Associate Analyst - Buyer

## What you’ll do:

• This individual will be responsible for collaborating with a cross-functional set of stakeholders across the Mobility business, to drive improvements in planning.
• Communicates and coordinates with schedulers and SIOP for plan and execution updates.
• Understands material requirements and processes requisitions to provide POs to suppliers.
• Works closely with external suppliers to ensure on time delivery of material to plant.
• Executes exception messages (postponement/anticipation/cancellation of orders) and manage internal escalations.
• Monitor KPI of internal teams and provide plan of action to mitigate the risk and stop gaps.
• Resolving internal discrepancies with operations and external issues with suppliers (e.g. delivery issues, claims, quality issues etc.)
• Works closely with logistics partners and suppliers for material delivery as per incoterms
• Evaluates and monitors supply performance (SOTD) and works with suppliers and category managers to implement corrective/preventive actions for on time performance improvement.
• Supplier invoice management and support in resolution of holds for timely payments.
• Maintains inventory levels of materials in accordance with the objectives set for optimized inventory level.
• Coordinates with Supplier Quality and suppliers for RMA of defective parts and related reverse logistics
• Works with Engineering, Products Managers and CMs for Ramp up and Down suppliers.
• Maintains relevant purchasing data (specific to Price through SPIR policy) and other purchasing data (e.g., unit price change, supplier lead time, MIN-MAX, FLM, DTS, single/dual sourced, and so on) in collaboration with Data Health and Commodity team
• Utilizes all digital tools available for SCM for maximized efficiency.
• Resolve Warehouse/Plant Put- away Issues.

## Qualifications:

• 6+ years of relevant experience into Materials Planning / SCM.

## Skills:

• Should be Graduate with Master’s degree (Preferably into Materials / Production / Operations Management) Engineering Graduate preferred.

Skills:

• Hands on experience in SAP production
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Deep functional expertise in material planning, MRP, replenishment strategies, and inventory management (Forecast Accuracy, DOH, coverage).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities with a focus on execution and results.