Specialist - Procurement

Overview

Specialist - Procurement role based in Pune, managing supplier relations, purchase orders, inventory and shipments for production materials.

What you'll do

• Maintain relations with suppliers.
• Place orders for raw materials and purchased parts according to production requirements.
• Receive and handle order confirmations.
• Check and modify purchase orders based on changes in the production plan, using the Shortage List and Open Purchase Order List.
• Track shipments and urge them if needed.
• Check stock weekly to avoid overstock, and review the obsolete report to minimize obsolescence risk.
• Correspond with freight forwarders and warehouses, and organize transportation when required.
• Deal with claims and settle debit and credit issues.
• File and record all necessary documents.
• Check inventory of critical materials according to the Shortage List and resolve inventory discrepancies with warehouse personnel.
• Handle purchasing data privacy.
• Ensure all active components are supplied in time for production needs at the price in the request.
• Review requisitions and MRP output.
• Confer with vendors to obtain price, availability and delivery schedule information.
• Order, reschedule and cancel material based on requisitions and MRP output.
• Maintain procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.
• Manage suppliers to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalate when appropriate.
• Approve invoices for payment.
• Investigate inventory levels and monitor movement of materials through the production cycle.
• Conduct quarterly supplier reviews.
• Maintain procurement records, reports and metrics.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience.
• Working usage of Word, Excel and PowerPoint; English language knowledge; data entry, ten-key and spreadsheet (PC) skills; ERP software use (may be required).
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and memos, and to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.
• Ability to apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.
• Ability to apply common sense comprehension to carry out instructions given in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Job category: Global Procurement & Supply Chain.