Senior Associate - SCM

SCM – Purchase Engineer Plastic– Bangalore, Karnataka, India (6 day/week)

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

As a Purchase Engineer, you’ll be part of our Supply Chain Management team and will be reporting to SCM Head.

Key Responsibilities:

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• Procure raw materials such as engineering plastics, polymers, masterbatches, additives, packaging materials, and consumables.
• Purchase injection molding-related items including molds, dies, hot runner components, heaters, thermocouples, nozzles, machine spares, hydraulic and pneumatic parts.
• Identify, evaluate, and develop reliable vendors for technical and non-technical purchases.
• Obtain quotations, compare prices, analyze commercial terms, and prepare comparative statements.
• Negotiate pricing, delivery schedules, payment terms, and annual rate contracts with suppliers.
• Understand BOMs, technical drawings, material specifications, and process requirements for molded components.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, tooling, quality, and design teams to understand purchase requirements.
• Support inventory optimization and reduction of non-moving or slow-moving items.
• Generate purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and maintain procurement records.
• Ensure compliance with company procurement policies and audit requirements.
• Maintain records of contracts, supplier agreements, technical documents, and certifications.
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The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it.

You also have: 

• Bachelor’s degree/ Diploma in mechanical engineering, Production Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 4–8 years of experience in procurement or purchase engineering, preferably in an injection molding, plastics, or manufacturing environment. 

Preferred Experience

• Experience in automotive tier 1 company particularly in purchasing polymer raw materials, molds, tooling, and machine spares.
• Familiarity with injection molding processes, mold components, and plastic part manufacturing.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar procurement software.
• Exposure to vendor development and technical sourcing. 

Key Skills

• Procurement and negotiation
• Knowledge of injection molding materials and processes
• Cost analysis and cost reduction
• Understanding of technical drawings and specifications
• Inventory planning and control
• ERP/MRP systems knowledge
• Strong communication and coordination skills
• Commercial awareness and documentation control 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• On-time procurement and material availability
• Purchase cost savings achieved
• Reduction in stock-outs and emergency purchases
• Vendor development and alternate source creation
• Inventory turnover improvement 

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera®, and online university.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices. 

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. 

Join us!

#LI-Onsite

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Global Benefits & Perks
You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire. 

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.