I. Job Purpose
• Responsible for all purchasing activities – material,services,logistics for machine building activities of MDC India.
• Manage the right level of inventory for standard parts balancing cost and lead time.
• Identify new and right suppliers, partners for improving quality, cost and delivery of parts, services needed for MDC India.
• Manage the proper setup, usage of the warehouse.
II. Job Responsibilities
• Purchase activity
o Get the quotations for the anticipated materials , service at the right time for the project manager to be able to provide the quotes for the Machines
o Procure all parts needed for the machine development activities of Machine Design centre India ( MDC India ) with right quality ,optimized cost and shortest lead time.
o Formalize service contracts with partners for surface treatment needs,wiring,drafting etc.,
o Work closely with the project manager , technical team well in advance to plan the materials ,service needs for the projects in MDC India
o Have dual sourcing ,backup plans for critical items to be procured.
o With the support of project manager, technical team drive the suppliers to provide the material service on time
o Manage the transportation and logistics , based on agreed conditions in the project.
• Continuous Improvement
o Conduct regular audits of the suppliers along with Technical team to improve quality establish right standards.
o Look out for external Benchmark , Industry forums to identify new suppliers to improve Quality ,cost ,delivery of parts and service
o Work with other purchasing teams in the company to fix better deals.
o Work out with other MDC’s to look at ways to stock critical parts and use when needed.
Purchase activity – Negotiation skills, Contract preparation, Inventory management
Knowledge on common materials, services needed for Machine development
Manage / Balance budget to meet the committed Quality, Cost and Delivery
III. Required Skills and Qualification,
Bachelor / Diploma in mechanical / electrical / automation
Min 3 years in Procurement function / Machine design function, Experience with SAP systems