Senior Executive - Purchase

Saint-Gobain Group in India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint-Gobain Group in India seeks a Vendor Development professional to optimize supplier networks and drive cost-efficient procurement in Chennai. You will engage suppliers across raw materials, engg items, and materials, aligning with EHS and QMS requirements.

The role calls for cross-functional coordination with R&D, EHS and SCM teams to ensure material availability, supplier compliance, and value engineering across the supply base.

Qualifications

• Screen and select reliable supplier for various Raw materials.
• Proactively communicate annual and quarterly plan to key suppliers.
• Alternate source development for critical Raw materials / Engg Items.
• Work with suppliers to find alternate material to comply with EHS requirements.
• Work with suppliers to find alternate material to meet criticality and increase demand.
• Effective linkage of MRP with overall planning system to improve procurement function efficiency.
• Stock Out / Criticality management system.
• Major Unit Price Tracking Report for all major items.
• Ensure usage of Saint Gobain purchasing E Tools like RFX, E-auction, SRM etc.
• Inventory Management : Ensure that inventories are maintained as per targets / plan.

Responsibilities

• Vendor Development: Screen and select reliable suppliers for raw materials.
• Develop supplier partnerships through proactive communication and value engineering.
• Proactively communicate annual/quarterly plans to key suppliers.
• Develop alternate sources for critical raw materials/engg items.
• Collaborate with suppliers to meet EHS requirements and improve supply continuity.
• System development: Link MRP with planning systems to boost procurement efficiency.
• Implement stock-out and criticality management systems.
• Maintain price tracking reports for major items.
• Utilize Saint-Gobain purchasing tools like RFX, E-auction, SRM.

Job description

Vendor Development

• Screen and select reliable supplier for various Raw materials
• Screen and select reliable supplier for various Raw materials
• Making suppliers as business partner thru pro-active communication, engagement in new product development, value engineering with mutual gain, quick issue resolution etc.
• Proactively communicate annual and quarterly plan to key suppliers
• Alternate source development for critical Raw materials / Engg Items
• Work with suppliers to find alternate material to comply with EHS requirements.
• Work with suppliers to find alternate material to meet criticality and increase demand.

System development

• Effective linkage of MRP with overall planning system to improve procurement function efficiency
• Stock Out / Criticality management system
• Major Unit Price Tracking Report for all major items
• Ensure usage of Saint Gobain purchasing E Tools like RFX, E-auction, SRM etc

Working Capital Management

• BID Tabulation
• Payment terms: Negotiate and get best extent possible longer payment terms
• Co-ordinate and follow up with Accounts for timely release of Payment
• Inventory Management : Ensure that inventories are maintained as per targets / plan
• Proactively communicate with Supply Chain/PPC to reduce Slow/non moving items

Operating Profit

• Work with supplier to find alternate materials to reduce the costs.
• Explore and pursue low cost sources
• Minimize rejections of Raw materials by working with supplier for the same.
• Analyze purchase and financial risks involved well in advance and take adequate measures to mitigate the same

Customer Orientation

• Improvement in "ONTIME" through ensuring material availability as per production plan.
• Adhering to inventory norms and ensure least possible stock out of RM.
• Responding and ensuring customer criticality are met.
• Co ordinate and interact well with internal stake holders

Quality & QMS

• Procure RM with required specifications and norms.
• Adherence to the requirement of QMS System w.r.t procurement function.
• Adherence to QMS documentation, audit schedule and corrective actions on non conformity or observations.
• Vendor Evaluation (Rating) as per QMS requirement and CAPA on non-conformance.

Discipline

• Ensure Saint Gobain Responsible purchasing implemented and followed at all times
• As per Saint Gobain guidelines implement/ensure Code of conduct followed by the suppliers
• Ensure compliance with terms and condition specified in the purchase orders

EHS

• Ensure SGA guidelines followed by all suppliers with respect to MSDS, Asbestos policy and overall EHS requirement w.r.t purchasing function.
• Compliance of all applicable EHS legal w.r.t. materials procurement.