Buyer

Buyer

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You will be working as Buyer with grade 14 reporting to Procurement Manager and will be part of Motion Business for Drive Products division, based in Bangalore, India. In this role you will be responsible for purchasing materials according to required technical specifications, price, delivery schedule, and terms. Ensuring purchasing activities align with corporate purchasing policies and procedures.

Your responsibilities

Identifying new suppliers in cooperation with relevant category team and qualifying new suppliers in cooperation with supplier quality and engineering specialists

Negotiating agreements with main suppliers, and periodically renews pricelists, terms and conditions

Adapting corporate contractual framework to the local business needs and recommending frame agreements to management and executes upon approval

Supporting bid and proposal teams by providing relevant market information and tracking goods received to verify appropriate delivery and ensure invoice processing

Aligning supplier orders with customer requirements (based on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)/project requirements) in terms of content, quality, delivery, sustainability and price

Executing purchasing and logistics strategies to support the business by optimizing costs, quality and reliability of suppliers and supplied products

Designing and implementing plans and effective strategies for local sourcing of products/materials to reach business targets

Your background

Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Minimum 2 to 5 years of experience in direct material purchase and relevant experience in Supply chain

Mush have knowledge on SAP, Excel reports, Power BI, SCM process, Planning, Vendor management and Negotiation skills

A strong focus on safe work practices and dedication to following all relevant workplace safety guidelines

A collaborative, solution-focused approach and strong written and spoken communication skills

More about us

ABB Drive Products is a technology leader serving industries, infrastructure and machine builders with world-class drives. With our products, global scale and local presence, we help our customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety. Our people and culture are the foundation of our success. We all together make the difference for our customers every day. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website Work model: on site #LI-onsite

Full time