Indirect Procurement Buyer

2 days ago

Gurugram Haryana, India AkzoNobel Full time

**Date**:Jul 25, 2025

**Location**: Gurugram, IN

**Company**:AkzoNobel

**About AkzoNobel**

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today - while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

© 2024 Akzo Nobel N.V. All rights reserved.

The position is responsible for NPR spend for India. The position is part of Regional Procurement Team. Main purpose is local stake holder management, negotiating the contracts for NPR buying as well as managing the P2P process for the same.

Contributes to the execution of the sales, expense and profitability targets established by the business by managing by effective management of NPR spend, within the policies and guidelines established by AkzoNobel sourcing and within business unit requirements, to ensure an uninterrupted and timely supply at optimum cost within specs

Typical Business Targets:

- Value Creation
- DPO
- Supplier Rationalization
- Spend Covered with Contract + Catalogues
- Responsibilities_**Spend & Business Unit Coverage** - Oversee NPR procurement for all business units in India.
- **Vendor & Supplier Management** - Maintain reliable supplier relationships, ensure performance, and explore alternative sourcing.
- **Data & Reporting** - Provide procurement insights, optimize purchasing data, and support forecasting.
- **Procurement Process** - Ensure an efficient 'Purchase-to-Pay' process aligned with organizational needs.
- **Compliance & Standards** - Adhere to corporate policies, HSE regulations, and audit requirements.
- **Requisition & Quotation Handling** - Manage purchase requisitions, request and compare supplier quotations.
- **Order & Delivery Management** - Process purchase orders, ensure on-time, in-full delivery, and maintain documentation.
- **Invoice & Budget Control** - Oversee vendor payments, ensure budget compliance, and enforce supplier adherence to company policies.
- Job Requirements_
- Essential educational qualifications, relevant experience and requested skills._
- Professional
- Bachelor Degree required
- Min 5-7 years of Indirect Buying
- ERP experience -SAP, Coupa

Technical
- Exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills
- Good planning/project management skills
- Good command of English
- Good negotiation skills

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

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