Sr. Purchasing specialist

Overview

Sr. Purchasing Specialist in the Procurement team of the Products Business Line, Global Support, responsible for acquiring goods and services, managing supplier relationships, controlling costs and maintaining optimal inventory levels.

What you'll do

• Request for quote to supplier.
• Perform cost analysis and prepare bid evaluation sheet.
• Create and release purchase orders.
• Reconcile requisitions and purchase orders.
• Ensure receipt of order acknowledgement from supplier.
• Review changes in engineering release, amend PO and inform appropriately.
• Prepare cost tracking report.
• Update PO status and forecast delivery.
• Review manufacturing schedule and progress with suppliers.
• Interface suppliers with engineering, quality control and logistics.
• Build and maintain supplier relationships.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and draw up risk mitigation plans for any potential delay.

What you'll need

• A relevant bachelor's level qualification, ideally a mechanical engineering degree.
• At least 10 to 15 years' experience in Purchasing, Manufacturing, Production platform.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships and credibility both internally and with external stakeholders, with strong customer service skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of handling suppliers and improving them in terms of faster delivery and quality standards (improving SIFOT, DIFOT).
• Ability to work in a team or individually on multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience using the standard MS Office suite of programs.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver in a fast-paced, changing environment while maintaining high attention to detail.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills to work with external and internal stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good organization, multitasking and time management skills that deliver effective planning and housekeeping standards.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems: Oracle, SAP, D365.

Nice to have

• Experience in dealing with global suppliers and international counterparts.
• Knowledge of any foreign language.
• Exposure to commercial and financial understanding.
• Good knowledge of the P2P (Procure to Pay) process flow.

Details

• Location: Chennai.
• Reports solid line to respective Manager Purchasing.