Description

Kent is looking for a Senior Buyer to be based in India.

Skills and Responsibilities:
- Prepare RFQ package and send for project and client approval before issuing to Supplier.
- Invite offers, discuss and close commercial queries with suppliers.
- Coordinate for closure of technical queries between engineering and supplier.
- Negotiate prices and T&Cs;, prepare commercial bid tabulation and recommendation for award and issue for internal and client approval.
- Prepare PO in Procurement system, coordinate for approval and issue to Supplier, obtain supplier acceptance and acknowledgement on PO.
- Arrange KOM, Weekly Meeting with Suppliers
- Highlight pre & post order concerns to management & client on weekly basis.
- Invoice Verification & Processing
- PO Closeout activities
- Expediting of major packages and bulk items via phone and email
- Documenting all written and oral communication with suppliers
- Review of the key milestones outlined in the Supplier’s fabrication schedule to understand the expediting activities and requirements.




- Verify progress of order/fabrication with vendors.
- Maintaining all updated status within Kent’s expediting progress sheets
- Presents status of packages to project team and client during weekly meeting
- Proactively works to identify and resolve material delivery issues.
- Reports any pending delivery delays to procurement lead and project management.
- Maintaining constant contact with vendors and shipping companies while deliveries are in route.
- Developing quality, long-term relationships with key vendor contacts.
- Process milestone Invoices.
- PO Closeout activities.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and ad

📌 Senior Buyer (Mumbai)
🏢 KENT
📍 Mumbai