SCM - Buyer / Expeditor / Services

Larsen & Toubro Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro Limited in Mumbai seeks a procurement professional to manage supplier relationships, negotiate terms, and oversee the end-to-end procurement cycle from PR to PO.

The role involves inventory control, cost reduction initiatives, and process improvements to meet delivery schedules while ensuring quality and strong vendor performance in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• BE or DME in mechanical engineering is required.
• Experience in procurement cycles from PR to PO and delivery follow-up.
• Strong negotiation and cost-reduction capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Cycle starts with PR receipt from user department, floating RFQ, compare and negotiate offers, placing POs, and follow-up for delivery and timely supplier payments.
• Initiatives to control inventory, reduce costs, improve processes, shorten delivery times, and enhance supplier capacity.
• Monitor input price changes to ensure effective supplier negotiations.
• Regular vendor performance monitoring with QA, establish vendor ratings, and pursue improvements or alternate sources.
• Maintain healthy relationships with suppliers and onboard new suppliers as needed.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Mechanical Engineering

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (DME)

Tools

SAP ERP Material Module

Job description

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (DME)

Job Description

• Responsibilties Cycle startes from receipt of PR from user department, Floating RFQ, Compare & negotiate the offers, Placing POs, Follow up for Delivery as per schedule & timely payment to the Suppliers.
• Also should take initiatives for controlling the Inventory, Cost reduction, Process Improvment, Delivery Time reduciton & supplier capacity imporvment.
• Monitor changes in prices of various input materials to ensure effective negotiations.
• Periodic monitoring of performance of vendors with the help of QA, Establish vendors rating and initiate actions for improvement / development of alternate source.
• He is responsible for maintiaing healthy relationship with Suppliers & addition of new suppliers as per need.

• Technical skills required
• New Supplier identification and development
• Conversant with Material Module of SAP ERP packages.
• Should be able to deal with various suppliers and have good knowledge of Supplier base.
• Cost Reduction & negotiation skills.
• Well conversant with Commercial terms and conditions and Cash Flow.

• Soft Skills required Should be able to collate inputs from all User Departments and be capable of quick trun around of PR to PO & ensure appropriate material planning
• Ability to develop good relationships with iinteranl customers and vendors.
• Systematic & Methodical working
• Team work

• Administrative skills required Planning own schedules and timely reporting to seniors and other concerned. Should be able to handle suppliers and expedite supplies while maintaining the quality requirements