Buyer / Global Purchase Executive

**Job Summary **Responsible for purchasing of global strategic commodities and making sure adequate materials supply and inventories are maintained at optimum levels for Business. Buyer plays a crucial role in optimizing costs, material quality, forecasting demand and inventory management for the organization. And is integral to the smooth functioning of the Supply chain, contributing to the overall efficiency and profitability of the organization. **In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be**:
**Material availability, Inventory and Cost objectives**
- Plan and issue Purchase Order (Direct / Indirect / Capex) to suppliers and coordinate direct shipments of parts to sites.
- Follow-up, or expedite with suppliers to ensure needs are met.
- Provide forecast to suppliers via Oracle, i-Supplier Portal / JDE.
- Send Delivery Performance to suppliers and work with non-performing suppliers for improvement.
- Work with suppliers to improve their Lead-Time to support right sized inventory and company customer service objectives.
- Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
- Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
- Ensure a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
- Work with suppliers to improve their flexibility to support surge and project orders.
- Review slow moving, excess inventory on a regular interval and take actions to improve Inventory turns / DOH.
- Evaluate and determine best shipment mode to optimize logistic cost.
- Manage purchases to optimize logistic and inventory costs.
- Analytically minded and possess open mind for process improvements.
- Negotiate, maintain, monitor and regularly evaluate relationships and contracts with suppliers.
- Support Oracle Team during Oracle implementation to standardize the process.

**Administer commercial policies/procedures, compliance, Audits**
- Adhere to Environmental Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Administer global contracts, agreements, procurement policies and terms/ conditions for purchases.
- Maintain purchasing parameter integrity (price, lead-time, order policy, drawing revision, commodity code, buyer, stocking type, Minimum Order Quantity, Min qty, Country Of Origin etc) in business systems (Oracle/JDE/others).
- Maintain pricing and standard cost for business systems and resolve Pricing, HSN discrepancy if any.
- Distribute new drawing revision to suppliers and liaise with them on phase in/phase out as appropriate.
- Implement, administer and maintain Advance Deviation Request/Supplier Corrective Action as per procedure.
- Set up new supplier and maintain supplier database info (address, contact, etc).
- Submit procurement reports (supplier Delivery Performance, cost saving, inventory on hand, etc) to management and worldwide strategic commodity managers as appropriate in a timely manner.
- Maintain necessary purchasing documents as per procedures.
- Ensure purchases are in compliance with trade import/export and Internal Control Questionnaire requirements.
- Take appropriate and timely actions to resolve materials issues (price/qty discrepancy, documentation, etc)
- Perform any other tasks as and when assigned. Strive for continuous improvement and pro-active in all areas of support

**Who You Are**:
You are an active learner who uses both success and failure as learning opportunities. You build partnerships and collaborative work to reach the target objectives set by the team. You take action quickly and critically in constantly fast paced and unexpected situations.

**For This Role, You Will Need**:

- Knowledge on Flow Metering System
- Work Experience on Products like Flow Meter, GC, Flow Computer, Control Valve, PLC, HMI etc.

**Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart**:

- Bachelor’s Degree with Minimum 0-5 years of relevant purchasing experience. Technical knowledge and competence in relevant experience, in a manufacturing environment.
- Preferably with MRP Knowledge.
- Office Software Application Skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Knowledge of ISO Quality System and Working knowledge of Supplier and Process Audits
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Comfortable in a dynamic, fast paced, challenging environment.
- Comfortable functioning in a highly matrixed organization. Excellent communication skills including presentations and negotiation.
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**Our Offer To You**:
B **y joining Emerson, you will be given the opportunity to make a difference through the work you do.**

**Emerson's compensation and benefits programs are designed to be competitive within