Lead Sourcing Specialist - Buying/Procurement

Job Description Summary

Manage the buying process for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets. In-depth understanding of key business drivers; uses this understanding to accomplish own work. In-depth understanding of how work of own team integrates with other teams and contributes to the area.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
• Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
• Responsible on Quality, Deliveries and Cost for all Buy components for its allocated Service projects.
• To work closely with all Commodity Leaders, Procurement Specialists, Supplier Quality Engineers and Inspectors, Transport Specialists and Material Planners
• Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities.
• Work closely with internal stake holders and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to
• Make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
• Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules.
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
• Conduct research for new components and suppliers
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues Self- Management
• Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
• Assertive, resilient and welcomes change.
• Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together.
• Proactively contributes to the team & willing to work in team .
• Self-aware, Self-Trigger and optimistic
• Shows moral courage, openness, and honesty in all dealings Skills and Attributes
• Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities.
• Able to manage time effectively, prioritise tasks and achieve set targets.
• Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the production,
• manufacture, and customer order fulfilment
• Ensure to full fill KPI -OTS, OTD etc as per defined target from Management.
• Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency without compromising the quality of work.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy
• Familiarity with an SAP system
• Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within Project or process industrial
• environment
• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown
• Experience of working closely with suppliers
• Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements.
• Computer literate, with advanced Excel skills/abilities Example roles this job description may cover

• For roles outside of the USA- This role requires advanced experience in the Sourcing & Buying-Procurement. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
• For roles in USA - Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 6 years of experience in Job Family Group(s)/Function(s)).

• Strong oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs. Established project management skills.