Department Purpose
The Non-Ferrous Metal Buying Team is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, and purchasing recyclable non-ferrous metals at competitive prices while maintaining quality, compliance, supply continuity, and profitability. Typical materials include copper, aluminium, brass, bronze, zinc, lead, nickel alloys, insulated wires, radiators, motors, cables, and other metal-bearing scrap.
Suggested Team Structure
Position: Manager – Metal Procurement
Primary Responsibility: Procurement strategy, margins, supplier network, approvals, and team performance
Senior Buyer: High-value supplier accounts, pricing, negotiations, and volume planning
Buyer/Procurement Executive: Daily sourcing, quotations, supplier visits, and purchase closure
Yard/Material Inspector: Material identification, grading, weighing, contamination checks, and quality reports
Procurement Coordinator: Purchase orders, documentation, logistics coordination, MIS, and payment follow-up
Commercial/Market Analyst: Market prices, landed cost, competitor rates, and profitability analysis
Job Description: Buyer – Non-Ferrous Metals
Job title: Buyer / Procurement Executive – Non-Ferrous Metals
Department: Procurement / Commercial
Reports to: Procurement Manager or Business Head
Location: Recycling plant, collection yard, or corporate office
Experience: Approximately 2–7 years in scrap buying, metal trading, recycling, foundry, manufacturing procurement, or commodity sourcing
Education: Graduate degree; technical or commercial qualification preferred
Travel: Regular travel to suppliers, industrial units, dismantlers, stockyards, and collection points
3.1 Supplier Development and Sourcing
Identify and onboard suppliers of copper, aluminium, brass, zinc, lead, cables, motors, radiators, alloys, and other recyclable metal materials.
Develop relationships with manufacturers, engineering companies, auto-component units, electrical and cable companies, demolition contractors.
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