Analyst - Buyer

What you'll do:

This position will be based in Pune and will be in Global Shared service center of Supply Chain Management function. The principle role of the this position is to manage the opeational buyer role for Eaton Facilites located overseas. The role includes understanding materials purchased, negotiations with suppliers to meet balance demand vs supply, Understanding of planning methodoloy and the ongoing management of supplier relationships.

"- Procures direct materials (Internal & External) following plant and corporate regulations (QA, SCM)
'- Communicates and coordinates with network schedulers for plan and execution updates
'- Understands material requirements and processes requisitions to provide POs to suppliers (Internal & External)
'- Works closely with suppliers to ensure on time delivery of material to plant
'- Executes exception messages from MRP/Kinaxis (postponement/anticipation/cancellation of orders) and manage internal escalations
'- Resolving internal discrepancies with operations and external issues with suppliers (e.g. delivery issues, claims, quality issues etc.)
'- Works closely with logistics partners & Logistics schedulers/planners and suppliers for material delivery as per incoterms. Aligning with approval and proceeding with inputs to EPF Tool (PF Policy)
'- Evaluates and monitors supply performance(SOTD) and works with suppliers and category managers to implement corrective/preventive actions for on time performance improvement.
'- Weekly Cadence with Incumbent Suppliers ensuring line of Balance
'- Supplier invoice management and support in resolution of holds for timely payments
'- Maintains inventory levels of materials in accordance with the objectives set and works with inputs from inventory analysts and network schedulers 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 phase-in/out(ECN mgmt.)
'- Maintains relevant purchasing data ( specific to Price through SPIR policy ) and other purchasing data (e.g., unit price change, supplier lead time, MOQ, MOV, single/dual sourced, and so on) in collaboration with Data Health and Commodity team
'- Utilizes all digital tools available for SCM for maximized efficiency .
'- Responsible for sharing with the team, best materials management practices, continuous improvement of process, development of process standards, compliance with materials planning processes, and reporting in alignment with the network and global supply chain organization
'- Share Forecast with Suppliers ( Manual/Kinaxis Supplier Collaboration)
'- Supplier Replenishment VMI and Consignment execution"

Qualifications:

BE Mechinical/Electrical & Instrumentation & MBA - SCM
8+ Years of experince in SCM (Procurement, Logistics)

Skills:

"SAP/ MFG Pro/ Oracle. will be added advantage
Kinaxis will be added advantage"
Strong Communication & Decision Management, Core Negotiation Skills