Specialist - Procurement

Flextronics - The Flex Company; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Specialist - Procurement to be based in Coimbatore, supporting production by managing supplier relationships, placing orders, and tracking shipments. You will play a key role in maintaining efficient procurement cycles and ensuring timely delivery of materials.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of procurement experience, and are proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and ERP software to support data-driven decisions and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum 3+ years in procurement or supply chain.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and ERP software.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relations with suppliers.
• Place and adjust purchase orders based on production plan.
• Track shipments and inventories weekly.
• Approve invoices and resolve supplier issues.
• Ensure data privacy and keep procurement records up to date.
• Coordinate with freight forwarders and warehouses.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor management

Negotiation

ERP

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

ERP software

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add Specialist - Procurement position will be based in Coimbatore.

What a typical day looks like:

• Maintaining relations with the suppliers.
• Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.
• Receiving and handling the confirmations.
• Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.
• Tracking shipments, urging them if needed.
• Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.
• Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.
• Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.
• Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.
• Filing and recording all necessary documents.
• Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List.
• Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies.
• Handling purchasing data privacy.
• Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request.
• Reviews requisitions and MRP output.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.
• Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.
• Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.
• Approves invoices for payment.
• Investigation inventory levels.
• Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle.
• Conducts quarterly supplier reviews.
• Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics.

Experience and Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Min. 3+ years of procurement / supply chain experience.

Use of the following tools may be required: Working usage of Word, Excel and Power Point, English language knowledge, data entry, ten-key, spreadsheet (PC), ERP software.

Required and Optional Skills

Flex pays for all costs associated with the application, interview or offer process, a candidate will not be asked for any payment related to these costs.

Benefits

• Health Insurance PTO #EB20

Job Category Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law.

We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email [e-mail] and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance.

Through the collective strength of ~150,000 team members across 30 countries and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career with Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your growth, and build great products for our customers that improve people’s lives. Together, let’s create the extraordinary!