Buyer

**Procurement > Indirect Buying > Order Managment**

Procurement department is designed to support the Vestas' Global Business and its End Customers. Our strategic objective is to build a competitive advantage for Vestas in the growing market and making it even more powerful in the coming years. Given the dynamics of the market and our dedicated wish to claim leadership in that market, you will join a fast paced environment with a strong growth potential.

**Responsibilities**
- Create the company's supply chain strategy.
- Analyze data from shipping and delivering processes to find bottlenecks and other issues.
- Monitor logistics to make sure they run smoothly.
- Maintain supply chain inventory and records.
- Train and guide employees.
- Suggest solutions for process improvements
- Identify process bottleneck and implement solutions in a timely manner.
- Train and develop others
- Proactively engage and collaborate with Business stakeholders, in order to solve operational issues and problems related to Purchase Orders/Maintenance with speed and quality
- Support Accounts Payables Team on invoice handling and proactively resolve escalated/exception invoices and ensure that invoices are resolved and processed accurately
- Provide excellent customer service to all, including vendors, operating facilities, corporate headquarters, and SSC teammates
- Reviews requisitions pool, to ensure that all requisitions are processed or issued to respective buyers
- Ensures PO's are issued in accordance with Vestas' Procurement policy buying requirements
- Create non/catalogue PO thru SAP and use of other Vestas' systems
- Follow up with suppliers for confirmation and delivery of Goods / services.
- Ensure On Time Delivery and Receipt of Goods / Services
- Modify/cancel/close PO
- Decides on rejection of transactions for non-adherence to policies and adequate documentation, therefore deferring processing until the appropriate level of approval or proper documentation is obtained
- Ensures timely, within accepted and agreed Service Level Agreement (SLA), and accurate processing of requests to maintain customer satisfaction
- Participates in customer calls as needed
- Performs testing for system enhancements or resolutions to ensure that updates/changes will not disrupt the production process once implemented
- Runs reports such as, but not limited to, Open Order Query Report
- Reporting to track open orders, supplier confirmations, and delivery dates to ensure communication of order and delivery status
- Provide support and cover for other team members as necessary

**Qualifications**
- Relevant business degree.
- With at least 2 - 5 years of experience in Procurement / Supply chain function, out of which at least 2 years in Procurement
- Strong SAP skills & with good understanding of the P2P processes and reporting.
- Excellent competency level in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Lean and Six Sigma certification an added advantage.

**Competencies**
- Good understanding of SAP procurement related MD (PIR, vendor master, quota arrangements and source lists) is an advantage
- Knowledgeable in SAP standard procurement reports
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills and able to speak with conviction
- Flexibility to work in complete Night Shifts and occasionally overtime when needed
- Structured and organized.
- Outgoing and polite towards our stakeholders.
- Need to be a Go-Getter.
- A good team player.
- Effective time management, documentation and organizational skills
- Able to rapidly learn technical and business techniques and knowledge
- Knowledge of Macro would be added advantage

**What we Offer**
You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to strengthen the position of Vestas in a key market for the company with good perspectives of growth. Join Vestas and you’ll cultivate your career in an inspiring environment at the world’s innovating wind turbine producer, which has an ongoing commitment to sustainability. We value personal initiative, the desire to take on responsibility, and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions. At Vestas your growth is our achievement.

**Additional Information**
The work location is in Chennai, India

**About Vestas**
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solutio