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Alfa Laval

Operational Buyer

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Pune, Maharashtra
Senior level
Pune, Maharashtra
Senior level
The Operational Buyer is responsible for analyzing spending, driving procurement projects, placing purchase orders, handling deviations, and securing timely delivery of materials.
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Job Description

VACANCY FOR Operational Buyer ( Fabrication - Purchase )

As a Buyer you are responsible for Based upon the input from the Purchasing Process and Supplier Forecast & Material Management and accordingly to the Replenishment Process, continuously secure the availability of material according to requirements from both internal and external customers.

About the Company :

In Alfa Laval, Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water and shipping.
As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too. Please feel free to peruse our website www.alfalaval.com.

The position / About the Job:

In this job the Operational Buyer would be responsible for:

Key Tasks and responsibilities:

  • Analyse spending and business requirements and identify opportunities across our industry areas together with stakeholders
  • Drive strategic procurement projects from business case to implementation
  • Place and communicate material requirement via Purchase orders to suppliers and handle deviations within placed purchase orders, secure delivery on time and follow up on delayed orders.
  • Receive and register order confirmations from suppliers, handle and communicate deviations.
  • Purchase items for stock and/or project orders incl. min/max settlement.
  • Handle deviations in supplier invoice and potentially authorize supplier payment.
  • Secure right data on item numbers in local ERP system.
  • Focus and follow up on results related to strategic goals: DOT, QA and cost.
  • Support handshake process with idea generation.

What you can be?

BE (Mechanical / Production ) with 14 to 20 years of purchasing experience in fabrication.

To be successful in this position you must be a proactive, solution- and result-oriented team player with strong communication skills. You work in a structured way with an eye for both details and deadlines, are analytic, enjoy processing information, and have a strong drive to reach solutions.

Experience in purchasing Pressure Vessels & Heat Exchangers will be an added advantage.

Why should you apply

  • We offer you an interesting and challenging position in an open and friendly environment where we help each other to develop and create value for our customers.
  • Exciting place to build a global network with different nationalities to mingle and to learn.
  • Your work will have a true impact on Alfa Laval’s future success, you will be learning new things every day.

Interested?  Please apply for the position.

Note -

We care about diversity, inclusion and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

Top Skills

Erp

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