Position Overview:
As a Buyer, you will be part of the Materials team, working closely with Production and Engineering teams. The Buyer is responsible for maintaining work orders and production schedules based on MRP recommendations and customer demand to ensure the controlled flow of work and materials through manufacturing. The Buyer will also purchase direct and indirect material, and contracted services for manufactured components. The ideal candidate will have a robust attention to detail, a sense of urgency, ability to think strategically, and excellent problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Specific Duties:

Communicates with suppliers to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.Analyze shortage reports and expedite through production.




Works with engineering on new product introductions, including early supplier involvement and to provide material pricing.
Discusses defective or unacceptable materials or services with quality control personnel, manufacturing team members, suppliers and others to determine source of trouble, take corrective action and pursue vendor returns and credits.
Manages and continuously reviews the Purchase Order System (MRP), to ensure it is accurate, up to date and consistently meets the requirements of the organization to ensure appropriate delivery dates.
Analyze and support the inventory cycle count program to resolve any discrepancies.
Ensures 99.5% supplier quality; communicates discrepancies as required.
Identify and implement process improvements as well as lean manufacturing processes to improve efficiencies, cost, waste reduction, and other lean principles.
Supports Accounting Department with all payments and invoice

📌 Buyer (India)
🏢 AMETEK
📍 India