Job Summary:
The Buyer is responsible for executing the Purchase Orders, from Placement to Goods/Invoice Receipt. The overall focus of the role is to manage the complete Purchase Order process; including placing and managing the Purchase Orders whilst ensuring any back-end issues regarding invoice and good receipt discrepancies are addressed.
Scope of Responsibility
- Management of Purchasing Orders: Plan and finalize purchase orders details and deliveries in accordance with Customers expectations and Company Sales Plans
- Develop and maintain vendor relationships to ensure a continued supply of critical materials and services and to access its performance and capabilities to comply with our expectations and requirements.
- Focus on smooth and accurate issuance of purchase orders and ensure suppliers on-time requirements are met, e.g. Timely issuance of purchase order not later than 48 hours for all non dispute line item.
- Negotiate with suppliers to obtain the best value offering for Flowserve with respect to the scope of work and Site/BU needs; balancing Quality, Delivery and Cost. This includes any specific flow downs or contractual terms relative to a specific scope
- Support the service centers at customer quotation stage to achieve the best quotations to ensure a competitive advantage edge on pricing and delivery terms.
- Create and expedite any new supplier requests / supplier changes as required to support the BU operations through the MDG-Supplier process.
- Manage and maintain ERP data paraments as it pertains to Supplier Data and Supply Chain owned fields on Item Data.
- Address any discrepancies related to pricing or quantity that may impact the Invoice Payment or Goods Receipt processes.
- Review of stock levels to ensure optimal inventory is held on site.
- Other duties as assigned
- Operate in full compliance to all Flowserve Policies & Procedures as applicable to the role.
- This person will also be responsible for site HSE and manage/co-ordinate site HSE activities/audits and ensure compliance with SHEA programs & Flowserve standards.
Main Objectives
- PO Placement Time
- MRP Exception Message Management
- Past Due PO s
- Invoice/Good Receipt Discrepancy Resolution
- Cost Reduction (on managed sourced scope)
- Sourcing Strategy Compliance (on managed sourced scope)
Preferred Competencies and Skills
- 8+ years of experience in Supply Chain .
- Strong interpersonal relationship management .
- Proficiency in Project Management
- Knowledge of supply base in the region for the assigned categories
- Good understanding of all the main purchasing areas: negotiations, evaluation and development of suppliers, supplier quality, logistics etc.
- Knowledge and implementation at the purchasing level of technical requirements and quality related to products
- Fluency in English
