Buyer

Overview

Executes material purchase requests against required technical specification, price, delivery schedule and terms, under supervision, in line with corporate purchasing policies.

What you'll do

• Recommend and support identification of new suppliers, coordinating with the relevant category team.
• Follow the process to qualify new suppliers with supplier Quality and Engineering specialists.
• Support negotiation of agreements with main suppliers, periodically renew pricelists, terms and conditions, and feed back recommendations.
• Adapt the corporate contractual framework to local business needs; recommend frame agreements to management and ensure approved contractual terms in execution.
• Analyse and evaluate bids within scope to determine optimal value.
• Support bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information within the area of responsibility.
• Track goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing per guidelines.
• Oversee supplier performance (on-time delivery, quality, lead time) and recommend solutions or resolve performance issues within scope.
• Initiate supply orders in the system, confirm delivery with suppliers, and monitor supplier performance against purchase order requirements.
• Align supplier orders with customer requirements (ERP or SOP/project requirements) in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price.
• Conduct all supply chain activities for goods and services in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Keep the Pro-Supply global supplier relationship management platform updated as defined in Pro-Supply procedure within scope.
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

What you'll need

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in any field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience.
• Basic knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Office package.
• Computer skills, analytical and creative mind.
• Presentation skills with attention to detail.
• Business skills, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Time management and organization skills.
• Proficiency in both spoken and written English.

Nice to have

• JAGGAER tool experience.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
• Full-time schedule; not remote.