Subject Matter Expert - GBS Procurement

Flex; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Subject Matter Expert - GBS Procurement in Chennai to support our teams building great products. The role focuses on timely PO issuance, vendor coordination, and ensuring on-time payment processing in a fast-paced environment.

The candidate should hold a Bachelor's Degree with 5+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, strong MS Excel/Office skills, and ERP BAAN knowledge. Manufacturing/electronics domain experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum 5 years in Procurement or Supply Chain.
• Proficient in MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with ERP BAAN preferred.
• Manufacturing/electronics industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Issue POs to vendors and follow up for on-time payments.
• Coordinate with vendors on delivery status.
• Prepare open PO and shortage reports.
• Execute core procurement processes for assigned products.
• Meet service levels and inventory targets.
• Coordinate PO changes with requestors and suppliers.
• Select suppliers per approved strategies.
• Maintain supplier database.
• Identify efficiencies to improve procurement processes.
• Perform root cause analysis to resolve issues.
• Prepare customized process improvement reports.
• Handle shortage/excess escalations and urgent receiving.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

MS Outlook

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

BAAN ERP

MS Office

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. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Subject Matter Expert - GBS Procurement position will be based in Chennai Location

A purchasing professional who can quickly and accurately process purchase orders in a fast paced environment. Has excellent stake holders service skills and works well in a team to consistently meet challenging performance targets.

What a typical day it looks like:

• Timely issuance of POs to Vendors, follow-up for order confirmation and co-ordination for on time payment to suppliers
• Coordinating with vendors for actual delivery status of material
• On time completion of Open Purchase Order Report and Shortage Report for review
• To efficiently and accurately execute core procurement processes for assigned products
• To meet or exceed desired service levels and inventory targets as defined for the products assigned, validated through procurement metrics
• Coordinate with Internal Business Partner (requestor) and Supplier for Purchase Order Changes
• Select supplier for placing new orders in accordance with approved Purchasing strategies
• Managing supplier's database
• To identify, recommend, and implement operational efficiencies to drive continuous improvement in the execution of procurement processes
• Perform root cause analysis to expedite the resolution of service issues
• Prepare Customized reports for analyzing and incorporating improvements in processes
• Should we include shortage/excess escalation management, co-ordinate and follow thru on urgent receive, past dues management and receiving challenge resolution

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: min. 5 yrs+ Procurement / Supply Chain experience preferred
• Mandatory Knowledge of computer software applications, MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint (PF).
• Excellent communication skills - MANDATORY
• Experience in the following domains: Order processing, Supply chain management, Order management, Procurement end to end preferred
• Knowledge of ERP (Preferably BAAN)
• Experience in Manufacturing industry preferably in electronics
• Knowledge of MS office and MS outlook
• Good analytical skills

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Health Insurance
• PTO

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Job Category

Global Procurement & Supply Chain

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.

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