Buyer - Direct Materials, India

17 hours ago

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ball corporation Full time ₹ 4,00,000 - ₹ 12,00,000 per year
Job Description

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position Overview:

As a Buyer Direct Materials at Ball, you will be responsible for ensuring that goods and services are procured as necessary to ensure supply for the plant and will also be heavily involved in PO lifecycle management activities, such as PO conversion, PO troubleshooting, reporting for expiring or aged POs, PO administration, clean up, and close out.

Your key responsibilities include:
  • Providing buying support for Category Management teams and local production plants to secure timely supply of goods and services
  • Reviewing incoming purchase requisitions to ensure documentation, specifications, and attachments are complete
  • Creating, managing, and closing purchase orders in ERP systems, ensuring accuracy and compliance with approval processes
  • Leads the category management lifecycle process for select categories
  • Monitoring supply, demand, and market conditions to make informed procurement decisions
  • Serving as a key resource and subject matter expert for buying processes, supporting plant stakeholders
  • Supporting Category Managers with spend analytics, requirements gathering, and execution of best-in-class procurement processes
  • Managing supplier relationships, including performance reviews, issue resolution (price, quality, delivery), and negotiation planning
  • Identifying and presenting opportunities for process improvement in procurement
  • Supporting procurement activities for plant start-ups to ensure smooth operations from day one
What are we looking for?
  • Bachelors degree
  • Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in buying, procurement, or a similar role (experience in high-speed manufacturing environments is an advantage).
  • Strong skills in negotiation, procurement processes, and supplier management.
  • Proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
  • Solid analytical and financial skills, with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions.
  • Fluency in English (other languages are an advantage).

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles solutions that enable our customers to contribute to a better world. Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

No agencies please.

Locations: Bangalore, KA, IN, 560092

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