We are looking for promising candidate who will be responsible to drive the Procurement activities in South Asia Markets. This position is based out of our state of art factory at Chakan, Pune.
What you will do
As Procurement Buyer, you will be responsible to –
- Drive continuous improvement of Cost (reduction in costs) and Supplier Base Management.
- Own all assigned categories, primarily Factory Equipment Services and Materials (FESM) which shall include Capex Equipments, Factory production equipments, Maintenance Spares, MRO consumables, Maintenance services, AMCs, Facilities and real estate management services, Construction Services, Pallets, Corrugated materials (cores, sheets etc).
- Craft and Execute/implement the sourcing strategies for local categories.
- Execute Sourcing and contracting events in Ariba, E-auctions / reverse auctions in Ariba.
- Manage RFI/RP/RFQs,
- Bid Analysis, Negotiations, Contract negotiations.
- Focus on Cost Reduction, negotiating extended payment terms with suppliers
- Demand management (challenging the demand from stakeholders).
- Build Supplier Relationships, Monitor supplier performance, Conduct periodic reviews.
- Contract life cycle management.
- Early involvement and engagement with stakeholders.
- Annual Rate contracts with suppliers.
- Catalogue creation / Automation in procurement processes.
- Support global process and master data compliance requirements.
Who you are
We believe you have –
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering. Additional qualifications like MBA, CIPS would be an advantage.
- More than 8 years of procurement experience in Direct/Indirect materials & services.
- Familiar with procurement tools like SAP and ARIBA.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office tool, Excellent in MS Excel.
- Detailed, Analytical, Self-Driven and able to work in fast changing environment.
- Need to be Dynamic, Agile and good at communication.
- Need to be Productive, focussed on Cost reduction.
- Need to be Capable, must have eager to learn and develop self and others.
We offer you
- Variety of exciting challenges with ample opportunities for development and training in a truly global landscape.
- Culture that pioneers a spirit of innovation where our engineering experts drive visible results.
- Equal opportunity employment experience that values diversity and inclusion.
- Market competitive compensation and benefits with flexible working arrangements.