AM - Plant Procurement

As a Procurement Specialist, you will be responsible for executing the procurement process efficiently. You will drive material resource planning to ensure best practices in purchasing, focusing on quality, delivery time, and efficiency. Developing inventory plans for all categories and establishing PO status trackers will be essential tasks. Your role will involve placing purchase orders in a timely and effective manner and creating product testing and BOM validation formats for vendors. Vendor management will be a crucial aspect of your job. Coordinating with vendors for on-time and adequate supply of goods, collaborating with the Planning & Production team to devise purchase plans, and working with the Commodity team to ensure timely commodity supply are key responsibilities. You will also be required to update the latest prices in SAP for PO placements in coordination with the commodity and costing teams and share quality inputs with vendors to improve product quality. Monitoring operational metrics will be part of your daily tasks. Your performance will be evaluated based on responsiveness to sales requirements, adherence to negotiated prices, minimization of disruptions, lead time of goods delivery, and establishing structured processes to track PO and goods status. Collaborating effectively with Sales and Process teams to meet their needs promptly and efficiently is vital for success in this role.,