Buyer Opex Procurement

Basic Overview

Department : OpEx Procurement

Location : Bengaluru, India

Role Description

production, maintenance (mechanical and electrical), compliance, and administrative teams

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with production, maintenance (mechanical and electrical), compliance, and administrative teams to identify and plan operational expense (OpEx) and material requirements for the assigned garmenting unit.
• Lead all purchases related to a specific category under operational spends across all garmenting units of Arvind and ensure timely conversion of requisitions (PR) to purchase orders (PO).
• Execute end-to-end sourcing activities including floating inquiries, obtaining quotations, and conducting comparative analyses, negotiating prices and terms, and ensuring timely delivery.
• Monitor supplier performance on key parameters such as cost, quality, responsiveness, and on-time delivery (OTD), and escalate deviations or risks to the procurement lead.
• Support cost optimization initiatives through value engineering, alternate sourcing, and process simplification.
• Maintain accurate procurement data in ERP (SAP/others) and prepare periodic reports on PR to PO status, supplier performance, and cost savings.
• Support vendor development and on boarding activities and strengthen the supplier base for his/her respective OpEx material category.

Requirements / Skills

• Education: B.Tech / B.E. (Mechanical /Electrical / Industrial) and/or MBA in (SCM / Operations).
• Experience: 3–5 years of experience in procurement or sourcing plant OpEx, preferably within apparel / garment manufacturing units.
• Strong understanding of vendor management, costing, and procurement processes
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP or equivalent)
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Production, Maintenance, Stores, Admin, Compliance, HR, and Finance teams