Specialist Tactical Buyer

Nordex Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordex Group in Chennai seeks an experienced materials planner to balance spare parts demands and availability, coordinating timely orders across sites. You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners to mitigate potential supply shortages and maintain optimal stock levels.

The role requires a solid SAP ECC MM background, proficiency in MS Office, and fluency in English, with travel between Germany, Spain and India as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in material planning, tactical procurement and supplier management.
• Solid knowledge of SAP structures, especially MM in ECC, and MS Office.
• Degree in business, economics, or equivalent qualification.
• Willingness to travel between company locations in Germany and Spain.

Responsibilities

• Balance spare parts demands and availability via accurate ordering.
• Maintain information exchange with internal and external parties and mitigate shortages.
• Optimize central and local stocks to improve material availability.
• Manage suppliers by monitoring reliability, quality and costs for materials and logistics.
• Serve as focal point for spare parts supply in Minor Components.
• Participate in tenders for spare parts with strategic procurement.
• Handle complaints and review invoices.

Skills

Material planning

Procurement

Supplier management

SAP ECC MM

MS Office

SAP S/4 HANA

Teamcenter

English

Spanish/German language

Willing to travel

Education

Business Administration or Economics degree

Comparable vocational training

Tools

SAP ECC MM

SAP S/4 HANA

Teamcenter

MS Office

Job description

Your Tasks

• Balancing spare parts demands and availability through accurate and timely ordering
• Constant information exchange between all internal and external parties involved as well as proactively initiating mitigation actions in case of potential supply shortages
• Optimisation of central and local stocks by incorporating and continuously improving the overall material availability
• Comprehensive supplier management through monitoring and optimisation of reliability, quality and costs for materials and logistics
• Acting as a focal point for the spare parts supply of the category of Minor Components assigned
• Participating in tenders for the supply of spare parts in close cooperation with the strategic procurement department
• Independent complaints handling and invoice review

Your Profile

Ideally, you have at least 5 years of experience in material planning, tactical procurement and supplier management. Well-founded thinking in SAP structures complements your profile.

• Degree in Business Administration or Economics, preferably with a focus on supply chain management or logistics
• Alternatively, comparable vocational training with corresponding additional qualification
• Motivated and committed personality with a high drive and ownership
• Strong customer orientation and ability to work in an international team
• Experience in working with different business cultures and building strong personal relationships
• Sound knowledge of SAP ECC (mainly module MM) and MS Office, additional knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA and Teamcenter would be an advantage.
• Fluent in English; ideally also in Spanish and / or German on a good level
• Willingness to travel if needed, especially between the company locations in Germany-Hamburg, Germany-Rostock and Spain

Nordex adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All employment decisions are made without regard to religion, age, sex, color, national origin, handicap, or other protected class and in full compliance with all federal and state laws.