Buyer / Global Purchase Executive
Emerson
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Plan and issue Purchase Order (Direct / Indirect / Capex) to suppliers and coordinate direct shipments of parts to sites.
- Follow-up, or expedite with suppliers to ensure needs are met.
- Provide forecast to suppliers via Oracle, i-Supplier Portal / JDE.
- Send Delivery Performance to suppliers and work with non-performing suppliers for improvement.
- Work with suppliers to improve their Lead-Time to support right sized inventory and company customer service objectives.
- Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
- Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
- Ensure a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
- Work with suppliers to improve their flexibility to support surge and project orders.
- Review slow moving, excess inventory on a regular interval and take actions to improve Inventory turns / DOH.
- Evaluate and determine best shipment mode to optimize logistic cost.
- Manage purchases to optimize logistic and inventory costs.
- Analytically minded and possess open mind for process improvements.
- Negotiate, maintain, monitor and regularly evaluate relationships and contracts with suppliers.
- Support Oracle Team during Oracle implementation to standardize the process.
- Adhere to Environmental Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Administer global contracts, agreements, procurement policies and terms/ conditions for purchases.
- Maintain purchasing parameter integrity (price, lead-time, order policy, drawing revision, commodity code, buyer, stocking type, Minimum Order Quantity, Min qty, Country Of Origin etc) in business systems (Oracle/JDE/others).
- Maintain pricing and standard cost for business systems and resolve Pricing, HSN discrepancy if any.
- Distribute new drawing revision to suppliers and liaise with them on phase in/phase out as appropriate.
- Implement, administer and maintain Advance Deviation Request/Supplier Corrective Action as per procedure.
- Set up new supplier and maintain supplier database info (address, contact, etc).
- Submit procurement reports (supplier Delivery Performance, cost saving, inventory on hand, etc) to management and worldwide strategic commodity managers as appropriate in a timely manner.
- Maintain necessary purchasing documents as per procedures.
- Ensure purchases are in compliance with trade import/export and Internal Control Questionnaire requirements.
- Take appropriate and timely actions to resolve materials issues (price/qty discrepancy, documentation, etc)
- Perform any other tasks as and when assigned.
- Strive for continuous improvement and pro-active in all areas of support
- Knowledge on Flow Metering System
- Work Experience on Products like Flow Meter, GC, Flow Computer, Control Valve, PLC, HMI etc.
- Bachelor's Degree with Minimum 0-5 years of relevant purchasing experience. Technical knowledge and competence in relevant experience, in a manufacturing environment.
- Preferably with MRP Knowledge.
- Office Software Application Skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Knowledge of ISO Quality System and Working knowledge of Supplier and Process Audits
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Comfortable in a dynamic, fast paced, challenging environment.
- Comfortable functioning in a highly matrixed organization.
- Excellent communication skills including presentations and negotiation.