Purchase Engineer (Automobile/Lighting Industry)

As an Engineer/Sr. Engineer in the Purchase department, you will be responsible for procurement activities such as purchasing Project purchase, Capex purchase, Electricals & Engineering, and Spares. Your duties will include floating inquiries for indented products, collecting quotations, negotiating with suppliers for the best rates/quality/delivery, preparing purchase orders, and ensuring timely delivery to the plant. You will also be required to maintain records of all procurement activities and follow-up on purchasing activities. Additionally, you will be tasked with data maintenance responsibilities including entering purchase orders and amendments in the ERP system, generating periodic reports, updating daily statuses, and ensuring the correctness of reports. Maintaining files/documents as per ISO/5-S norms/EMS will also be part of your role. Vendor development will be a key aspect of your job where you will maintain the approved vendor list, release purchase orders to approved vendors, coordinate with vendors for amendments, contact potential vendors for development, and monitor vendors/sub-contractors performing job-work activities. You will also be responsible for vendor rating collection and periodic visits to vendors, including audits. In terms of ISO/TS/EMS compliance, you will be required to maintain documents as per ISO/5S/EMS standards, prepare and submit quantifiable criteria, and participate in internal and external ISO/IATF/EMS/other audits. Other activities include preparing reports for quarterly appraisals, conducting monthly plant visits to all units, quarterly visits to suppliers, filing and distributing documents as required, and coordinating with all relevant departments. Preferred industry experience in the Automobile Sector or Lighting Industry is desirable for this role. This is a full-time position with a day shift schedule. A Bachelor's degree is preferred, and a minimum of 6 years of total work experience is required. The work location is in person.,