistent with commodity strategies.
- Responsible for understanding all plant requirements for the assigned commodities in order to leverage buying power.
- Pursues cost saving initiatives and supports engineering change management system with required commercial information.
- Purchases materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability of source and urgency of need.
- Negotiates vendor contracts including price, quality, payment terms and service, along with customization of the contract to fit the needs of the plants.
- Collects, analyzes and monitors category specific information relating to spend, supplier performance, user adoption and compliance, standards and specifications and applicable industry benchmarks.
- Responsible for purchasing large amounts of commodities and must be knowledgeable of marketplace cost drivers.
- Close interaction with corporate and plant personnel is required.
- Possesses strong knowledge of the OEMs as well as plant operations.
- Utilize purchasing terminology.
- Utilize supplier relationship management programs that focus on quality, productivity and innovation.
- Assists the plants in following up to expedite delivery and shipment.
- Must be knowledgeable of marketplace cost drivers.
Skills
- Effective negotiating skills
- Ability to learn a purchase order system.
- Ability to use creative methods to manage inventories and supply agreements.
- Ability to understand complex equipment and production projects.
- Solid presentation and communication skills
- Strong finance, quantitative, and analytical skills
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and techniques (TQM, Six Sigma, etc.)
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
- Excellent leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work well with others in a team workplace.