Analyst - Buyer

What you’ll do:

• This individual will be responsible for collaborating with a cross-functional set of stakeholders across the business, to drive improvements in operational buyers roles across the CoE.
• Communicates and coordinates with network schedulers for plan and execution updates.
• Understands material requirements and processes requisitions to provide POs to suppliers.
• Works closely with suppliers to ensure on time delivery of material to plant.
• Executes exception messages (postponement/anticipation/cancellation of orders) and manage internal escalations.
• Monitor KPI of internal teams and provide plan of action to mitigate the risk and stop gaps.
• Resolving internal discrepancies with operations and external issues with suppliers (e.g. delivery issues, claims, quality issues etc.)
• Works closely with logistics partners and suppliers for material delivery as per incoterms
• Evaluates and monitors supply performance (SOTD) and works with suppliers and category managers to implement corrective/preventive actions for on time performance improvement.
• Supplier invoice management and support in resolution of holds for timely payments.
• Maintains inventory levels of materials in accordance with the objectives set and works with inputs from inventory analysts and network schedulers for optimized inventory level.
• Coordinates with Supplier Quality and suppliers for RMA of defective parts and related reverse logistics
• Works with Engineering, Products Managers and CMs for phase-in/out(ECN mgmt.)
• Maintains relevant purchasing data (specific to Price through SPIR policy) and other purchasing data (e.g., unit price change, supplier lead time, MOQ, MOV, single/dual sourced, and so on) in collaboration with Data Health and Commodity team
• Utilizes all digital tools available for SCM for maximized efficiency.
• Resolve DC /Plant Putaway Issues.

Qualifications:

Engineering Graduate with Master’s degree (Preferably into Materials / Production / Operations Management)
6+ years experience in material planning

Skills:

Supply Chain Management / Materials managementExcellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills necessary to converse with diverse group of stakeholders including senior management, operations and Supply Chain Management personnel

Purchasing Excellence• Use purchasing expertise to drive purchasing metric improvements• Help standardize best practices across sites• Collaborate with materials management and buying teams to update LTs and stocking levels to ensure uninterrupted supply• Over buy – under buy analysis ensuring any excess inventory• Knowledge on Master data management or ERP Health