Lead Buyer/Contract administrator recruitment in Bangalore - For a client of TeamLease Services Ltd

Job Type:

Lead Buyer/Contract Administrator

Essential Functions / Responsibilities:

Lead Buyer / Contract Administrator is responsible for defined work or projects with moderate complexity. In this role you will follow an individual work plan, meet day-to-day short-term objectives, and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning.

· Achieve lowest possible cost for material, balanced against optimum quality and schedule needs

· Solicit and evaluate proposals employing appropriate negotiation, cost and price analysis techniques, using available expertise from supporting organizations; implement purchase contracts following applicable company and government regulations

· Evaluate current and anticipated requirements, determine potential sources, obtain bids, and plan programs to meet business needs

· Provide coordination and leadership in procurement activities for assigned commodities

· Responsible for assigned commodities to meet the requirements of the business

· Perform continual market analysis and monitor supplier progress

· Coordinate training of suppliers to accomplish business initiatives

· Perform some or all of the required functions from initiation of an intent to purchase to satisfactory delivery of material or service

· Initiates necessary actions to assure best value is received, customer delivery requirements are met, and address any manufacturing problems at supplier facility

· Achieve lowest possible cost for material, balanced against optimum quality and schedule needs 

· Solicit and evaluate proposals employing appropriate negotiation, cost and price analysis techniques, together with the effective utilization of available expertise from supporting organizations

· Implement purchase contracts with sound purchasing practices and assure compliant acquisition of material or service that meet applicable company and government regulations

· Evaluate current and anticipated requirements, determine potential sources, stimulate competition and perform continual market analysis in monitoring supplier progress

· As directed, consolidate procurement activities for assigned commodities, including development to Supplier Database sources

· Maintain “timely” control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other required documents to assure orderly administration and retention of records

· Coordinate training of suppliers to accomplish business initiatives and develop competitive manufacturing facilities

1. Defines and executes the supply chain strategy with the stakeholders in accordance with the project requirements and planning.

2. Prepares the supply chain project plan focused on the strategy, schedule, and budget along with any other necessary information from supply chain for the project.

3. Maintain vendor master data, SAP Outline Agreement and Source List

4. Coordinates with Category Managers to develop new suppliers and alternative sources of materials and/or raw materials, aiming for high quality and low cost of products with a focus in best cost country.

5. Participates in the planning, scheduling and production control of the project.

6. Interfaces with project management and engineering to maintain the material target and sourcing resource requirements.

7. Responsible for complying with and enforcing the procedures and processes of the company.

8. Issue Purchase Orders (PO) timely and obtain PO acknowledgements from Suppliers

9. Liaise with forwarder for importing shipment clearance and delivery to plant

10. Drive Buy To Pay metrics and supplier On Time Delivery

11. Collaborate with vendors and Suez account payable, work out resolution for payment issues

12. Continuously simplify procurement process

13. Reviews with stakeholders and functional management the project supply chain budget, supply chain risk & opportunities matrix, and ensures the progress & updates.

14. Participate in various Value Analysis projects & Kaizen blitz projects to improve sourcing.

15. Utilization of company software applications such as: SAP, Pyramid, DMT, the Vault Document Storage, and Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and knowledge of this software.

16. Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications / Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED with at least 4 years of experience in a Sourcing role)  

- Proficiency in SAP, MS office              

· Willingness to travel to suppliers up to 2% is required

Desired Characteristics:

· Strong oral and written communication skills

· Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

· Knowledge of the sourcing field

· PC profiency