Senior Buyer

## What you’ll do:

This individual will be responsible for collaborating with a cross-functional set of stakeholders across the business, to drive improvements in operational buyers’ roles across the CoE.

• Understands material requirements and processes requisitions to provide POs to suppliers.
• Works closely with 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.
• Utilizes all digital tools available for SCM for maximized efficiency.
• Resolve DC /Plant Put- away Issues.

Purchasing Escalations

• Work suppliers and sourcing team to expedite escalated shortages to meet revenue goals.
• Identity root cause of shortage (purchasing process, supplier performance, credit hold issues, etc.) and develop corrective action.
• Lead improvement project to implement corrective actions.
• Best practice sharing with buyers on how to resolve without future escalations.

Purchasing Excellence

• Use purchasing expertise to drive purchasing metric improvements.
• Help standardize best practices across sites.
• Review supplier invoices and co-ordinate with AP for payments.
• Collaborate with materials management and buying teams to update LTs and stocking levels to ensure uninterrupted supply.
• Over buy – under buy analysis ensuring any excess inventory.

## Qualifications:

• 7-10 years of relevant experience into Materials Planning / SCM.

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

## Skills:

• Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills.
• Should have strong functional knowledge & working experience related to Materials management & detailed understanding of concepts related to replenishment planning.