Strategic Buyer

Responsibilities / Tasks

• Acts as a Strategic Buyer (Direct materials) and is therefore responsible for executing the Procurement in line with business and category strategies.
• Negotiates and contracts for products, services and technologies.
• Negotiates pricing and contract terms and conditions. Prepares and executes negotiated contractual documents and binding agreements.
• Optimizes execution of the supply chain balancing inventory, supply orders and schedule demand. Manages supplier/subcontractor performance and relationship to ensure delivery, quality, financial stability and in-service performance.
• Best in class turnaround time and Accuracy on PR to PO Conversion. Think transactional and strategic while converting PR to PO.
• Should have managed Direct/indirect supply chain domain pertaining to Factory & Production. Should have excellent MS Excel and MS Power Point presentation skills.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with procurement process, policies, & other statutory requirements.
• Liaising between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments like Production Planning and Manufacturing and Quality Control.
• Identifying potential suppliers, visiting existing suppliers, and building and maintaining good relationships with them.
• Negotiating and agreeing contracts and monitoring their progress - checking the quality of service provided.
• Keeping contract files and using them as reference for the future.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment.
• Forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities.
• Ensuring suppliers are aware of business objectives.

Fully conversant with modern procurement and purchasing techniques

Your Profile / Qualifications

• Bachelor degree - Engineering - Mechanical with 8-10 years of relevant experience in Purchase.
• Strong hold on Mechanical components and Manufactured part.
• Negotiation & interpersonal skills.
• Practical commercial and project management experience.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written; interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate
  effectively with all levels of the organization - internally and externally
  Strong organizational skills and prioritization skills with the ability to handle multiple projects
  SAP, MS Office, SharePoint, Microsoft Team experience required.

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