Associate Buyer, Procurement

Overview

Associate Buyer in the global procurement function, primarily processing purchase requests into purchase orders and handling post-PO activities, with responsibility for vendor negotiations and cost reduction.

What you'll do

• Perform the PR to PO process, including checking and reviewing completeness of purchase requisitions.
• Generate purchase orders and review them for completeness and accuracy.
• Perform post-PO activities, securing supplier PO acknowledgement and delivery commit, updating the system and communicating to requestors.
• Monitor open orders, delivery performance and backorder situations, and escalate where necessary.
• Monitor and coordinate delivery, liaising between suppliers and internal customers.
• Update SAP with delivery dates and open order quantities/balances to keep data accurate.
• Coordinate with Accounting on Accounts Payable for payment issues escalated by suppliers or requestors.
• Escalate contract and quotation issues to the category manager for resolution.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
• Seek and obtain cost reductions via vendor negotiations and identification of alternate or low-cost vendors.
• Act as point of contact for procurement assistance for ADI offices.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the manager.

What you'll need

• Graduates (BBA/MBA etc.) with minimum 60% marks.
• 2-4 years of experience.
• Good communication and analytical skills.
• Good Excel, Word, PowerPoint, contract and project management skills.
• Ability to use SAP and ADI internal procurement systems.

Details

• Location: Gandhinagar, India.
• Flexibility in working hours to allow communication and participation with the global ADI procurement team.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.
• Shift: 1st Shift/Days.
• Job requisition type: Experienced.