Buyer

Buyer

Join a diverse and inclusive work culture

Our differences make us unique and stronger. Every day, you will work with colleagues from different cultures. You will be challenged to see things in a new way and you will experience why differences are a strength. We actively support diversity and inclusion. And we work for equality, ensuring we all have an equal opportunity to make the most of our talents.

Department

You will be part of  Manufacturing Operation-India , Global Supply Chain, Cement who supports Capital and Service for Materials, Warehouse & Logistics. By joining this team, you will have the chance to work in an international environment involving different cultures and different challenges. This department works closely with both our internal and external customers to ensure FLSmidth equipment’s on time delivery and customer satisfaction.

Role

Buyer role is responsible for driving the Procurement & Execution activities for Electrical & Mechanical Commodities for projects in the India & Global. In this role candidate will be the responsible for supplier performance for excellent execution. Maintaining supplier relationship and delivery the material, engineering drawing and services.

Your Responsibilities

• Manage the day to day purchasing activities within the Manufacturing operation. Develop and Lead subordinates to conform to established policies and procedures and to enhance these processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Coordinates with Engineering / Production / Quality for any technical clarifications
• Take the lead on the negotiation and purchase of critical, high profile components and projects.
• Facilitate an efficient workflow and information flow within the department, and with other departments.
• Develop and maintain accurate, up-to-date vendor records and ratings is a key element of this responsibility.
• Ongoing development of quality and cost effective sources for assigned service, components and parts.
• Maintain and develop strong vendor relationships.
• Develop bidder’s list based on compatibility of the specifications to the known qualifications of the supplier.
• Prepare accurate, representative inquiry documents to solicit quotations within established time constraints based on overall project/proposal schedule.

What you bring

• Commercial and technical knowledge in offer evaluations.
• Effective negotiation, finalization, and cost optimization
• Should be capable of building a relationship with Sales, Engineering, Expediting and other stakeholders.
• Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of Cement equipment preferred.
• Knowledge of any ERP knowledge is a must, the experience in Oracle ERP system will be an advantage.
• Competency with Microsoft Office suiter.

Education Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in from a reputed university, preferably from the engineering domain.

Experience

At least 5 - 10 years’ experience in Procurement .

What we offer

• Competitive benefit package including Health Insurance, Personal Accident / Disability, Group Term Life Insurance, Annual health check-up, and voluntary insurance options.
• Time to recharge through 30 days PTO (with up to 10 days carry forward as Earned Leave stock)
• Financial support for continuing education.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• A global network of supportive colleagues and growth opportunities

We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is.  As an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, marital status, number of children, and photographs from your application materials.

Deadline for application: 17-06-2024

FLSmidth is the leading supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to customers in the mining and cement industries – for more information please visit FLSmidth.com/careers