Indirect Buyer

2 days ago


Chennai Tamil Nadu, India Ford Motor Company Full time

The following skills and experiences are **recommended**qualifications for this role:
1) Excellent analytical and problem solving skills including good communication skills (written and verbal)

2) Ability to drive towards desired cost structures with an understanding of cost drivers

3) Clear recognition of the cost pressure on sourcing in the region with low volume to match with High Volume Mrakets

4) Able to implement structured supplier meetings to drive gap identification and closure

5) Self starter in Own activities

6) Willing to teach and share experience with team member

7) Demonstration of the ability to develop strong commodity knowledge
- Good Team Player
- Quick learner with Good analytical skills
- Ability to plan workload and manage time to respond to business needs

Flexibility to work in different shift timings per business needs
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering / Diploma / Commerce ** ( Only with Strong Purchasing Experience)

3-5 Years of Purchasing experience in Automobile Industry

The primary responsibilities of the FBS Indirect Buyer is to Procure Indirect commodities for Markets in IMG / Global to support the Local Manufacturing requirement inline with Global Purchasing Policies & Procedures.

Strategies
- Lead Sourcing Commodity Strategy Development, Implementation and Communication
- Develop key/important strategic suppliers to support better plan (i.e. localization and bringing Global Footprint )
- Develops and execute negotiation strategies to deliver sourcing & cost reduction targets.

Negotiation & Sourcing
- Negotiate and achieve YOY cost reductions through development & utilization of analytical tools to deliver Best-In-Class pricing (Cost Models, Benchmarking, Market Intelligence). Lead negotiations with Global suppliers.
- Create and manage annual/multi-year pricing agreements, and negotiate deliverables with the supply base (i.e. price, timing) with management support
- Create and Process Purchase orders
- Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with SOW
- Coordinate with category Manager / Category Execution and cross -functionally to communicate issues related to parts availability, inventory level set ups, packaging, logistics, and others
- Work with Receiving and AP to resolve supplier invoicing and Payment discrepancies

Support implementation of risk mitigation, cost reduction and inventory management plans


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