15h Left Tactical Purchasing Specialist

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary:

If you are a Supply Chain professional, Emerson has an exciting offer to you The Tactical Purchasing Specialist will ensure the Material Availability at Isolation Valve (ISV) Plants by ensuring 95% Request Date Service Level (RDSL), Exception Management and 95% Purchase Requisition (PR) to Purchase Order (PO) within Turn Around Time (TAT) to support the Global ISV Supply Chain organization.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

- Extracts Open PO Report - Convert PR to PO
- Collaborates with suppliers for PO acknowledgement and confirmations
- Updates ERP with confirmation dates
- Communicates with the plant on specific queries related to PO
- Checks the supply/demand and decide items for release to replenish stock
- Implements exception messages in SAP, Oracle, plant ERP (Expedite, Defer, etc)
- Liaises with Suppliers for deliveries, maintain promise dates and order confirmations
- Collaborates with Global Stakeholders including Category Managers, Production & Inventory Control Manager and Value Stream Managers for Material Availability.
- Leads Supplier Relationship Management process with internal and External supplier in collaboration with SPE (Supplier Performance Engineer) & Category leaders to improve supplier RDSL.
- Collaborates with finance for Supplier On Time payment.
- Completes Material Master Set up and associated activities
- Requisition to PO Conversion for MRO Items
- Validate Supplier Lead Times based on the Lead times for delivery
- Coordinates Material Master Data Audits in the ERP
- Communicates with Plant/Site Buyers on the actions and resolutions
- Supports Team to prepare monthly/quarterly/annual management reports for Customer and Suppliers
- Raises supplier delivery issues to PIC Manager (Supply Chain Manager) and Planning team
- Stay up to date on Parked/blocked invoice report and resolve discrepancy's in a timely manner to ensure
- Negotiates with vendors to acquire the best cost (as applicable) and delivery requirements while supporting inventory turns

Who You Are:

You Hold self and others accountable to meet commitments. You take on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. You Build strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

For This Role, You Will Need:

- Minimum 5 to 10 years of professional experience in Purchasing / Procurement / Supply Chain or Casting, Forging, Machining
- Knowledge in Strategic sourcing methodology, supply chain management, contracting, procurement, and supplier management skill.
- Experience working with ERP systems like SAP or Oracle.
- Excellent digital literacy and a technical proficiency that includes significant data gathering skills, expertise, interpretation, and reporting for the Supply Chain organization.
- Strong problem solving & analytical skills with expertise in data analysis and management (Advanced Excel, Tableau, Power BI, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access, PowerPoint, SQL).
- Self-motivated

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Management or any related field.
- Experience in Project Management and Project Management certification are an added advantage
- Working Hours: 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM, 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM or 4:30 PM to 1:30 AM

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives-because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

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