Purchasing Manager

Reporting to the Director Global Purchasing, the role of Manager Purchasing would lead a team of buyers to manage the below-mentioned duties and responsibilities:

What you will be working on

• • Responsible for planning and implementing activities related to the materials purchase, material control, and inventory control functions
  • Responsible for purchasing of all commodities
  • Responsible for resolving materials delivery issues Interact internally and externally with executive level management requiring negotiation of difficult matters to influence policy making bodies.

(Within ASM) Internal 

• • • Manage supplies to meet production plans and customer demands
    • Assure inventory/supply plans are in place for supply continuity, minimal excess and obsolescence, and meeting the inventory turns goal
    • Review and approve purchases up to a specified dollar amount
    • Drive actions for improving supplier delivery performance
    • Review shortages and work with internal and external teams to minimize shortages
    • Creatively manage supplies through forecast, stocking policies,
    • Risk Buy and VMI programs
    • Resolve issues on vendor invoice, problematic goods receipt and returns to vendor
    • Work with cross-functional teams to improve processes
    • Monitor schedule and performance aspects of major suppliers
    • Ensure business controls are in place to comply with the company’s SOX requirements
    • Ensure processes are in compliance to ISO and other regulatory requirements Lead and build a strong team of buyers to manage above deliverables and maintain key performance metrics to support
    • Coaching and building team to meet deliverables in Purchasing
    • Lead in any other initiatives as given by supervisor

Outside of ASM (External here refers to Vendors, Suppliers, Customers, Clients)

• • Manage supplier relationships, business reviews and scorecards, if needed
  • Manage vendors to attain the desired performance level in terms of delivery and support services
  • Manage supplier’s performance to achieve required delivery and quality performance

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering / Supply Chain Management
• Minimum 10 years related industry experience in purchasing / production planning and supply chain management
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word, Outlook and experience in SAP system is highly desirable
• Analytical with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Team player, self-driven and able to work independently towards achieving company/group objectives
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced work environment and to work with a variety of offshore locations
• Strong knowledge of supply chain and materials flow concepts