Associate Buyer

Description

Mission Statement

Executes material purchase requests, according to required technical specification, price, delivery schedule and terms. Ensure purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures under supervision.

Responsibilities:

• Supplier identification: Recommends / supports in Identifying new suppliers and coordinates with relevant category team. Follows the process to qualify new suppliers in cooperation with Supplier Quality and Engineering specialists.

• Negotiations:   Supports in negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews pricelists, terms and conditions and feeds back recommendations for appropriate actions.

• Contracts: Adapts corporate contractual framework to the local business needs. Recommends frame agreements to management, ensures approved contractual terms in execution.

• Bid analysis: Analyses and evaluates bids within the scope, in order to determine the optimal value.

• Sales support: Supports bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information within the area of responsibility.

• Goods received: Tracks goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing as per available guidelines.

• Supplier performance: Oversees supplier performance (on time delivery, quality, lead time), and recommends solutions / resolves performance issues within the scope.

• Orders: Initiates supply orders in the system, confirms delivery with suppliers, monitors and tracks supplier performance to purchase order requirements.

• Customer alignment: Aligns supplier orders with customer requirements (based on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/project requirements) in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price.

• Process alignment: Conducts all Supply Chain activities for all goods and services in accordance with policies and procedures. Ensures Pro-Supply global supplier relationship management platform is kept updated as defined in Pro-Supply procedure within the scope of activities.

• Safety and integrity: Focus on safety working environment maintain personal safety, data, asset safety and work with complete integrity with zero violations.

• Customer focus and Quality: Be Customer focused and deliver results with quality.

• Collaboration and trust: Collaborate effectively within the team internally and externally.

• Innovation and Speed: Look at process improvements using lean six sigma concepts to drive productivity.

• Ownership and Performance: Take complete ownership on the portfolio and deliver as per the goals.

Requirements:

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in any fields

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience.

• Basic Knowledge of SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Package

• Computer Skills

• Presentation Skills

• Analytical & creative mind

• Attention to Details

• Business Skills:

• Decision-making and problem-solving skills

• Communication skills

• Time management and organization skills