Role Definition:
Processes requisitions and provides support for purchasing supply chain, sourcing, cost, price analyses and contract/purchase order generation.
- Responsibilities:
- Developing improvement plans to support buyers & professionals related to Response Time, Lean Targets Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management (QCLDM) to enable optimal and efficient operations.
- Performing analysis and maintenance of assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assign process area, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts.
- Supporting customers and customer proposal efforts with pricing information and supplier selection.
- Performing analytical and administrative tasks in support of purchasing strategic initiatives.
Degree Requirement:
Education -B.E/B.Tech
- Skill Descriptors:Data-driven Decision Making: Knowledge of the data-driven decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to gather and analyze data to make organizational decisions that align with strategic business objectives and goals.
- Level Basic Understanding:
- Describes major considerations and issues in the use of data-driven decision making.
- Differentiates Data-driven decision making from traditional decision making.
- Explains characteristics and steps in an effective Data-driven Decision-Making process.
- Identifies key objectives in gathering and analyzing data.
- Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
- Level Basic Understanding:
- Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
- Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
- Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
- Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.
- Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Level Working Knowledge:
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
- Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
- Level Basic Understanding:
- Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function.
- Describes the key objectives, phases and deliverables of a current project.
- Explains the concepts of phase, activity, task, and deliverable.
- Gives examples of critical paths in projects.
- Procurement: Knowledge of buying and procurement; ability to work with organizational strategies and practices, and use tools for buying goods, supplies, equipment and services needed to conduct business.
- Level Basic Understanding:
- Identifies the major steps and critical paths in a purchasing cycle.
- Explains the basic concepts and responsibilities of institutional purchasing.
- Describes the major types of materials, products or services purchased by the organization.
- Identifies the basic tools used for maintaining procurement information and records.
- Knowledge of a Specific Procurement System: Knowledge of the features, functions and operations of a specific procurement system; ability to develop and use tools, techniques, and practices for a specific procurement application.
- Level Basic Understanding:
- Summarizes major functions, features and capabilities of the procurement application.
- Identifies key reports, their use, and frequency related to the specific procurement system.
- Explains how to process purchases of basic materials and supplies.
- Identifies key components of the specific system using relevant language.
- Purchasing Tasks and Activities: Knowledge of policies, regulations and processes of purchasing; ability to use practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services.
- Level Basic Understanding:
- Identifies the basic tools used for maintaining procurement information.
- Identifies major types of products or services purchased by the organization.
- Explains the basic concepts and responsibilities of purchasing tasks and activities.
- Describes established procurement processes and standards.
- Logistics Management: Knowledge of the processes, tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials; ability to understand, predict and control the movement of goods, materials and supplies.
- Level Basic Understanding:
- Documents internal and external informative sources or proprietary materials about logistics management.
- Describes basic logistical processes and sub-processes.
- Explains how improvements in logistics contribute to competitive advantage in the marketplace.
- Identifies issues and considerations for inbound and outbound logistics.
