Buyer

Larsen & Toubro; Campus (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro is seeking a Buyer & Expeditor for Mechanical, Architectural, Structural, Piping, E&I, Telecom, and Bulk categories with 7-12 years of experience in offshore, wind, or onshore projects. This role demands strong procurement exposure for EPC projects and hands-on involvement in pre-bid support, vendor engagement, and supplier negotiations.

The incumbent will manage RFQs, bid comparisons, TQs, and CBA preparation, while ensuring compliance with terms, Incoterms, and payment

Qualifications

• Exposure of handling procurement for EPC Projects.
• Technical knowledge of respective domain required.
• Experience with pre-bid support, estimation data, and vendor engagement.

Responsibilities

• Float RFQ, arrange offers, coordinate with supporting team to close out TQs, prepare CBA and negotiate.
• Shall have knowledge of Terms and Conditions, Incoterms, Taxation, payment terms, BG, LC; ensure PO deliverables and post-order activities.
• Develop Vendor expediting plan for critical/non-critical items and coordinate with vendor-PMT-ENGG-QA for document approvals.
• Expediting reports and progress reports with vendors; inspect QA/ITP documents and stage inspections if applicable.
• Coordinate with logistics for freight forwarder nomination and dispatch after QA review; review shipping documents per PO.

Education

Diploma / BE / BTech / Post-Graduate / Equivalent

Job description

JD – SCM - Buyer & Expeditor – Mechanical / Architectural / Structural / Piping / Electrical & Instrumentation / Telecom / Bulk category. Experience: Offshore / Wind / Onshore, 7-12 Years Qualifications: Diploma / BE / BTech / Post-Graduate / Equivalent

Roles and Responsibilities

• Exposure of handling procurement for EPC Projects. Shall have technical knowledge of respective domain. Provide Pre-Bid support to Estimation based on historical data v/s new offers, parametric analysis. Identify competitive global suppliers, pre-qualification and engagement etc. Knowledge of raw materials market trends, risk, indexation etc.
• Float RFQ, arrange offers, coordinate with supporting team to close out TQ's, prepare CBA and perform negotiations.
• Shall have knowledge of Terms and Conditions, Incoterms, Taxation, payment terms, BG, LC etc Responsible for Vendor’s compliance with the requirements of the P.O on the deliverable items. Shall have experience in handling Post order activities. Shall develop a Vendor expediting plan for critical-noncritical items.
• Discuss Vendor data requirements and finalize VDRL & ensure submission of documents as per VDRL.
• Co-ordinate with vendor-PMT-ENGG-QA for post order document approvals.
• Expediting Report(s) along with Vendor’s Progress Report.
• Expediting Vendor Material and Sub-Orders/sub-components.
• Inspection Co-ordination with QA for approval of QA/ITP & for carrying out inspection including the stage inspections if any.
• Shall coordinate with Logistics for freight forwarder nomination, dispatch after receipt of IRN from QA.
• Shall have knowledge of SAP Ariba / SAP Shall co-ordinate with Vendor / F&A for payment including Invoice query resolution Review of shipping documents as per PO requirement.
• Complete Vendor Performance evaluation.
• Coordinate with vendor for service engineer deputation as / if required at onshore & offshore.