Analyst - Buyer

What You'll Do

• This individual will be responsible for collaborating with a cross-functional set of stakeholders across the business, to drive improvements in operational buyers' roles across the CoE.
• Communicates and coordinates with schedulers for plan and execution updates.
• Understands material requirements and processes requisitions to provide POs to suppliers.
• Works closely with suppliers to ensure on time delivery of material to plant.
• Executes exception messages (postponement / anticipation / cancellation of orders) and manage internal escalations.
• Monitor KPI of internal teams and provide plan of action to mitigate the risk and stop gaps.
• Resolving internal discrepancies with operations and external issues with suppliers (e.g. delivery issues, claims, quality issues etc.)
• Works closely with logistics partners and suppliers for material delivery as per incoterms
• Evaluates and monitors supply performance (SOTD) and works with suppliers and category managers to implement corrective / preventive actions for on time performance improvement.
• 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.
• Resolve DC / Plant Put- away Issues.

Qualifications

Skills

Skills Required

Materials Management, Replenishment Planning, Material Planning, MRP