What you’ll do:

The key responsibility of this position includes:

Buying and Planning- Overseas suppliers (Interco and Non-Interco)

• Build Strong Relations Overseas suppliers (Interco and Non-Interco) for Parts Purchase, Sharing short term/Long Term forecast.

• Order/Expediate/De-Expediate Supply from Interco/Non-Interco(Domestic, Resolve queries on Payments/Forecast.

• Co-ordinate with Logistics team for shipment Inbound

• Craft purchase order and inventory reports for management, Solve supply chain problems.

• Work within the management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned orders.

• ensure their deliveries are on time, complete, free of damage, and within budget

• Recovery from Suppliers for Rejections/Damage shipments

• Manage inventory, including current stock and new deliveries

• Establishing long-term business relationships with suppliers and fostering mutual trust, respect, and cooperation

Production Planning

• Monitoring Sales demand and align Interco supplies.

• Ensures plan Vs. Actual, Interaction with Sales & Planning Team for assuring customer line coverage & anticipating fluctuation in customer plan.

• Review Demand Vs Supply on Daily/weekly/Monthly/Long term Horizon basis

• Review daily progress of production & sales to Management & highlights the threats by daily, weekly, and monthly MIS reports (Past due, OTD, Ops Review).

Sales Inventory Operations Planning

• Liaising with the SIOP Process to optimize sales and to meet the targets with respect to business plan and capacity booking. (Suppor SIOP Meeting – Demand Review, Alignment, Final (LT) SIOP), Interco Trade business Order management.

• Balancing customer requirements (Intercompany, OEMs & distribution), operational stability and financial impacts for better business results.

• Analyzing Customer requirements vs. Interco Trade orders and Plan as per the demand.

• Monitor Plan Vs Actual, Plant absorption, Risk & Opportunities, Mitigation plan

• Participating as active member in resolving the bottleneck issues to achieve the plan vs. actual, Risk & Opportunities for Encore plan

• Active involvement in decision making, problem solving and working with cross functional teams. To ensure performance on KPIs Past dues, OTD, Flex productivity& Inventory, ERP health score, R&O.

Materials Management

• Responsible for MMA activities viz. Min-Max, ABCQ, E&O, MRB, PFEP, KANBAN Active Inactive part review……

• Releasing Interco orders & Ensure parts availability in line with due dates– Zero-line stoppage

• Monitor monthly inventory inward plan to ensure inventory targets on track

• E&O Liquidation

• Review shortages of materials and ensure action steps for fulfilment of shortages, Timely availability of Parts, spares & raw materials, by efficiently coordinating & planning with the Suppliers.

Qualifications:

• 6-8 years of experience in Planning & procurement in Engg. Company preferably in Auto Component Sound Technical Knowledge of Benchmark Store functions

• Knowledge on applicable statutory requirement.

• Educational Qualification- Diploma/Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering.

Skills:

• Thorough understanding of manufacturing processes as well material planning, Inventory management, Buying role Specialist

• Excellent communication skills in English (written & verbal)

• Strong relationship with suppliers as well as customers – Internal and External

• Cross functions team working skills due to matrix organization reporting

• Order management experience

Skills:

ERP, Customs Laws and Process, standard operating procedures, Receipt-Issues and Purchase Process, Stores, Purchase, inventory, store planning, material management, spares management, communication skills, Interpersonal skills, Motivation, Organization and delegation , Forward planning and strategic thinking, Problem solving and decision-making, Commercial awareness, Mentoring, Team work, Knowledge sharing and learning, Industry 4.0 mind set,

Key success factors: Passionate, analytical, detail oriented and data driven approach, result driven, passion for excellence, Ability to perform under stress, communicate effectively with people from other cultures.