Assistant Manager - Tactical Purchasing Specialist

Job Description

Job Summary :

If you are a Supply Chain professional, who has worked with Manufacturing or shared services set up and looking for an opportunity to grow & contribute meaningfully; then Emerson has an exciting job opportunity to you! You will lead a team of buyers to ensure the material availability for Global plants of Isolation Valve (ISV), with 95% Request Date Service Level (RDSL / OTD), Exception Management and 95% Purchase Requisition (PR) to Purchase Order (PO) within Turn Around Time (TAT) to support the Global ISV Supply Chain organization.

If you think this role is suitable to you, let's go and join our team!

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be :

• Lead the team of CoE buyers for our Global plants. Motivate, mentor and aligned team members to follow global purchasing processes on time to have flawless transitions.
• Ensure end to end purchasing processes & appropriate plans in place to support materials availability and meeting deliveries to customers based on Request Dates.
• Your actions will provide outstanding material flow, improved customer service levels and minimize risk at the best cost possible measured in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Engagement, Cost & compliance.
• Ensure team aligned to maintain material inventory levels consistent with needs and inventory goals.
• Ensure supplier delivery performances are consistent achieving goals and expectations by crafting short to long term plans.
• Provide leadership for relevant negotiations with suppliers to ensure timely delivery, Kanban, quality and lead-times.
• Collaborates with Global Stakeholders including Category Managers, Production & Inventory Control Manager and Value Stream Managers for Material Availability.
• Lead Supplier Relationship Management process with internal and external supplier in collaboration with SPE (Supplier Performance Engineer) & Category leaders to improve supplier RDSL.
• Communicates with Plant / Site Buyers on the actions and resolutions.
• Supports Team to prepare monthly / quarterly / annual management reports.
• Hiring and developing talent to meet organizational goal
• Focus on People, Process, Execution & technology to make it outstanding

Who You Are :

You quickly and decisively take action in constantly evolving, unexpected situations. You actively seek input from pertinent sources to make timely and well-informed decisions. You facilitate an open dialogue with a wide variety of contributors and partners.

For This Role, You Will Need :

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart :

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

About Us

WHY EMERSON

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world's most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You'll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you'll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let's go. Let's think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let's go, together.

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About Emerson

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you're an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you'll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let's go!

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Skills Required

Procurement, Ms Excel, Strategic Sourcing, Power Bi, Powerpoint, Advanced Excel, Contracting, Tableau, Ms Word, Sql, Purchasing, Ms Access, Supplier Management, Data Analysis, Supply Chain Management