Primary Responsibilities:

- Process item requests and requisitions based on company policies.
- Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets
- Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems, which may impact business operations.
- Perform fixed assets and supply inventories as requested.
- Develop and implement inventory control procedures as necessary.
- Assist with control of purchasing department budgets.
- Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts production, and customer order fulfillment.
- Valuable knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown
- Should be able to understand the technical procurements/nontechnical as well and have good research knowledge.
- Manage supplier relations; negotiate contracts, prices, timelines, the required quality standards, and specifications, etc. Maintain the supplier database, purchase records, and related documents.
- Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.




- Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
- Good technical knowledge of Procurement/sourcing
- Conduct competitive bids at 3-4 quotes.
- Analytical Skill for the Cost workouts to be made by considering the various factors/ Variables.
- Performs other related tasks as requested.

Requirements

Required Skills:

- Excellent communication in English (verbal and written)
- Effective negotiation skills with vendors regarding pricing
- Familiarity with an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system would be beneficial.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management.
- Manage multiple projects and be detail-oriented.
- Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality while dealing with information-sensitive issues.
- Should be familiar with Tamil, and Hindi fluency languages.
- Solid judgment and decision-making skills

Benefits

PF, Medical Insurance

📌 Senior Purchasing Supervisor (Chennai)
🏢 DATAMARK
📍 Chennai