Senior Purchasing Specialist

Purchasing Specialist

Location : Chennai, India

Required Language : English

Employment Type : Full Time

Seniority Level : Associate

Travel : 10 %

Buckman is a privately held, global specialty chemical company with headquarters in Memphis, TN, USA, committed to safeguarding the environment, maintaining safety in the workplace, and promoting sustainable development. Buckman delivers exceptional service and innovative solutions to our customers globally in the pulp and paper, leather, and water treatment sectors to help boost productivity, reduce risk, improve product quality, and provide a measurable return on investment.

Position Summary

As a Senior Purchasing specialist, you will, be responsible for day to day purchasing operations and collaborate with the Technical Sales Team for the sourcing initiatives. You will appraise and improve supplying partnerships and will be a skilled negotiator with previous experience in Chemical’s manufacturing industry with special focus on Speciality chemical manufacturing industry.

Education

Full time BSC/MSC in chemistry from a reputed university

Relevant Supply chain or Procurement Certification programme will be an advantage

Work Experience

5-10 years’ experience in sourcing & purchasing in process, Industrial & Speciality chemicals industry.

Preferred additional experience in handling chemicals related to Pulp, Paper and Water treatment industries.

Additional Skills

SAP MM, with focus on Purchase modules

Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Power Point, Access and Outlook and data base management

Strong Project Management Skills

Proficient in English, Tamil, Hindi, with good oral and written communication skill.

Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships

Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analysing, and interpreting data

Strong negotiation skills

Good work ethics

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