Analyst - Buyer

Eaton; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Supply Chain Management is seeking a candidate with 5-7 years of experience in Materials Planning to enhance operational efficiency. The role involves collaboration with various stakeholders, managing supplier relationships for timely deliveries, and ensuring inventory levels meet business objectives. A Master's degree in relevant fields is preferred. Strong communication and materials management skills are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant experience in Materials Planning / SCM.
• Graduate with Master’s degree (Preferably in Materials / Production / Operations Management). Engineering graduates preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with stakeholders to drive improvements in operational buyers’ roles.
• Monitors KPI and provides action plans to mitigate risks.
• Works closely with suppliers for on-time material delivery.
• Manages supplier invoices and resolves holds for timely payments.
• Executes exception messages and manages internal escalations.
• Monitors KPI of internal teams and plans actions to mitigate risk.
• Resolves internal discrepancies with operations and external supplier issues (delivery, quality, claims).
• Works with logistics partners and suppliers for material delivery per incoterms.
• Evaluates supplier performance and implements corrective actions for on-time delivery.
• Manages supplier invoices and supports resolution of holds for timely payments.
• Maintains inventory levels with analysts and schedulers for optimized stock.
• Coordinates with Supplier Quality for RMA and reverse logistics.
• Collaborates with Engineering, Product Managers for ECN management.
• Maintains purchasing data (price changes, lead time, MOQ, MOV, sourcing) with Data Health and Commodity team.
• Uses digital SCM tools to maximize efficiency.
• Resolves DC/Plant put-away issues.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer service skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of Materials management

Replenishment planning experience

MRP/material planning

Forecasting accuracy

Inventory performance measures

Education

Master’s degree in Materials / Production / Operations Management

Engineering degree

Job description

Overview

This role will involve collaborating with a cross-functional set of stakeholders across the business to drive improvements in operational buyers’ roles across the CoE.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates 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 manages internal escalations.
• Monitors KPI of internal teams and provides a plan of action to mitigate risk and close gaps.
• Resolves internal discrepancies with operations and external issues with suppliers (e.g., delivery issues, claims, quality issues).
• 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.
• Manages supplier invoices and supports resolution of holds for timely payments.
• Maintains inventory levels of materials in accordance with objectives, collaborating with inventory analysts and network schedulers for optimized inventory levels.
• Coordinates with Supplier Quality and suppliers for RMA of defective parts and related reverse logistics.
• Works with Engineering, Product Managers and CMs for phase-in/out (ECN mgmt.).
• Maintains relevant purchasing data (e.g., price changes, supplier lead time, MOQ, MOV, single/dual sourcing) in collaboration with Data Health and the Commodity team.
• Utilizes all digital tools available for SCM to maximize efficiency.
• Resolves DC/Plant put-away issues.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant experience in Materials Planning / SCM.
• Graduate with Master’s degree (Preferably in Materials / Production / Operations Management). Engineering graduates preferred.

Skills

• Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills necessary to converse with a diverse group of stakeholders including senior management, operations and Supply Chain Management personnel.
• Strong functional knowledge and working experience related to Materials management, replenishment planning, MRP/material planning, and inventory performance measures such as forecasting accuracy and DOH.