Buyer

Overview

• Handling complete procurement cycle for purchase orders with limited supervision:
• Review of Purchase Requisitioners to assess adequacy of specifications and documents and ensure it is updated prior to floating tenders / enquiries.
• Selection of suppliers, preparation of RFQs /Purchase orders with supporting documentation
• Preparation and issuance of RFQs / Enquiries
• Techno-Commercial Evaluation of bids (compliance to specification, quality, price, service support, availability, reliability, reputation, history etc) with support from the user.
• Elaboration and presentation of commercial recommendation to COMPANY for approval.
• Preparation and Award of Purchase Order
• Expediting delivery, handle Irregularities, claims and facilitate payment etc.
• Co-ordination with logistics provider to ensure smooth movement of the goods from supplier's warehouse to the company's site.
• Interacting with vendors and end user departments to coordinate, facilitate, and resolve routine day to day procurement issues.
• Working on a time-bound schedule to meet the various users' annual plant shutdown material requirements, unforeseen urgent / emergency requirements under pressure in an efficient and timely manner.
• Reviewing current source and continually pursue new qualified sources of goods and services through market intelligence to achieve uninterrupted supplies of materials.
• Researching and evaluating continuously existing suppliers to convert single source / brand to multi-source/brand.
• Regularly evaluating suppliers' performance to identify areas requiring improvement.
• Handling Irregularities and Insurance Claims and complete in a time bound schedule.
• Staying alert of changing market conditions and adopt best practices as appropriate.
• Ensuring compliance with Safety, Health, Security and Environment Management System thus allowing for safe, efficient operations.
• While delivering the responsibilities, the jobholder shall exhibit exemplary HSSE behavior and shall ensure that his team members also adopt and exhibit exemplary HSSE behaviors.
• Maintain Documentation and Records in soft and hard form and in SAP systems.