Associate – Purchasing

Overview

Support the US-based BW Paper Systems supply chain and buying team with day-to-day purchasing transactional work, based at the BW GCC Chennai office.

What you'll do

• Create, release and maintain purchase orders in the ERP system.
• Process PO changes, revisions, cancellations and amendments.
• Verify pricing, lead times, quantities and supplier confirmations.
• Ensure purchase orders comply with established purchasing procedures.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation.
• Obtain and update supplier order acknowledgements and delivery commitments.
• Update procurement attributes in the ERP / systems.
• Coordinate with supply chain teams on PO amendments.
• Support implementation of engineering changes and drawing revisions on open POs.
• Maintain open-order reports and expedite dashboards.
• Proactively monitor open purchase orders and past dues.
• Monitor supplier on-time delivery performance.
• Track critical-path materials and schedule risks for active projects and production orders.
• Escalate delivery concerns before they affect production or customer commitments.
• Coordinate shipment status updates and expected delivery dates.
• Drive closure of action items related to delivery performance.
• Perform data analysis and prepare MIS reports within defined timelines.
• Keep documentation and records prompt and accurate.
• Manage day-to-day communication and correspondence with the global supply chain team.
• Participate in material availability reviews and procurement / supply chain meetings of the global team.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or Operations Management.
• 3-5 years in procurement operations (purchasing / buying).
• Exposure to procurement ERPs such as XA, SAP, Oracle, Infor, JD Edwards or similar.
• Exposure to mechanical and electrical purchased components.
• Strong understanding of supply chain functions (procurement and manufacturing operations).
• Experience collaborating with global stakeholders and US-based operations remotely.
• Strong communication proficiency.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Procurement software / ERP tools knowledge and user exposure.
• Promptness in executing daily tasks diligently and accurately, with routine updates to the global team.
• Spreadsheet usage, attention to detail and data analysis.
• Problem-solving ability.

Details

• Based at the BW GCC Chennai office, India.
• Functionally supervised by the BW Paper Systems US supply chain / buying team; administratively reports to GCC Chennai Sourcing / Supply Chain.
• Must manage large volumes of purchase transactions.