Plant Purchase Lead - Hyderabad Plant

Orient Electric; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 400,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Orient Electric is looking for a professional to oversee procurement processes and vendor management in Hyderabad, India. Responsibilities include executing the procurement process efficiently while ensuring quality and timely delivery, along with developing inventory and purchase plans.

The ideal candidate will be tasked with coordinating with vendors for the timely supply of goods and enhancing operational metrics to minimize sales disruptions. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Execute procurement processes efficiently.
• Drive material resource planning for best practices.
• Coordinate with vendors for timely supply of goods.

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Procurement process execution
   • Drive material resource planning ensuring best practice purchasing in terms of quality, delivery time and efficiency
   • Develop inventory plan for all the categories
   • Develop PO status tracker for all the categories
   • Place PO in a timely and effective manner
   • Develop product testing and BOM validation formats for all the vendors
   • Facilitate development of action plan for supplies as per sales requirements
2. Vendor management
   • Coordinate with vendor for timely and adequate supply of goods
   • Coordinate with Planning & Production team to develop purchase plan, plan inventory and PO placement
   • Coordinate with Commodity team to ensure timely supply of commodities to vendors
   • Coordinate with commodity and costing team to update the latest prices in SAP for PO placements
   • Coordinate with Quality to share inputs with vendors on driving better product
3. Operational Metrics
   • Responsiveness to sales requirements (Lead time of PO placement, communication to vendor etc.)
   • Adherence to latest negotiated prices for PO placement
   • Minimization of sales and process disruptions due to unavailability of goods
   • Lead time of goods delivery
   • Putting in place structured process to track PO and goods status
   • Ensuring coordination with Sales and Process teams to respond quickly and effectively to their requirements