Purchase Officer

Avon Ispat & Power; Sherpur Kalan; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon Ispat & Power is looking for a procurement professional to manage indirect materials purchases, including engineering spares and consumables, for steel and manufacturing operations. The role involves coordinating with stores, production, and maintenance to ensure uninterrupted material availability.

You will identify suppliers, conduct techno-commercial comparisons, issue POs in SAP-MM, and track imports and shipments while ensuring timely vendor payments and compliance with contracts.

Qualifications

• Graduate/PG with relevant supply chain qualification.
• 3–5 years in consumable purchase in steel/metals/manufacturing.
• Strong supplier coordination and commercial documentation experience.
• Proficient in SAP-MM, MS Excel, PO management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Handle indirect material purchases per budget and norms.
• Coordinate with stores and production for inventory levels and requirements.
• Identify suppliers, negotiate quotes and prepare techno-commercial comparisons.
• Create POs in SAP-MM and ensure timely receipts.
• Coordinate import purchases, customs, and shipment tracking.
• Prepare purchase MIS and supplier payment coordination.

Skills

Supplier coordination

Commercial documentation

Purchase planning

Education

Graduate/PG with Diploma in Supply Chain/ Materials Management

Tools

SAP-MM

MS Excel

Quotation analysis

Purchase order management

Job description

Job Description:

• Handle purchase of indirect materials including engineering spares, tools, cutters, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components, project materials, packing materials, firewood, general & stationery items as per approved budget, requirements and inventory norms.
• Coordinate with Store, Production, Maintenance team to understand the spares, consumables and project materials inventory levels, consumption patterns and purchase requirements to ensure uninterrupted material availability for production or related operations.
• Identify and evaluate potential suppliers for indirect materials and support vendor development initiatives to strengthen the supplier base and reduce sourcing risks.
• Obtain quotations, conduct techno-commercial comparisons and perform primary negotiations with suppliers before submission to the Reporting Manager for commercial approval and final negotiation.
• Create and process Purchase Orders (PO) in SAP-MM as per approved requirements, authorization matrix and departmental procedures.
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely receipt of ordered materials as per sanctioned PO.
• Handle import purchase activities including supplier coordination, documentation, shipment tracking, customs-related coordination and timely material receipt.
• Coordinate with Quality, Stores and Suppliers for resolution of material quality issues, including rejection handling, replacement arrangements and return of non-conforming materials to suppliers.
• Maintain material price databases, price trends, market intelligence and other commercial data to support purchase planning and decision-making.
• Prepare price lists, purchase price variation (PPV) analysis, price circulars, debit/credit note related input, and other purchase-related commercial documentation for Reporting Manager/ Management review.
• Coordinate with Accounts teams to ensure timely vendor payments adhering to agreed credit/ payment terms.
• Ensure adherence to supplier agreements, purchase contracts and departmental SOPs while carrying out any task whereas promptly highlighting deviations (if any) to the Reporting Manager.
• Prepare and circulate daily and periodic purchase MIS, PO status reports, material tracking reports and supply updates for Reporting Manager/ Management review.

Candidate Specification (From Hiring Perspective):

• Any Graduate/ Post Graduate with Diploma/ Certification in Supply Chain/ Material Management is preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience in consumable purchase within Steel, Metals, Manufacturing or Process Industries.
• Good understanding of supplier coordination, commercial documentation and purchase processes.
• Good experience in SAP-MM, MS Excel, quotation analysis, purchase order management and purchase reporting.