Description

At Ford, we are committed to delivering operational excellence through strategic supplier partnerships and productive procurement practices.

As an Indirect Procurement Buyer, you will support end-to-end procurement activities, supplier engagement, sourcing initiatives, and compliance processes across indirect spend categories. This role combines transactional purchasing responsibilities with strategic sourcing support and requires strong analytical, commercial, and stakeholder management skills.

You will contribute to supplier performance improvement, sourcing strategies, risk management, cost reduction initiatives, and procurement governance while ensuring adherence to company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Procurement Operations
- Process purchase requisitions and create purchase orders accurately and efficiently.
- Review procurement requests to ensure policy and procedural compliance.
- Support procurement execution for business projects and operational requirements.
- Monitor purchase order status and supplier fulfilment performance.




- Maintain procurement records and documentation.

Invoice and Payment Management
- Monitor open invoices and payment exceptions.
- Collaborate with suppliers, Accounts Payable teams, approvers, and stakeholders to resolve payment issues.
- Support timely invoice processing and supplier payments.
- Identify recurring payment issues and drive corrective actions.

Audit and Compliance
- Conduct purchase order release reviews and compliance audits.
- Support annual Contract Management System (CMS) audits.
- Maintain procurement documentation and audit readiness.
- Ensure adherence to procurement controls, policies, and governance requirements.

Sourcing and Supplier Management
- Support strategic sourcing projects, supplier evaluations, and supplier selection activities.
- Participate in supplier negotiations and commercial discussions.
- Assist in developing annual and multi-year commercial agreements.
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📌 Indirect Procurement Buyer (Chennai)
🏢 Ford Global
📍 Chennai