Buyer - Buyer Support - Global Service Centre

DP World; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

DP World in Chennai seeks a procurement professional to source suitable suppliers for equipment packages and bulk materials, publish RFQs, and manage end-to-end procurement activities.

You will drive prequalification, supplier registration, and evaluations, coordinate post-PO work, and ensure on-time delivery while controlling costs and maintaining vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Source suitable suppliers for equipment packages and bulk materials by obtaining offers from approved lists and other methods.
• Initiate prequalification and supplier registration processes for the project.
• Develop procurement strategy for assigned packages and publish RFQs in line with policy.
• Publish RFQs per company policy and procedure.
• Run technical and commercial evaluations and arrange BCMs with stakeholders.
• Support TE and obtain TE reports from Engineering or other departments for equipment and bulk packages.
• Prepare Commercial Bid Evaluation reports selecting technically acceptable and economically viable suppliers and create POs.
• Coordinate post-PO activities and deliverables of procurement packages.
• Maintain procurement budgets throughout the procurement cycle.
• Follow up on PO execution, supplier documentation, FAT, testing, deliveries, and clearance.
• Identify sources of supply and maintain vendor relationships to stay current with trends.
• Resolve discrepancies and expedite procurement to meet delivery dates, reporting delays with action points.

Job description

Job Description

• Source the suitable supplier (for equipment packages and bulk materials) by obtaining offers from suppliers (categories which is available in supplier master, the approved vendor list for the project and other techniques available)
• Initiate the Prequalification and suppliers’ registration process.
• Create Procurement strategy for the equipment assigned packages for publishing the RFQ.
• Publish the RFQ’s in line with company’s policy and procedure.
• Run Technical and Commercial Evaluation Processes and Arrange BCMs with all stake holders.
• Support the Technical Bid Evaluation and obtain Technical Bid Evaluation Reports from the Engineering department and / or from other departments, as applicable for the equipment & bulk packages.
• Prepare Commercial Bid Evaluation Report by selecting the technically acceptable and economically viable supplier considering all aspects and obtaining necessary budget approvals, negotiate and obtain best competitive price & other commercial terms & conditions and create purchase orders.
• Manage and co-ordinate all post PO procurement activities and deliverables of assigned Procurement Packages
• Establish and maintain the procurement budget of packages through-out the procurement cycle
• Follow up on PO execution for timely submission and approval of supplier documentation, manufacturing progress, sub-suppliers execution, stage and final inspections & testing including Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), deliveries and progress monitoring through Vendor Progress Reporting, Equipment & Material releases, Freight forwarding and receipts inspections and Clearance
• Identify and develop required sources of supply and maintain cooperative working relationships with vendors to stay current with trends and technologies, products and services.
• Resolve problems and discrepancies timely which occur due to non-compliance to agreed scope and delivery.
• Expedite all the procurement process and ensure the delivery as per committed delivery date. Report the delay timely with action points to overcome & mitigate the impending delays.