Chennai, IN Procurement Buyer

Requisition ID: 105160-0

Buyer 2

Duties of Position: (Include specific duties and responsibilities)

•    Ensure that purchase goods, materials and services and company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.
•    You will hold responsibility for a specific project/region/business, with guidance from senior professionals. You will be responsible for delivering tactical activities of purchasing goods and services off of defined contracts with stated terms and conditions.
•    Also may include occasional one-off negotiations for non-standard buys, low cost volume buys or items that are not strategically sourced.
•     Submission of Purchase requests and purchase order issuance. 
•    Invoice and Payment tracking.

Key responsibilities

•    Conduct competitive bids
•    Identify cost reduction opportunities
•    Review and monitor purchase requisitions
•    Manage supplier communication
•    Understand market trends. Deal with invoice discrepancies
•    Ensure compliance with strategic procurement
•    Small-scale project management
•    Solve clearly defined problems

Qualifications Required:

•    Bachelor of Engineering in any discipline or Bachelor of Science (Electronics/Computer Science)
•    Experience of 2 - 5 Years in the same role and responsibilities
•    Strong understanding of Electronic Components and mechanical parts fabrication process
•    Knowledge of purchasing system
•    Strong communication skills and a team player
•    Good organizational - ability to prioritize and do problem solving
•    Good experience in a purchasing environment
•    English fluent, any other language is a plus
•    Negotiation skills