Buying Mgr. - Elastomers

End-to-end supply management of respective category Materials within parameters of targeted cost, quality and time, while participating in category management activities as directed by the Procurement Lead.

• Formulate the respective category Procurement Strategy
• Track supply market dynamics and global trends in the respective category of Direct items
• Understand the likely impact on sourcing operations in the immediate and medium term
• Conduct ongoing supply market analysis
• Develop detailed supply market profile of all materials under his / her control
• Provide inputs for formulation of Procurement Strategy for category under his / her control including :
• Vendors
• Pricing / Cost
• Contractual Relationships
• Lead Time
• Inventory Levels etc.

2 Guide Buyer / Senior Buyer in Undertaking respective Category Management related activities like :

3 Provide inputs for Annual Procurement Planning & Budgeting

4 Undertake activities for sourcing events, vendor identification, technical and commercial negotiation and vendor selection

5 Manage timely delivery of procured Direct items

6 Monitor procurement dashboards for delivering targeted operational performance levels

7 Develop and manage vendor relationships for the respective category

8 Use technology extensively to increase efficiency & control costs

9 Liaison between procurement group and other departments

10 Facilitate people development