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Job Location drjobs

Vadodara - India

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Manage the buying process for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • 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 on business operations.
  • Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
  • Responsible on Quality Deliveries and Cost for all Buy components for its allocated Service projects.
  • To work closely with all Commodity Leaders Procurement Specialists Supplier Quality Engineers and Inspectors Transport Specialists and Material Planners
  • Provide analysis on costs new and existing and review cost reduction activities.
  • Work closely with internal stake holders and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements
  • Negotiate contracts improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to
  • Make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.

  • Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules.
  • Build maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
  • Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
  • Ensure compliance to company guidelines purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
  • Conduct research for new components and suppliers
  • Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance
  • Contact suppliers to resolve price quality delivery or invoice issues Self- Management
  • Comply with the Health Safety and Environmental Policies
  • Assertive resilient and welcomes change.
  • Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together.
  • Proactively contributes to the team & willing to work in team .
  • Self-aware Self-Trigger and optimistic
  • Shows moral courage openness and honesty in all dealings Skills and Attributes
  • Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Good communication negotiation interpersonal and influencing skills.
  • Analytical numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
  • Able to manage time effectively prioritise tasks and achieve set targets.
  • Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production
  • manufacture and customer order fulfilment

  • Ensure to full fill KPI -OTS OTD etc as per defined target from Management.
  • Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency without compromising the quality of work.
  • Keen attention to detail and accuracy
  • Familiarity with an SAP system
  • Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within Project or process industrial
  • environment

  • Good knowledge of purchasing negotiation commercial understanding and cost breakdown
  • Experience of working closely with suppliers
  • Able to add value reduce costs and input to business improvements.
  • Computer literate with advanced Excel skills/abilities Example roles this job description may cover

Required Qualifications

  • For roles outside of the USA- This role requires advanced experience in the Sourcing & Buying-Procurement. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
  • For roles in USA - Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).

Desired Characteristics

  • Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document plan market and execute programs. Established project management skills.


Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes


Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Employment Type

Full-Time

Company Industry

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