Buyer Indirect Purchase

Bangalore
Qualification: Bachelor of Engineering
Experience: • 4 - 8 years purchasing operations experience in indirect purchasing in any of the following: Mentioned commodities- Power Tools, Fluid Power, Welding Supplies, Electrical items, Building Supplies, Industrial Supplies, Office Products etc., Corporate Administrative Services, Sales & Service Purchases.
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Skills Required:
Essential: • Complete knowledge about the commodity, supplier base, and criticality.
• Knowledge about market competition for commodity.
• Work experience to handle demanding customers from overseas facilities, satisfy their requirements in terms of timely supports without deviating Internal controls.
• Hands on experience to handle the commodity in indirect area, APV ranging 15 to 40 MUSD. Also, handy experience in dealing with bunch of suppliers from overseas locations.
• Willing to work in shifts supporting North American / Asia Pacific Timings partially.
• Experience to work with team for cost saving initiatives, addressing issues of suppliers & plants.
• Command of analytical activities in MS Excel system. Experience of commodity business plan preparation for responsible commodities.
• Maintain strong working relationship with key stake holders to seek priorities & resources for initiatives also should be able to work quickly on their critical issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong command on English

Desirable: • Good knowledge of international commodity market, SFO country knowledge, exports regulations respective regions.
• Exposure in direct material purchase
• Supply change knowledge
Role & Responsibilities • Control Indirect Commodity Business from India for North American/ Asia Pacific plants for critical high value commodities. Quickly & effectively resolve customer/supplier issues.
• Identify & execute cost saving targets, strong control on Open Requisitions, drive organizational initiatives for the commodity annual purchase value. Blanket management & controls with competitions
• Out of box thinking & Challenge the status quo in his commodity, challenge the traditional practices. Better control on suppliers & customer’s along with more cost saving opportunities.
• Execute the annual budget for responsible commodities.
• Strong adherence to Internal controls.
• Ensure the best pricing is achieved from suppliers competitively.
• Support common initiatives such as cost savings, supplier consolidation etc.