The Lead Buyer is responsible to negotiate and release Purchase Orders at the right time and right quality within the specified targets/ budget and PO execution. He/She is responsible to settle claims with conditions favourable to AS. The Lead Buyer (LB) is responsible for the same activities on coordinated commodities. The LB is the Power Purchasing contact regionally for the Strategic Sourcing Leaders (SSL) in charge of Coordinated Commodities and the primary contact in the regions for Delegated Commodities.
Manage the buying & Fulfilment process for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets. Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market..

The Buyer (Lead Buyer LB, in close collaboration with the SSL on the coordinated commodities):
- Bears commercial responsibility for the purchasing activities, Engineering Representative, PPLM, Project Manager and Supplier Quality, Order Fulfilment,



or other responsible parties,
- Collects information from PPLM / Project Manager regarding project-related, commercial and legal specifications in the RFQ and Purchase Orders to Suppliers,
- Issues RFQ, Negotiate with suppliers, Finalized Terms & conditions and Project related purchasing conditions. Release of Purchase Order and monitors return of acknowledgement.
- Leads regionally for cost reduction, lead-time and quality improvement initiatives.
- Manage relationships with suppliers. Lead Order Fulfilment activity, Quality and Engineering for organizing deliverables, which are late from Supplier,
- Support the Projects/ Product Lines for critical operational issues (e.g. claims, delays, key negotiations) with the regional suppliers, issues claim notifications and manages recoveries,
- On-time delivery of correct materials & stakeholders is updated of the status of the supplier products in l

📌 Lead Sourcing Specialist (Noida)
🏢 Arabelle Solutions
📍 Noida