In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
* Convert purchase requisitions into purchase orders and manage open purchase
order reports.
* Partner with suppliers to obtain purchase order acknowledgements, delivery
confirmations, and order status updates.
* Maintain accurate confirmation and delivery dates within enterprise resource
planning (ERP) systems.
* Respond to purchase order and material-related inquiries from manufacturing
plants and internal stakeholders.
* Monitor supply and demand requirements and support inventory replenishment
decisions.
* Review and process system-generated planning exceptions such as expedite,
defer, or reschedule actions.
* Coordinate with suppliers to maintain accurate promise dates and order
confirmations.
* Collaborate with global stakeholders, including Category Managers, Production
and Inventory Control teams, and Value Stream leaders to support material
availability.
* Support supplier relationship management initiatives and work with supplier
performance and category management teams to improve supplier delivery,
responsiveness,



quality, and service levels.
* Partner with finance teams to help facilitate timely supplier payment
resolution.
* Complete material master setup activities and maintain data accuracy within
ERP systems.
* Manage requisition-to-purchase order conversion activities for maintenance,
repair, and operations (MRO) purchases.
* Validate supplier lead times and ensure alignment with operational
requirements.
* Support material master data audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Communicate actions, resolutions, and updates effectively with plant and site
buyers.
* Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports related to
supplier and operational performance.
* Escalate supplier delivery challenges to supply chain and planning leadership
as appropriate.
* Monitor and help resolve parked or blocked invoice discrepancies in a timely
manner.
* Support supplier negotiations related to cost,

📌 Tactical Purchasing Specialist (India)
🏢 Emerson
📍 India